Blowing Fuse

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  1. Apr 7, 2011 at 11:56 AM #1
    ak_cowboy

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    Yesterday I drove to work with no problems. When I left to go home my interior lights, radio, fog lights, windows, and gauges didn't work. So I drove home and found fuse 21 had blown. Replaced it 'pop' blew again... manually shut off interior lights and it doesn't blow. Everything works except my fog lights...
    I also have dtc P0462, which says something about my fuel sensor module not getting enough voltage.
    What the heck is going on?
    All the wiring I did was Sunday and it all worked till Wednesday night...
     
  2. Apr 7, 2011 at 12:25 PM #2
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    i would bump the fuse up by atleast one fuse. your HID require a 20 from the standard 15, or it can melt in the fuse box. also, anytime you start tapping to run power to other areas, you just increased the amp you are drawing, thus needing to upgrade the fuse. this could also be the reason for your code you are throwing... voltage normally went there, now some of it is being diverted for your add-ons thus not supplying what it should have been? just a thought.
     
  3. Apr 7, 2011 at 12:29 PM #3
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    You could have also rubbed through a wire jacket in 3 days of driving that just shorted out.
     
  4. Apr 7, 2011 at 12:48 PM #4
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    I'll replace the 15 with a 20 and see if that works. I really don't want to take my interior apart again...

    *edit* blew the 20.... looks like I'm tracing wires tonight
     
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    If you just blew the 20, then you have a frayed wire someplace that is tripping it.
     
  6. Apr 7, 2011 at 1:29 PM #6
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    ^x2
     
  7. Apr 7, 2011 at 1:33 PM #7
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    That's what I was afraid of. I'll let you know what I find tonight.
     
  8. Apr 7, 2011 at 3:40 PM #8
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    Good luck man
     
  9. Apr 7, 2011 at 3:44 PM #9
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    yeah good luck, sounds like you are shorting a wire somewhere
     
  10. Apr 7, 2011 at 4:18 PM #10
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    yeah I agree with everybody else, sounds like you got a short somewhere
     
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