Scottish Elises

Got a phone call from the wife just after she left the house to say the Lotus was making a funny noise as she left, so got up, threw on some clothes and went to investigate.

Was the alarm "buzz" / high pitched whine you get when there's something not quite right, so tried to switch off with fob, nothing, back into house, dig out immobiliser "key" and try that, nothing. Try to flash headlights, nothing, notice interior light is very dim - Aha, something's drained the battery and alrarm got upset.

Go back into house, get keys for vectra, pull that up onto the front path / lawn to get jump leads hooked up, leads on, indicators flassh, alarm goes off proper, reset with plipper, start it up (I have real heavy jump leads made from welding cable) and all seems fine. Walk round car and realise the brake lights are on!! AHA!!! Brake light switch has left them on overnight (aklthough convinced they weren't on when I left the car) and drained the battery, pull the switch out and find that it works fine, but adjustment must have slipped.

And all before walking the dog and leaving the house at 8 o'clock

Hopefully it's OK now!

Oh what fun, just like Classic Minis, give you a daft problem whenever you think they're going great!!

Made in Norfolk - By Turnip Farmers

Shug wrote:Made in Norfolk - By Turnip Farmers

thats unfair, alot of them farm pigs instead

and canteen staff - well that was the last of the S1 exiges

Andy G wrote:and canteen staff - well that was the last of the S1 exiges

ahh that will explain the mayonnaise under the oil cap

philthy wrote:

Andy G wrote:and canteen staff - well that was the last of the S1 exiges

ahh that will explain the mayonnaise under the oil cap

wasn't mayonnaise mate

ExigeKen wrote:

philthy wrote:

Andy G wrote:and canteen staff - well that was the last of the S1 exiges

ahh that will explain the mayonnaise under the oil cap

wasn't mayonnaise mate

lol I know, twas a joke!

Reminds me of the old joke;

A lady from Edinburgh walks into a dry cleaners and asks for her dress to be cleaned;

The shop keeper doesn't quite hear her, so says; "come again dear"

To which she replies, "I'm afraid so"

The brake light switch is a very common ford part - take it to any ford dealer and they will sell you a proper replacement for peanuts - considering the hassle you get when either the brake lights don't work, or they do but all the time, you may as well just switch the switch

Cheers,
Robin