a18nkd Posted August 7, 2012 Report Posted August 7, 2012 :P hi all i have a mk1 1.9 tdi 90 bhp galaxy i am looking for the fuse in the bottom right hand corner of the fuse box it looks like a green one does any one know what this fuse it's for as i don't have the fuse box cover to find out it is just that it's melted and there is not much left of it i replaced it a while ago then forgot about it till a could smell melted plastic had a look and the metal bit of the fuse is still intact but the plastic and a bit of the fuse box is melted any ideas of the cause or even what the fuse is for thanks for any help Quote
alan_131 Posted August 7, 2012 Report Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) If the metal part of the fuse is intact but the fuse plastics and part of the holder have melted then I'd think there is/was a poor connection between the fuse and its holder or the join between the fused circuit and the holder. Not sure what the melting point of the fuse is, but I suppose its possible that if an under rated fuse was fitted, then overloaded but just below the point where it melted the heat might damage the plastics over time. (Same if the circuit was somewhat overloaded but not shorted). Either way, all the damaged parts need to be replaced or made good. Sorry, don't know what that fuse does - sure someone else will. Good luck. Edited August 7, 2012 by alan_131 Quote
SilverBeast Posted August 7, 2012 Report Posted August 7, 2012 It may be a "cheap" ebay fuse was fitted. I had a similar issue with a fuse I replaced from a kit bought on ebay in my wife's Rover 214 Si. The wiring in the hatch gaitor had split and shorted - see it's not just Galaxy's - and it melted part of the fuse box, all the wiring from the a connector near the drivers feet along the side of the car to the rear light cluster and the rest of the harness into the hatch. Fuse didn't blow though! Not such a cheap fuse. I had to take a day off work, strip a fusebox and harness out of a car in a scrapyard and from a hatch in a recovery yard - fortunately there is a MG/Rover breakers in Bradford. Worryingly the RAC man took an hour to diagnose the fault as the ECU! and blew all the 15amp fuses in the engine bay, despite my wife telling him it smelt of burning in the cabin and smoke coming from the dash. He didn't notice the molten blue plastic hanging out of the bottom of the dash!It took me about the same time to get the car running after disconnecting the harness to the back of the car, and a lot of that was searching for fuses to replace the ones the RAC man had blown. Quote
a18nkd Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Posted August 8, 2012 thanks for the help will try replacing the connectors and fuse but does any one know what fuse it's for then i can see if it that that is shorting out too thanks again Quote
SilverBeast Posted August 8, 2012 Report Posted August 8, 2012 The wiring changed end of 97 early 98. Can you post a picture of the fuse row you are talking about. Are all the fuses vertical, or are there some horizontal ones underneath the vertical ones? Quote
seatkid Posted August 9, 2012 Report Posted August 9, 2012 I'm guessing from the AHU engine yours is the post 98 revamp. This is what my AHU late 98 looks like Quote
a18nkd Posted August 25, 2012 Author Report Posted August 25, 2012 hi seat kid th fuse set up is like mine the fuse i'm on about is a green one on the bottom right hand side next to the white 25 amp laying flat from your diagram i think its the 34 which has a pic of a fan on think this is the problem would you agree thanks for your help Quote
seatkid Posted August 25, 2012 Report Posted August 25, 2012 F34 is 25 Amp - Independent Heating and Ventilation. Quote
a18nkd Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Posted August 27, 2012 thanks for the help can't understand the diagram but at least i know it's something to do with the independant heating/ventilation Quote
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