it did 2x 10s thismorning, and just did a 15 now, they wont last 5 minutes.

thoughts?

 

Instead of trying to fit a higher rated fuse why dont you try & find the fault Jimbo?

Are the rear lights shorting out?

 

Must be a short some where on the indicator circuit

 

AJ, i only had a 15 spare thats why

short somewhere on the indicator circuit, shit how on earth do i find that

 

When you put the new engine in did you catch any wiring bro ???

 

fuck knows, i was in bed when it went in

 

Best is to go and check all the wiring looms for any nicks, make sure all connectors are clean and fitted properly

 

i know what that one is, curse of the 24V

check down near your passenger side manifold, theres a cable in some plastic tubeing, bet its melted on the manifold

 

It thinks it's a BMW now and doesn't need indicators

 

What else is going to go wrong for you Jim ?

You just ain't having any luck.

Steve.

 

 

i can't find anything obviously amiss down there, altho it is all a bit of a mess.

found out why my oil warning light dont work tho, lol, wire goes to nowhere

 

Jim,

Check the reverse light switch on the gearbox and the wires going to it.

If it is like the Es Cos oen then it could be trapped/shorting to earth.....this would give you the problem you have as it's on the same fuse as the indicators and reverse lights.

 

as above
unplug the loom for the reversing lihgts (behind the coil pack and it's going to have either 3 or 5 wires in an 8 wire multi plug) and it should solve the problem for the short term

as for the oil light, the wire should plug halfway down into the block on the passenger side front just below the first exhaust manifold pipe

 

oil light's never worked...

doug/dojj... the reversing light is deffo a likely culprit, as thats been fiddled with in the engine swap, and its even routed a funny way.

i'll unplug it for now

 

DONT put in a bigger fuse. Mates car caught fire because of this