Vehicle is a 1990 Buick Century (Limited), 3.3L, V6
I was able to remove the old cigarette lighter 'socket' and replace it with a new one
(bought @ NAPA http://napaonline.com/MasterPages/NOLMaster.aspx?PageId=470&LineCode=BK&PartNumber=7821610&Description=Lighter+-+Cigarette).
The one I bought is similar except that it has tab on the end which I would assume is for a ground, but the existing ground, it screws into the dash.
Thing is, it STILL won't work. No lighter, and nothing works when I plug it into the socket (I don't smoke, but I want the socket to power my XM Radio reciever). The fuse is fine, (it reads LTR, HTR, ENG). What could it be? I will greatly appreciate links, diagrams if possible.
2007-03-16 00:00:56 · 4 answers · asked by Keyser S 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
on some of the after market lighters you have to hook up a secondary ground wire and plug it in to the spade on the back of the lighter. to test the circuit........unplug the hot wier from the lighter and test it with a test light (probe). hook the clip of the light to a good ground and put the point in the connector on the wire. turn on the ingition and see if the light comes on if it does then you know your circuit is good. if not then check your ground connection & test again. if you know you have a good ground and it still dosen't light then trace the wire back to the block and try to find the short in the wire. also test the fuse while it is turned on....... it could be there is no power to the fuse.
For a schematic of the car go to......www.freeautomechanic.com........Jaxer will hook you up with what you need .
2007-03-16 00:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by huntnyou 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I kind of doubt you've got the right fuse; in a 1990 Buick the cig lighter should be on a constant power circuit and shouldn't be shared with HTR or ENG. My advice is to check all the fuses. You can do this with a test light or multimeter; all fuses have two little test points at the top where you can test them while they're still in the socket. If you find a fuse that shows voltage on one point and no voltage on the other, it's a blown fuse.
2007-03-16 01:26:48 · answer #2 · answered by KaeZoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What's the adapter for? A charger for your phone should plug directly into the socket (mine does); so I don't understand what the adaptor is for. There's clearly a short somwhere, because the lighter socket may be directly wired to the battery.
2016-03-29 01:31:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a mechanic dude!
2007-03-16 00:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by Tom M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋