turning signal won't work

[min_772000]

Help Please,
My 1995 525I BMW left turning signal doesn't work but the right it does. I noticed when I had the lights on during the nite the turning signal light were on too but when I turn the left signal on it won't blinks.
Thank you for your help.

[Ken35i]

May have a blown bulb. I think it's as simple as un-screwing the socket from behind the lenze.

[whiskychaser]

Help Please,
My 1995 525I BMW left turning signal doesn't work but the right it does. I noticed when I had the lights on during the nite the turning signal light were on too but when I turn the left signal on it won't blinks.
Thank you for your help.
Could be a bad ground. Put side lights, hazards, indicators and brake lights on at once. If it lights up like a xmas tree you have your answer

[min_772000]

My hazards light doesn't work either. I had changed all light bulbs and still my left trunig lights does work. Does the right and left signals use the same relay? Why the right signal works? ut not the left.
Thanks

[Ross]

Most likely this is corrosion in one of the bulb sockets or connector.

[min_772000]

How do I check for short in my wiring?

[shogun]

Multimeter buyer's guide
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,2111705,00.htm

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_6/chpt_2/2.html
http://www.8886.co.uk/ref/ohm_meter.htm

[Sixdown]

i cleaned out some corrosion in my e28's sockets and it got the rear taillights to work. Just take it out and scrape it and wash it out.

[Fred Tyler]

I would borrow a flasher can and test again. They are double relay type one for left and one the right.
You will find your flasher can in the fuse area under hood turn on the working turn signal and follow the noise!

regards fred

[min_772000]

I would borrow a flasher can and test again. They are double relay type one for left and one the right.
You will find your flasher can in the fuse area under hood turn on the working turn signal and follow the noise!

regards fred
I did turn on the right signal which it works and yes find the relay. when I turn on the left signal which that doesn't work there was no noice come out of the relay. Does both signals work off one relay?

[dennyg]

i cleaned out some corrosion in my e28's sockets and it got the rear taillights to work. Just take it out and scrape it and wash it out.
You guys are going to flame me for this but a good way to clean light holders is to soak them in an ultrasonic cleaner. I work in a print shop and we clean our number machines this way. I took eight tail light bulb holders from my 740 and soaked them for two minutes in the solution along with the rubber seal. Cleaned them up perfectly. ;) Not sure your local dentist or jewelery store will let you use theirs but if you have access to one they work great. High end shops actually clean motors with these.