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(Message started by: ricky on Aug 13^th, 2005, 11:16am)

Title: no lights
Post by ricky on Aug 13^th, 2005, 11:16am

any got any ideas, my estate has got no lights, only rear tail lights no front side or head . switch works and you can hear the relay pulling in and the bleeper to tell you the lights are on when the door is open , its just had lots of engine work done and im wondering if they have left a connector unpluged

Title: Re: no lights
Post by scorpio_man on Aug 13^th, 2005, 2:08pm

hi there

sounds like the headlight switch. they can burn out one of the terminals.

hth
btw, also check all the fuses. i think 4 different ones cover the headlights.

Title: Re: no lights
Post by craig on Aug 13^th, 2005, 3:03pm

ricky...
like scorpio man says,how can you be sure the switch is woking ok,have you tried swapping it with a known working one ?,take the switch out and look at the electrical plug in connector on the back,these can become charred and blackened and cause the symtoms you have .....

Title: Re: no lights
Post by Paul_Boulden on Aug 13^th, 2005, 3:27pm

It may be worth checking the large black plug in front of the drivers side fusebox. It is held in place by an arm but the arm can lock without all of the contacts engaging, this will leave you without headlights.

Paul Boulden

Title: Re: no lights
Post by ricky on Aug 13^th, 2005, 4:14pm

checked all thease things, reason i dont suspect the switch is that if you turn it the busser comes on and you can also hear the relay energise when you turn the headlights on but no lights except for the rear lights but no no plate lights just rear tail lights, anybody got a wiring digram

Title: Re: no lights
Post by Simmo on Aug 13^th, 2005, 4:29pm

Try here. http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=wiring+diagram&sp-a=sp100172f5. Hope this helps. Simmo

Title: Re: no lights
Post by Simmo on Aug 13^th, 2005, 4:35pm

Or try this site which refers to Sierra but it is said to refer to the Scorpio by those who know such things and is accessed from a link on this site.http://www.carsoft.ru/avtorepair/sierra_el.html. Simmo

Title: Re: no lights
Post by ricky on Aug 13^th, 2005, 4:55pm

thanks mate i will look at thease and let u know :)

Title: Re: no lights
Post by scorpio_man on Aug 13^th, 2005, 5:18pm

hi there

another thing could be one of the plugs under the fusebox has fallen out.

Title: Re: no lights
Post by ricky on Aug 13^th, 2005, 6:15pm

yea how do you get the drivers side box out

Title: Re: no lights
Post by Simmo on Aug 13^th, 2005, 10:04pm

Go to this page and see if any of the topics has what you want.http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/electric.htm. Try'fusebox re-build 2' for starters. Good luck.

Title: Re: no lights
Post by Highlander on Aug 13^th, 2005, 11:44pm

have you checked the bulbs?
Have you had a flat battery recently and tried to jump it with the light switch on?

Title: Re: no lights
Post by ricky on Aug 16^th, 2005, 7:48am

guess what??? when fords had been looking at the car they had put the plug in connector on the drivers fuse box back but on but one position out refitted all ok i can go out in the dark and see how good the lights are, well till my next problem thanks everybody ;D ;D

Title: Re: no lights
Post by bigmaltwo on Aug 18^th, 2005, 11:46pm

god bless the beloved ford dealers!!!! not!!!
well done.

Title: Re: no lights
Post by joe_murphy on Aug 19^th, 2005, 12:28am

cheers for help mate have you checked to see if the indicators work when you double lockl with key fob normally they flash?
itll help close down on other probs