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petet16 · 26-09-15, 03:28 PM

Which fuse keeps blowing ?

grimmy · 26-09-15, 03:33 PM

On the fuse box there are two 15 amp ones next to each other both have an engine shape with electric flash through them.it's one of them.when the battery was reconnected there was a repeating click and a repeating beep from the interior then a crack and the fuse blew.

petet16 · 26-09-15, 04:00 PM

I've just had a look in my fuse box, F1 & F3,
F1 is the alarm ecu, sounder unit, and the alarm led, try disconnecting the sounder unit under the expansion tank.
F3 is the ecu.

grimmy · 26-09-15, 04:06 PM

Cheers Pete will have looksie at that tomorrow it .the clicking does sound like a relay for the alarm and hazards before it melts the fuse and will have a go at the crank sensor as well.the problem is the car is in my garage which is short and narrow and the entrance is on a slope so if I roll it out I can't get it put away again lol.

petet16 · 26-09-15, 04:19 PM

Yeah, being on a slope doesn't help.

grimmy · 26-09-15, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by petet16

Yeah, being on a slope doesn't help.

Yeah that's an issue just trying to put the car away when it doesn't run requires a few bodies to get it done and it's really stopping me getting g right into the job.

talkingcars · 26-09-15, 07:22 PM

I had something similar on my car last year but OBD2 was saying the cam sensor had failed. It transpired that the wiring for the rear front lanbda (sp?) (bank 1 sensor 2?) had been damaged by being too close to the exhaust and was shorting out.

A repair to the wiring resolved the starting but I ended up having to replace the sensor to get the car to run correctly.

grimmy · 26-09-15, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by talkingcars

I had something similar on my car last year but OBD2 was saying the cam sensor had failed. It transpired that the wiring for the rear front lanbda (sp?) (bank 1 sensor 2?) had been damaged by being too close to the exhaust and was shorting out.

A repair to the wiring resolved the starting but I ended up having to replace the sensor to get the car to run correctly.

I think something similar is happening here as well James.to many random faults and codes showing up that make no sense.just can't get a right good look at it annoyingly.

Maxfly · 28-09-15, 08:28 PM

That's the fuse that popped on the black one when it had a soggy sounder bud, unplug that and try replacing the fuse see if it still pops.

The evaporation fault is that the charcoal canister???

grimmy · 28-09-15, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Maxfly

That's the fuse that popped on the black one when it had a soggy sounder bud, unplug that and try replacing the fuse see if it still pops.

The evaporation fault is that the charcoal canister???

Yeah I think so Gary but I suspect a wiring fault that is throwing up the codes.