Strange issue with lights, 2001 GTS

Rare Snake

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Hi everyone, I hope you're all enjoying the summer!

I'd like to see if anyone has any ideas as to an odd issue I noticed on the way home tonight. When I got in and turned on the headlights, the right turn signal arrow in the dash is on, but really dim. When I use the signal, it's almost doing the "hyper flash" thing where it flashes a bit faster than normal, usually meaning a bulb is burnt out. So walking around front of the car, the passenger's side right park light and headlight are dim, about half as bright as normal. Fog/driving light is fine. Around back, the turn signal light is on solid, but dim, matching the green turn arrow in the dash that stays lit. I forgot to look this morning to see if it's normal with the lights off, so I'll check when I get home from work this evening.

I just got the car back from the shop, where they changed out the oil cooler lines that rubbed together and split. I'm pretty sure the lighting thing isn't something they've done, it may be just one of those little things. I haven't driven the car at night for about a month, so if it's only an issue when the lights are on, it could have started without me noticing it, before the shop even got it.

I'm guessing it's a bad ground, but I'll admit I'm not too swift with wiring and electrical stuff.

Any ideas?


Dason
 

klpilot

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If they replaced the steel braided oil cooler lines then you probably have a bad ground. Mine leaked because the electrical system was using the braided lines when the ground contact was compromised.. it must have melted the rubber in the lines with the heat. Went through two lines before I figured it out... I checked based on a previous post on this site. That might point you in the right direction... Happened to me on my 2000 RT/10 back in 2006 or so.
 
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Ev0lv3

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Is there a wiring diagram on this site, so one could trace all the grounds?
 

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