on a ford ecsort the taillight fuse (15 amp) blows soon as you turn the lights on but a 30 amp does not blow, it had a 15 amp to start with.
I am afraid to leave the 30 in there due to fire.
this all started during rainy then snowy weather.
where is the most likely place to find the trouble?
or should I let it dry out first?
Thank you
2007-02-18 03:21:34 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
this car is all snowy underneath
2007-02-18 03:22:15 · update #1
it blows the 20 amp too
2007-02-18 03:27:48 · update #2
Use wd-40 to displace the moisture in the bulb sockets and try it.It is not a direct short because it would blow the 30 amp fuse also.
2007-02-18 03:52:30 · answer #1 · answered by gdwrnch40 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let your car dry out in the garage if possible, then look for breaks in the insulation of the wires, it may be shorting out due to moisture. also, check your manual to see if a 15 amp fuse is original...someone may have put in the wrong fuse at some point, just because it was available at the time. Good luck on this!!!
2007-02-18 03:28:53 · answer #2 · answered by boots 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can you move the microwave so that it is on a different circuit from your A/C? My experience has been that if a fuse or circuit keep blowing, there is a bigger electrical issue and an electrician needs to deal with it. When I was a hall director, one student's room kept tripping the circuit. We submitted a work order and it turned out that the student had set her metal bed frame on the cord to her lamp. The wire was exposed, so every time she turned on the lamp, it tripped the circuit. Good thing, too, because she could have been electrocuted or set the building on fire. Are you sure that your electrical is up to code? I had a similar problem with my dryer blowing the fuses. I called the landlord out several times and he kept trying to tell me the dryer was faulty. I had a repair person come look at the dryer which was fine. The repair person pointed out that the electrical was outdated. We called the city inspector who came out and confirmed that the panel needed to be updated. The landlord was PO'd, but he finally fixed it.
2016-05-24 02:06:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nissan had the same problem on the early Xterras. the wires to the tailight or side marker lamp get chaffed against the the metal on the car rubbing the insulation off and causing a short. the fix is to pull the tailight/marker lights and look for the wires where the insulation is rubbed off. clean it and tape it up real good - you should be good to go.
2007-02-18 03:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by Saturday Morning 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too much resistance in the circuit or a short. Maybe corroded connections somewhere. Likely not water problem since water is a good conductor. But it could be conducting to ground.
2007-02-18 13:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might look at the license plate light's wiring first. Is there a tow hitch on the car that's wired up(check this wiring). Then run down the tail light wires.
2007-02-18 04:41:45 · answer #6 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 amp is pretty high....Try a 20 amp. It's a little safer for now.
2007-02-18 03:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let it dry out...Moisture inside shorting everything out.
2007-02-18 03:25:48 · answer #8 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋