electrical fault. Help!

[Applemobile]

My leon seemed to develop a electrical fault this morning....i flicked on to full beam and all of my headlights went out and the wipers came on :| after that it would not allow me to use any more than the sidelights and the wipers were just completely in a world of there own :?: Also the fan seems to kick in constantly, and with teh wipers :l

Later today, i checked through the wireing loom, and really could not find any vissiable cuts, shorts or anything out of the ordinary. Altho...whilst the car was swithched on, the wipers came on and so did the fan...but when you disconected both the headlights, it all seemed normal :l


I am now lead to think that it is probably an ecu fault? Is there anything else that could cause this erratic nonsense? and is there anyway to check?

P.S i will be putting it on vag com as soon as i can get hold of someone with it.

Thanks in advance. Sam.

 

[mt audio]

checked the earths?

 

[Applemobile]

Yes, i have checked the entire length of the loom, including the earths. Visibly, they seem fine.

 

[Applemobile]

Im contemplating buying a new loom....will any loom from a leon cupra, or mk4golf fit?

 

[LEE69]

Some earths down by the headlight mate.

Disconnect the headlamp flasher stalk see if it is that, might be a short?

I have vag com but not available mate, sorry.

 

[Applemobile]

i thought that also....but that would not really affect the wipers and the fans as far as i can see. I guess i need to get it on vag com and see if it is an ecu fault.

 

[LEE69]

No but they do play up, and these cars do act weird with electrics.

 

[Applemobile]

i guess it can do anything....tracing the loom i realised why everything does go wrong its a reet mess lol. I will try disconect the stalk today as it would make sence as it happened when i flicked to full beam. Any ideas how i get it off?

 

[LEE69]

No mate sorry.

 

[Applemobile]

looks like i will be purchasing a set of new plastics after i snap these ones off