Interior Lights Not Working On Mk2 Galaxy 2.3

[Gazza 8374]

hi all 

the interior lights are not working on my mk2 51 plate galaxy 2.3,i have checked all the fuses and all ok apart from fuse No.53 i have changed the 10 amp fuse but it keeps blowing 

i have had all the door looms out and repaired the wires that were broken and the loom in the tail gate,now i have noteiced that the battery junction box has suffered some light melting on the junction box where one of the black wires sits the second black wire in the junction box.so that has been taken off and stripped and cleaned and put back

together now good as new,i just not know what to check next.

any help would be fantastic 

 

regards 

garry

[BrianH]

hi all 

the interior lights are not working on my mk2 51 plate galaxy 2.3,i have checked all the fuses and all ok apart from fuse No.53 i have changed the 10 amp fuse but it keeps blowing 

i have had all the door looms out and repaired the wires that were broken and the loom in the tail gate,now i have noteiced that the battery junction box has suffered some light melting on the junction box where one of the black wires sits the second black wire in the junction box.so that has been taken off and stripped and cleaned and put back

together now good as new,i just not know what to check next.

any help would be fantastic 

 

regards 

garry

The cause of the melting is a bad crimp - you need to solder the ring connector to the wire to resolve it really if you haven't already done so (it gets hot due to poor contact and then causes the melting to happen).

 

I would suggest you need to have a look at the lights themselves if your sure all the wires have been addressed. There is clearly a short circuit somewhere causing the fuse to blow.

 

Is your passenger side front carpet wet? Does the rear washer work? Theres a joint in the cables under the carpet in the front passenger side that can become corroded if the carpet has got wet (common issue caused either by leaking rear washer, or blocked scuttle drains)

[Gazza 8374]

hi mate, i fixed the rear washer when i got the car.funny that you say that i have had a lot of condensation on the inside of the windscreen passenger side.i know that the passenger footwell under passenger seat is dry so where do i need to be looking to unblock scuttle drains.

 

thank you

Brain. 

[BrianH]

hi mate, i fixed the rear washer when i got the car.funny that you say that i have had a lot of condensation on the inside of the windscreen passenger side.i know that the passenger footwell under passenger seat is dry so where do i need to be looking to unblock scuttle drains.

 

thank you

Brain. 

pop the bonnet open and look below the windscreen wiper area (theres a panel there, you may have a panel covering the front on a mk2 so may not be able to see it straightaway) but its the area between the panel and the wiper panel.

 

Theres a drain fitting which is poorly designed and catches the leaves etc that build up in there, causing it to block and fill with water, Removing the drain piece and clearing the built up debris is the usual fix. Its around the area of the pollen filter, if thats got soaked it would be a good idea to replace it whilst your there once you have the cause for water buildup sorted.

 

its worth noting that the carpet can hold a lot of water before its noticable that its wet, Does your rear washer work?? If not there a join in the pipework hidden under the door panel which can come apart, this will result in you pumping washer fluid onto the carpet from underneath every time the rear wiper is used. I would guess this is what you had to fix to make the washer work??

 

If its got wet you need to investigate if that wiring is corroded and fix it if so (replace corroded bits by soldering in new pieces, insulate from each other and the car body, and sort the reason for it being wet and dry it out).

Edited June 5, 2017 by BrianH