front directional went out, bulb is good.

[Scottydoggs]

so today, my right front directional stopped working, i get the hyper flash when i turn it on, the rear works, but the front daytime running lamp is out, its also a regals directional, it flashes when turning, its no longer on, but when the head lights are on it lights up as it should. hazards work all lights but the front right.

swapped the bulb, plus the old one looks good, still wont work right.

not sure if i have a fuse for it, i would think not, why for just for one light.

the wires off the head light look ok too, but its damn hot out, and i spent just enough time to change the bulb, and checked the rear bulb as well.

not sure if this could be the multi function switch either, but i have a spare one to try if need be.

i hate electrical problems.

[Scottydoggs]

if i wasn't sweating my ass off maybe i would have simply un plugged and plugged it back in. looks like i got me a dirty connection.

its working now. ill grease them both tomorrow.

[BillBoost37]

I have a little thing I do for stuff like that Scott. It's the 5 time theorum. Take out the bulb and insert it 2-3 times dry to help clean the contacts. Then toss in plenty of electrical grease to keep it from happening again and do it two more times. Total of 5 times usually cleans up the connections and the grease prevents it from happening again.

[Scottydoggs]

i did exactly that bill. it was the big plug on the outside of the head light case its self.

[Scottydoggs]

well my damn directional light quit again. once again bulb is good.

broke out the test light, and the plug to the head light capsule has no power at that one pin for the directional. i took the wire loom and tape off and cant find anything wrong with the wires as far as i can reach them in the bumper area. its the small blue wire if that helps any one.

i pulled every fuse, dash and engine all are good.

i did pull the d/s head light, and tested all the pins for power, and matched up what was working to not working, this is how i know its the blue wire.

i even switched the head lights around, pass side to d/s and the drl lit up, but would not blink, but at least it lit up.

is there any way to test for power at the bcm i guess? cause i'll run a new wire to the head light if need be.

[silvapain]

I had to replace one of the pins in the LF turn signal bulb plug when the pin corroded and broke in half. It wouldn't make contact with the bulb anymore.

Edit: didn't notice you'd already figured out there is no power on one wire.

Tapadatass

[Scottydoggs]

does anyone have a schematic for a 98 regal r/f turn signal? or could it be found?

rico, you around lol

[Scottydoggs]

went out this morning and pulled the battery to get to the wire harness from the lights to the fuse box, everything looks solid.

any chance this could be the multi switch, everything else works.

as luck would have it, i have a spare one.

[Scottydoggs]

ok so my spare multi switch is junk.

it has one wire cooked off the switch, and 2 wires were cut, and had pig tails and female connectors on the ends, what the last owner did to this ill never know but its not getting put in my car.

any ways i did some more digging and it seems the drl module controls the directional as well as the drl, and my drl is out on the right side during day light hrs. but lights up at night with the head lights.

anyone else run into this BS? im leaning towards the drl module atm.....

[BillBoost37]

Wow..just seeing this for the first time.

Scott.. don't tell anyone. But I notice a little something with my car. My driverside front turn doesn't work if the headlights are on. Oh..and speaking of those..yeah I think the headlight switch isn't working. So I toss my sunglass bag over the sensor if I want the lights on during a daytime rain storm etc.

No time to investigate and couldn't really care. Pre-NA everyone that needed to know about the turn was in back of me anyhow.

[BillBoost37]

I've got the schematics for all of it. Give me a call tonight and let's see what we can do.

[Scottydoggs]

i found 2 on line all i can figure out is the drl module has wires to the directional and drl lights, aka the same damn light bulb.

this is the diagram i found.

[BillBoost37]

FWIW, I pulled that wire at the module etc to wire up the mirror turn signals. Mirrors work 100%, which leads my issue to the headlight.

Another cool thing. When I did the LED bulbs..I found out that we have a goofy bulb up there. It's not a standard bulb. You can use a standard bulb most of the time, but LED standard will blow the fuse. Might be what's causing your issue is you need tor turn your bulb over.

[Scottydoggs]

i have zero power at the plug for the drl or the turn signal, i took the head lights out and plugged them in the opposite sides and DRL lit up.

this is why im leaning to the drl module. its kinda makes sense.

a few posts i found on the net said the drl module gets that burnt electrical smell when its bad too. its worth looking at i guess. and theres that part out local to me i can always call him for the part. he made it clear the body would be around for some time to come. its at a body shop, he has the room lol

either way, everything i find leads to the multi switch or the drl module, for my problem.

[Scottydoggs]

oh and if you look at the diagram, the power line for the drl and the signal is a blue wire, i know this from testing the drivers sides pins for power.

the left side bottom of the diagram it has a blue wire from the r/t to the car exterior lights. my road is taking me to the drl it seems, no?

[BillBoost37]

Can't see enough in that diagram to make it out.

[Scottydoggs]

in the box on the left side it says drl. turns in and out, the blue and light blue are the signal and drl light, i have a dead blue wire at the plug for the head lights.

sure wish i had a ohm meter and knew how to use it......

[BillBoost37]

Set it to ohm, press the diode button until the thing beeps when you touch the two leads.

[Scottydoggs]

still need one lol

im going to call my mechanic friend, see if he will test this out for me. this could be a 40 dollar fix if i toss the money at the right part...if i do both parts it will more than double the costs.

[Scottydoggs]

ok so today i changed the multi switch, and the problem persists.


any other ideas out there?