Technical Headlights

[Rich68]

Hello all, hope someone can help me please, I have a 2008 ducato with a swift motorhome attached to it, whilst driving home yesterday the headlights went off quite a few times, to remedy this I have to turn the lights off on the switch then back on, there's no set time until it happens again, I've taken out & pushed back in all the relays under the steering column, I thought all was OK, the van was sat ticking over and it happened again, not once but twice.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[rayc]

Can you confirm dipped or main beam or possibly both and both sides?

 

[Rich68]

Hi rayc it's dipped beam only and both sides.
Turn switch off and back on and there OK until it happens again

 

[rayc]

Attached is the Dipped Beam packet. The pdf drawings are not very clear so also attached a jpeg. As it is both sides a starting point could be the relay in the dash fuse box. The relay is switched by the Body Computer in response to the input from the switch.

 

[Rich68]

Thankyou, I'll inspect the relays tomorrow, maybe just get a new one & see if it solves the problem

 

[Communicator]

Thankyou, I'll inspect the relays tomorrow, maybe just get a new one & see if it solves the problem

Sorry to be a Jonah, but I would not pin great hopes on that being a cure.

 

[Rich68]

Sorry to be a Jonah, but I would not pin great hopes on that being a cure.

Any ideas on what I might try next?
Ive Popped the relays tonight & cleaned them also cleaned the connector on the stalk with contact cleaner, tightened up the earth lead from the battery and replaced a number plate bulb, thought I had solved it & had it ticking over with the lights on for 5 minutes and it faulted...
Left it for about an hour,
Then gave it a 40 minute run useing main & dipped beam & it didn't fault once...
it's frustrating