Wiring! OBC/rev counter/interior lights not working FIXED

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mcspike
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Sun Jun 14, 2015 4:49 pm

Hello

I have a 91 316i saloon M42'd

My OBC, tacho and interior lights (including bootlight, excluding glovebox) have not been working for a while.

The retrofitted OBC is receiving power (backlit) but nothing on the screen. This worked before.

Rev counter + econo meter do nothing.

Interior lights work under no circumstances. They rarely would come on extremely dim, but worked as they should, with doors etc. No delay timer fitted.

I have checked all the earths twice over, changed SI board for one from a working cluster, changed the whole cluster and changed fuses in the box.

I had some water coming into the passenger side footwell which was down to blocked sill drains. The carpet has been out for a while and these things became faulty during this time so this may be relevant.

I've had a good look through the Wiring Diagrams.
OBC
Instrument Cluster
Interior lights < click for links ^
Splice locations

SOLVED - the S319 splice located half way between the passenger side speaker and passenger seat was badly corroded, loads of green stuff inside.

Wires cut back, soldered and all working again.
Ryan
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