Turn Signals Inoperable...

[Ottar T]

| Reply-To: <mhaskins1 at home.com>
| From: "Mitchell S. Haskins" <mhaskins1 at home.com>
| To: "Quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
| Subject: Turn Signals Inoperable...
| Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2000 12:59:03 -0500
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| I sent this out before, but I didn't get a response.
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| My turn signals have gone out.  All bulbs and fuses are good, as every once
| in a while, I get a flash from the left signal.  I pulled the package shelf
| under the steering column, and made sure all the relays are seated properly,
| and STILL no turn signals.  Has my relay went?  If so, which one is it?  If
| not, am I looking at a $$$ repair?  Any advice would be extremely helpful,
| as this is my daily driver, and I don't have another car to use.
| 
| 1988 Audi 90 Quattro
| 
| TIA!
| 
| Mitchell S. Haskins
 
Check out the following points:

Operate the emergency signal button. ON, and OFF after a while.
If the turn signals on both sides work, the relay is OK..
Try the turn signal one more time, as if the emergency button stick in half position this may block function of the turn signal. 
If the relay is OK and turn signal does not function the turn signal switch is probably gone.

If the turn signals does not work from operating the emergency button, the relay is gone.
It's probably placed behind the instrument cluster, so that the clicking can be heard from inside the car. You need advice from someone w/ a service manual how to remove the instrument cluster.  The relay cost 30-40 ECU I guess, be sure to use original type, not standard type, as this will blow fuses like a wind. BTDT

There is one more thing.
Be sure all lamps are correctly seated and that ground connections are OK.
A relay that does not function will sometime give steady turn signal, lamps will glow but no on-off signalling, this is also a sign of relay gone.
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Ottar T
'86 Audi 80 1,8
'97 Audi A6 2,6