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Lanbaldo3 · 07-28-2009, 11:13 PM

i've got a 1990 240sx bone stock. The left turn signal is always on (lit on & doesnt flash) when the park light or head light is on. i figured i check the light bulbs if any of them where burn out but none were. then i check the turn signal switch. it was perfectly ok and i even got a spare switch and tried it out that wasnt the problem. ok the left turn signal is always on when it is on the park light and headlight. when the lights are off you can actually use the turn signal correctly. i was wonderin has anyone encounter this problem. and if so how'd you fix it. im thinkin short to power on something but wat? switch isnt failing wires seems fine. does it have to do with combination flashers? or something else? also more info that u can see the right turn signal light on a bit wen you signal left without the headlights on.

tf_90s13 · 07-29-2009, 07:40 AM

have u checked the electrical wiring, maybe the plastic is striped and the wire is exposed

Lanbaldo3 · 07-29-2009, 01:09 PM

yup i've done that everything seems fine. so it maybe something else

projectRDM · 07-29-2009, 02:11 PM

Is it the correct bulb? An 1156 single filament would see voltage through both circuits, and will always light up from either circuit. You should have an 1157 dual filament bulb.

Lanbaldo3 · 08-01-2009, 04:39 PM

yes i made sure its 1157. i have heard of this problem before from a different guy in the forum it was long ago but ive searched for it many time. wonderin if anyone know the situation here?

KiLLeR2001 · 08-02-2009, 09:16 AM

Is something wrong with the tail light itself? Is light from another bulb seeping into the turn signal section?

Lanbaldo3 · 08-02-2009, 01:54 PM

the tail lights are fine. no light is seeping. its completely on (the left turn signal) when its its parking light or headlight. a little more update on my situation. while driving at night the headlight was on so of course the the left turn signal light is on, but suddenly it stop and i signal left it was flashing really fast and then stayed lit again the same as before. not flashing as in if ther was a burnt bulb i know how that is but this was fast. any comments on this. combination flasher maybe broken?

Indo240 · 08-07-2009, 12:58 AM

i was having the same prob for a long time but when i crashed my front bumper it broke the plug connecting the turn signal harness exposing the connections from the three wires for the signal bulb so i pluged in the black and the green wires leaving one wire unplugged and it took care of the problem. this worked for me n maybe for you good luck

Lanbaldo3 · 08-07-2009, 05:23 PM

hey thanks for the reply i will try it!

heavenboundkevin · 08-07-2009, 10:16 PM

i had a similar problem, the pigtail?- from the turn signal that connects the the car, (im talking about the pigtail that sticks like 8-10 inches from the turn signal itself) was loose. i jiggled it and its been working. Hope that helps.

Lanbaldo3 · 08-08-2009, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by heavenboundkevin

i had a similar problem, the pigtail?- from the turn signal that connects the the car, (im talking about the pigtail that sticks like 8-10 inches from the turn signal itself) was loose. i jiggled it and its been working. Hope that helps.

sorry i don't know what pigtail means or its a term for sumthin... sorry if u can elaborate on that sorry limited on car terms or electrical term. thanks for the reply if i find out what it means ill check it out to thanks you guys!!

07-28-2009, 11:13 PM	#1
Lanbaldo3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	help pls.. left turn signal always on i've got a 1990 240sx bone stock. The left turn signal is always on (lit on & doesnt flash) when the park light or head light is on. i figured i check the light bulbs if any of them where burn out but none were. then i check the turn signal switch. it was perfectly ok and i even got a spare switch and tried it out that wasnt the problem. ok the left turn signal is always on when it is on the park light and headlight. when the lights are off you can actually use the turn signal correctly. i was wonderin has anyone encounter this problem. and if so how'd you fix it. im thinkin short to power on something but wat? switch isnt failing wires seems fine. does it have to do with combination flashers? or something else? also more info that u can see the right turn signal light on a bit wen you signal left without the headlights on.

07-29-2009, 02:11 PM	#4
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 47 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Is it the correct bulb? An 1156 single filament would see voltage through both circuits, and will always light up from either circuit. You should have an 1157 dual filament bulb. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

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KiLLeR2001 Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: オーランドフロリダ Posts: 7,955 Trader Rating: (46) Feedback Score: 46 reviews	Is something wrong with the tail light itself? Is light from another bulb seeping into the turn signal section? __________________

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07-29-2009, 07:40 AM	#2
tf_90s13 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: so cal 626 Age: 39 Posts: 289 Trader Rating: (11) Feedback Score: 11 reviews	have u checked the electrical wiring, maybe the plastic is striped and the wire is exposed

07-29-2009, 01:09 PM	#3
Lanbaldo3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yup i've done that everything seems fine. so it maybe something else

08-01-2009, 04:39 PM	#5
Lanbaldo3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	yes i made sure its 1157. i have heard of this problem before from a different guy in the forum it was long ago but ive searched for it many time. wonderin if anyone know the situation here?

08-02-2009, 01:54 PM	#7
Lanbaldo3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the tail lights are fine. no light is seeping. its completely on (the left turn signal) when its its parking light or headlight. a little more update on my situation. while driving at night the headlight was on so of course the the left turn signal light is on, but suddenly it stop and i signal left it was flashing really fast and then stayed lit again the same as before. not flashing as in if ther was a burnt bulb i know how that is but this was fast. any comments on this. combination flasher maybe broken?

08-07-2009, 12:58 AM	#8
Indo240 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: 951 Age: 39 Posts: 16 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i was having the same prob for a long time but when i crashed my front bumper it broke the plug connecting the turn signal harness exposing the connections from the three wires for the signal bulb so i pluged in the black and the green wires leaving one wire unplugged and it took care of the problem. this worked for me n maybe for you good luck

08-07-2009, 05:23 PM	#9
Lanbaldo3 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 14 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hey thanks for the reply i will try it!