1997 XK8 no brake lights! Please help.
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1997 XK8 no brake lights! (fixed)
Hello all,
With the nicer weather (where I am) it was time to get the Jag out and fix some issues.
The biggest one is that I have no brake lights. I know that they worked when I purchased the car but currently they do not work. I did change the turn signal/headlight switch because it was faulty. Only the headlights would work and none of the park lights or taillights. The used switch I purchased fixed those issues but then I noticed that the brake lights were not working anymore.
I took it to my mechanic friend and he tested the brake switch and he determined that it is good. All the fuses are good too. Could it be the bulb failure module? Or the used turn signal switch? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
With the nicer weather (where I am) it was time to get the Jag out and fix some issues.
The biggest one is that I have no brake lights. I know that they worked when I purchased the car but currently they do not work. I did change the turn signal/headlight switch because it was faulty. Only the headlights would work and none of the park lights or taillights. The used switch I purchased fixed those issues but then I noticed that the brake lights were not working anymore.
I took it to my mechanic friend and he tested the brake switch and he determined that it is good. All the fuses are good too. Could it be the bulb failure module? Or the used turn signal switch? Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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If that's the case, then check relay #5 in the trunk fuse box as it's the common feed here. The third brake light isn't fed from the Lamp Control Module so you can ignore this for the moment (although you may have more than one issue). It's fed by a separate fuse - #8 5A - also in the trunk fuse box.
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Mike
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Relay missing? You've got some pretty enterprising mice living in your garage. Most of 'em just make nests in your airbox or chew through wires.
Picking up on Wayne's suggestion: while you're in maintenance mode, worth doing the extra ground mod - at the very least, check the rear light cluster connectors are clean. Jaguar cheapskated on them.
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Relay missing? You've got some pretty enterprising mice living in your garage. Most of 'em just make nests in your airbox or chew through wires.
Picking up on Wayne's suggestion: while you're in maintenance mode, worth doing the extra ground mod - at the very least, check the rear light cluster connectors are clean. Jaguar cheapskated on them.
M
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After I test drove the car last year I was watching the owner drive away and I saw brake lights. Maybe he removed the relay? He was not honest about the condition of the car to me. But I am still very happy with my purchase. The technician who is working on the car is my bff so he wouldn't jerk me around.
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Sorry, Brian - my warped sense of humour, I'm afraid. I just had this mental picture of a team of mice running an auto-parts store out of your garage...
I doubt if they've eaten their way through a relay, but they can do quite a lot of damage in their quest for nesting materials.
We live out in the sticks too but the four cats tend to make this a non-problem.
Now where did I put my Medicine...
Mike
I doubt if they've eaten their way through a relay, but they can do quite a lot of damage in their quest for nesting materials.
We live out in the sticks too but the four cats tend to make this a non-problem.
Now where did I put my Medicine...
Mike
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