Re: 325e with intermittent turn signal operation...

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Check and clean the contacts for the bulbs and connectors for the turn 
signal fixture.  It sounds like a marginal electrical connection.

Check bulbs by swapping them (one at a time) with the right side, and seeing 
if the problem goes away or moves.  Do one bulb at a time, check it, if it 
stops, you've found the right light fixture.  If it doesn't stop, put the 
bulb back in the original location and try the next fixture.  Do this until 
you've found the fixture that has the problem, and then check connections.

- -rb

>
>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 09:45:59 -0800
>From: "HOTROD930" <HOTROD930@domain.elided>
>Subject: 325e with intermittent turn signal operation...
>
>Hi all,
>
>I've got a 1986 325 e30, and the other night I experienced some 
>intermittent operation with my left turn signal.  The right turn signal 
>seemed to work fine, as well as the hazards.  The left turn signal would 
>work fine, then stop flashing, then after a few minutes, if I turned the 
>stalk off and on, would start again, then stop.  A few miles later it would 
>work fine, then again not at all.  At night, looking at the dash, I could 
>see that the indicator for the left turn signal was glowing just slightly. 
>(?)
>
>I looked in the Bentley manual, and it mentions isolating the problem by 
>checking the fuses for left and right, and determining if the Hazards work, 
>since it's the same flasher, but this didn't seem to help me isolate a 
>possible culprit.
>
>The signals seemed to work fine this morning, and I like to be a courteous 
>driver (as I pass everyone else on the road in a safe manner)  ;) so I want 
>to keep it from happening again.  Any ideas?
>
>tia!
>
>- -Rod Birch

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