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Anton Lebedev
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NSW
3L Straight 6 JZZ31

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Reg: 07-2010

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 07:11 pm, by:  Anton Lebedev (Atom) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hi guys!

Require some assistance in figuring out what on earth have I done to the car...(1999 3L straight six Soarer)

My left indicator decided to go nuts and is now blinking at twice the normal speed. At first I though this was just a dash glitch, so I got out of the car to check. And the stupid thing was, in fact, blinking twice as fast as normal.
Right hand indicator remains the same as usual. Hazard lights also function correctly.

Now, does anyone know what on earth is going on? Is this some sort of a distress signal for Godzilla to attack Tokyo?

Please help, this is driving me nuts!

On a side note, my button for opening the boot died 3 weeks ago, however the remote still works and opens it fine.

Could these be related?

Only issue that I have (well, that I am aware of at least, since my luck hasn't been that great for quite some time...) is that I have 3 cracked engine mounts. This will be fixed on the weekend (original mounts @ $120 each x 3 plus $245 for labor)

Could the engine be sagging through and squashing the brains of the car and destroying electrics???

(I really don't know that much about cars, you could probably already tell this.)


PLEASE HELP!

Anton
Joshua Baldwin
TryHard
victoria
ucf-11 1uz-fe v8

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 07:57 pm, by:  Joshua Baldwin (Celsior101) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

globe out?
dodgy relay?
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
LS400 + Soarer.

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 08:11 pm, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

An indicator globe could be blown causing less load on the Flasher Relay, replace blown globe with same spec globe - This is the most common cause of what you are experiencing.
Joshua Baldwin
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victoria
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 09:20 pm, by:  Joshua Baldwin (Celsior101) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

couldn't of been said better boris
Darren Bauer
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Victoria
Soarer TT

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 09:27 pm, by:  Darren Bauer (Dazmon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I like the brain squash idea...
Anton Lebedev
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NSW
3L Straight 6 JZZ31

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 10:07 pm, by:  Anton Lebedev (Atom) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Boris Siljanoski wrote on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 08:11 pm:




Ok this seriously took me a while to figure out how to reply!

Thanks a everyone and Boris in particular!

If I leave this till weekend should be ok? or will something burn?
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
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Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 12:40 am, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It should be ok.
Brenton Trafford
Goo Roo
SA
V8 Limited - UZZ31

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 08:30 pm, by:  Brenton Trafford (Traff) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Could be a brake light bulb too. If the resistance goes the indicator will blink twice as fast, I've had this happen. My indicator was working but my brake light was out.
Nathan Richardson
TryHard
N.T.
UZZ32 #445 (V8 Supercherged 5Speed. 291RWKW)

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Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 09:08 pm, by:  Nathan Richardson (Richtheblack) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Boris Siljanoski wrote on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 08:11 pm:

An indicator globe could be blown causing less load on the Flasher Relay, replace blown globe with same spec globe - This is the most common cause of what you are experiencing




I'd agree.

I found mine doing the same after 3 years of storage (off the road), however it was not the globe (s), but rust under the solder attaching the wire to the housing. (tail light had a leak). Trimmed the wire back, re soldered, all good.

The indicator flashing and clicking fast is actually a legal requirement I believe, as the driver is required to be visually and audibly notified of the failure (mechanically or electronically).

Cheers,

Nath.
Boris Siljanoski
Goo Roo
Western Australia
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Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 03:34 am, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yet I don't think many drivers know that fast flashing indicator means a bulb is out, Doesn't the "Lamp Failure" light come up on the dash or is that only if a tail light goes out?

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