Howdy folks!!

 

New to the forum, but not new to forums.... Been a member of Jeepforum for a long time so I know the rules.

 

So long story short I picked up a 99' legacy 30th anniv. sedan 2.2L 4eat 222k about 3 weeks ago. This is my 2nd legacy. 1st was the exact same except it was a 5mt wagon. Loved it so much got another! Although this one is quite the lemon. Runs strong, shifts firm, but all the power accessories have issues.

 

Ok now for the problem...

 

1. Both blinkers work. Passenger side works perfect in all conditions.

 

2. With the headlights OFF, the driver side blinker is fast like if a bulb was out.

 

3. With the headlights ON the blinker slows down slower than normal, and with headlights on and brake depressed the blinker slows ever more.

 

I've pulled both bulbs and cleaned contacts with a pencil eraser, and inspected wires immediately around the sockets. All wiring seems fine and the contacts and sockets were in good condition.

 

What's going on here. I'm thinking it's a bad ground somewhere or worse the lever/steering column may be possible culprits.

 

Any thoughts from the Subaru gurus!? I'm mechanically inclined and have access to a good amount of tools, except specialty stuff which usually can be rented at vatozone

 

Thanks!

When it slows is the bulb very dim?

Most of the time if you pry the contact in the socket up a bit and install a bulb with good contact points that will fix it.

 

Grounds are always worth cleaning, but I bet it the contacts in the socket.

Do you have a voltmeter?

Easy way to check for a bad ground is check voltage on the ground side when the bulb is on.

Check voltage the ground wire, it ahould be less than 0.1v. Any more than that indicates high resistance to ground.

Then check on the base of the bulb. If you get higher voltage at the bulb base the socket is not making good contact or there is corrosion between the ground pin and the wire terminal inside the socket.

Awesome! Thanks gents. Ill check those out this evening and report back.