Problem: Blowing fuses
Thread Starter
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 959
Likes: 0
From: FL
fuse problem???
Last night at the track, I shifted into second gear. After shifting into second gear my instrument gauge went out...
I went and looked at the instrument fuse and it was blown, so I put a replacement fuse in there. After I did that, it sparked upon putting it in. At that point my tails were out as well as my turn signals (running lamps?) so this morning I checked under the hood and that fuse was blown too. I replaced it with the correct fuse as well and the tails were working again. So then I changed the instrument one again and now they'r both blown again.
Any input guys???
I went and looked at the instrument fuse and it was blown, so I put a replacement fuse in there. After I did that, it sparked upon putting it in. At that point my tails were out as well as my turn signals (running lamps?) so this morning I checked under the hood and that fuse was blown too. I replaced it with the correct fuse as well and the tails were working again. So then I changed the instrument one again and now they'r both blown again.
Any input guys???
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 574
Likes: 0
From: Chicago, IL, United States of America
Yikes, sounds like something is exposed and touching... Check by the fuse box I guess, check the wiring around the area, make sure the two aren't touching each other. Otherwise, you just have to find where the short is.
FSAE
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 5,495
Likes: 1
From: Drinking Beer, UT
Re: fuse problem??? (Bbasso)
Damn, out of all the electrical/mechanical problems, locating a short is the hardest, and even worse when it starts blowing your ECU fuse.
Check exposed ground points also.
Check exposed ground points also.
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 12,092
Likes: 2
Re: fuse problem??? (92TypeR)
This may sound like a bit of a long shot ... but I may have heard of something similar when one or more of the primary O2 sensor wires get shorted. 
Which might make sense after a hard shift ... ?
Check underneath there by the sensor and see if it looks like movement of the exhaust/sensor got clost to a heat shiels and got crimped/broken or rubbed through.
Which might make sense after a hard shift ... ?
Check underneath there by the sensor and see if it looks like movement of the exhaust/sensor got clost to a heat shiels and got crimped/broken or rubbed through.
Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 2,486
Likes: 0
From: Kool Place, Y0, USA
Re: fuse problem??? (zygspeed)
It turned out being a couple wires that were astray from his stereo. When he shifted... both wires touched a metal place; hence, shorting the circuit. He fixed the problem with a little wire alchemy 
Honda-Tech Member
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 574
Likes: 0
From: Chicago, IL, United States of America
Re: fuse problem??? (type-r 01 886)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by type-r 01 886 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It turned out being a couple wires that were astray from his stereo. When he shifted... both wires touched a metal place; hence, shorting the circuit. He fixed the problem with a little wire alchemy
</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well, I was right about the 2 wires touching!
So I assume its an aftermarket stereo?
</TD></TR></TABLE>
Well, I was right about the 2 wires touching!
So I assume its an aftermarket stereo?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post