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No 2 Fuse Keeps Blowing
Posted: 02 Jul 2007, 20:28
by mearnsy
The 8amp fuse that feeds my o/s side light, fog light, number plate light keeps blowing and caused me to fail my MOT.
Any ideas anyone, electrics isnt my best subject!
Fuse blowing
Posted: 02 Jul 2007, 21:41
by Fritz
Start at the front and check that the correct bulb has been fitted to each lamp on that circuit,,,,,,, it sounds stupid but it is easy to get this basic operation wrong.
Look closely at each bulb holder for broken terminals which may be shorting out ,,,,hence the blown fuse. (number plate lamps seem to suffer the most and tend to get forgotten due to their location)
Regards,
Fritz,,,,,,
Posted: 02 Jul 2007, 22:40
by Hacksawbob
maybe take the bulbs out and see if the fuse still blows, if it does you have a short to earth somewhere.
No 2 Fuse Keeps Blowing
Posted: 05 Jul 2007, 18:48
by mearnsy
Hacksawbob wrote:maybe take the bulbs out and see if the fuse still blows, if it does you have a short to earth somewhere.
Ill try at the weekend although, i have noticed when the fog tell tail light is on and the engine running, the light is flickering??
Posted: 05 Jul 2007, 21:07
by Hacksawbob
engine vibration making earth fault come and go? trace the wires and see if you can find the flex damaged on the wires somewhere
Posted: 06 Jul 2007, 11:09
by Ian Hulley
Been a tad moist of late ... you've not got a pond in a winker or foglight have you ?
Ian.
Posted: 06 Jul 2007, 12:38
by Mocki
as the fritz man said, i'd start at the numberplate lights, disconnect them and see if the fuse still pops...... then if it does, disconnect the other lights in said circuit, and so on......
if you find the fuse still blows with all the said lights disconnected, look in that there electric box in the engine compartment, where all the light loom for the back plugs into the main loom.... also, check any towbar wiring, see if some moron has used "botch" locks to wire it in........