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taliban aka Cheekyboy2
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HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« on: Oct 28th, 2006, 1:14pm » |
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dead car! (2.5TD)
changed the headlight bulbs yesterday, started car, new blue bulbs great, everything ok, washed car, set alarm as normal.
this morning, unlocked from remote, key in ignition, nothing lights up on dashboard? turn the key, starter motor turns, engine doesnt fire up, still no dashboard lights. interior lights work including dash light, sidelights work, not dipped beam, leccy seats work, radio works, windows dont, chime works to say lights on.
not too sure what fuse to check, but checked 80amp main fuse, glow plug fuse and a few others, all seem fine, cant check relays, dont know how too and dont have any spare to swap.
any ideas?
i washed the car and it rained through the night, but battery cover in place and the fuse boxes are dry internally....
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taliban aka Cheekyboy2
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #2 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 1:25pm » |
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it does to me too, but surely that'd blow a fuse or two?
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #3 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 1:55pm » |
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have now checked every single fuse, all ok.....
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #4 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 2:07pm » |
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on Oct 28th, 2006, 1:25pm, taliban wrote:| it does to me too, but surely that'd blow a fuse or two? |
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As far as I know, usually not. The water makes connections the copper plates in the box, but the resistance should still be too high to blow a fuse (keeping the current down).
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #5 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 2:25pm » |
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ah ha, i see, right, battery is now out ready to go on charge. battery tray suprisingly good, no corrosion etc, battery area cleaned and dried, copious amounts of wd40 sprayed all round fuse boxes etc. will charge battery overnight and see what transpires in the morning.
will now go shopping by motorbike, was going to cancel my shopping trip, but now have to go to a jewellers to see how much a new glass is for my sector chronograph after i just chipped it removing the battery........ 
what a day so far, thank god my team west ham arent playing till tomorrow, they'd only lose......
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #6 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 2:34pm » |
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Fuel cut off switch? fusebox multiplug seated properly?
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #7 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 2:40pm » |
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checked the multiplug, thats fine, didnt check the cut off switch though, job for tomorrow lol
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #8 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 2:56pm » |
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i do blame cossie though, he's put a curse on those bulbs i swiped from under his nose...........
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #9 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 3:28pm » |
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The fuses for the dipped beams and for the windows are in the central (drivers side) fuse box. Fuse 4,5,25 and 26. Is the connector properly seated?. Has a connector been disturbed in the engine bay whilst dealing with the bulb change?.
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #10 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 5:19pm » |
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on Oct 28th, 2006, 2:56pm, taliban wrote:| i do blame cossie though, he's put a curse on those bulbs i swiped from under his nose........... |
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Blast, you've seen through my cunning plan
Seriously though, sorry to hear of your problems, my bulbs are due on Monday not sure wether to fit them now!
Good luck,
Guy.
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #11 on: Oct 28th, 2006, 6:58pm » |
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the bulbs are actually very good cossie, and everything worked when i went to bed, so it does sound like water ingress. battery out and on charge now, might be worth me taking the fuse boxes out to clean and dry them properly.....
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #12 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 1:42pm » |
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right then battery charged, fuse box bays cleaned, hoovered, both areas dried with ex wifes hairdryer (she did have some uses ). at first still the same symtoms, but car fired up under compression, was really rattly for 20 seconds then smoothed out and as it did i got the dash board back, then the windows, then indicators, rear lights, rear fog lights, air con, but no front lights at all except indicators and no wipers
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 1:49pm » |
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just fired her up again and the dashboards gone again......i give up
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #14 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 2:02pm » |
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Triple check the fusebox connectors again. They can seem like they are seated properly when in fact they aren't.
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 2:06pm » |
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Just what I was going to say. Have a read of THIS. In particular reply no 6. The symptoms are so similar there has to be a connection. (No pun intended !). 
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #16 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 2:34pm » |
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right, the current result is everything works except the front lights and wipers. i've now got other stuff to do so shes getting parked up, maybe she needs another day or two to dry out fully?
some good has come of it though, my front puddle lights now work
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #17 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 2:39pm » |
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right, i'll quickly re check the multi plug.......
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #18 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 2:50pm » |
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i luuuurve you guys!
checked the multiplug and noticed that the rear lugs were not seated properly.
now everything works!!! including all puddle lights!!!!!!!!!
and the fuse box areas had the clean out they needed........
SORTED!!!!!!
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Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
« Reply #19 on: Oct 29th, 2006, 2:54pm » |
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no to celebrate with crumpets, lurpak and copious amounts of homemade plum walnut and brandy jam......... 
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