hey, my dad's heated front screen has stopped working on his 96 escort, mk 6 is that?, i can't find which relay is meant to operate it using the haynes manual and i can't hear any 'click' when i press the button. on pressing the button it does not light up

can anyone help,
thanks james

 

IIRC the relay is clipped onto a plastic frame behind the battery on a mk6.

 

thats great, they don't mention anything in the haynes manual about the location!!

i found the panel (bloody akward thing!!) and there's two relays, do you know what the other ones for? i presume i've got the correct one, its grey, as there was a pink/yellow wire coming from the windscreen and there was a pink/yellow on the connector to the relay and not on the other green one. is there a fuse that protects this circuit other than the one in the aux fuse box on the battery?? its just when i press the heated windscreen switch it doesnt light and wondered would the relay stop this. there's no mention of a fuse going through the fusebox list.

the grey relay which i think it is has the code C8F6A, 95AG14512 AA, >PBTP-GF30<

can these be bought from motor factors or is it only avaliable from ford??

thanks for your help!!!

 

The other one, which is green I think is your radiator fan relay.
Try taking the switch out and see if there's any power getting to it.

 

The relay does have its own fuse in the fuse box on some Escorts - and this could be the problem. Its a really low rated one, - I think its a 3 amp one and is purple. It could be fuse number one but I'm not certain.

If its not the fuse it's either the switch, a loose connection in the multiplug where the
ABS unit sits or possibly a problem with the main fuse box itself. These are a known problem on Mk5+6 Escorts and cause a range of strange electrical problems, although I've never heard of this one before.

 

i got a new relay and have fitted it, checked where the cables come from the windscreen and wd40'd the pink/yellow connector and the earth onto the chassis, checked the fuse on the auxillary fusebox which is ok. there's now power to the switch and the switch always had power for illumination,green glow.

i run the car, it only works when its running doesn't it?!

i press the switch and the yellow light on the switch blinks on and thats it, when it blinks the relay clicks and thats all it does.

it's a 96 ghia x model but i don't think it has abs, all 3 fuses are missing also for the abs.

where's the main connector block you mentioned?? i don't have abs so where abouts is it in the bay?

the haynes doesn't list a fuse in the std fuse box for it and i've tried every fuse to make sure none are blown and the only ones missing are in the abs positions.

thanks for your help!!!

james