Fuse For Glow Plugs.

[Scorpiorefugee]

Please please please! The D@##%&d Glow plug fuse and relay

 

I've looked everywhere for it. Haynes is typically vague on the subject so I suppose they couldn't find it either.

 

Seatkid has been amazingly helpful but has now gone quiet after calling me a 'Big girl's blouse' which, after all of his help to date, I think he has a perfect right to.

 

It seems that the handbook, if I had one, would suggest taking it to a Ford dealer, but all of the sages here seem reluctant to suggest that course for anything.

 

Mine is a 97 GLS TDI and probably pre dual layer fuse box (I think).

 

Re the 'big girl's blouse', I once ran out of petrol in the wilds of Lincolnshire and got out and under to remove the gauge sender unit to bend the pipe down to reach the remaining fuel before driving 15 miles to the nearest fillling station so can I plead a downgrade to small girl's blouse please?

 

Ron.

 

PS Does anyone have a suitable handbook for sale or rent?

[Guest vr6galaxy]

F25 far right very top row, also relay K70 again far right bottom row below Hazard waing relay K61

info from Auto data sheet provided by tame mechanic :D for Mk1 fuse box and backed by TIS cant find my Haynes book :D

[Scorpiorefugee]

Thanks VR6.

 

Unfortunately I am still doing blouse impressions.

 

Haynes says that the fuse in that position is F25 but I haven't found it in the wiring diag's yet. :D

 

The cover states that the fuse in that position is F26 and it is in fact a 30A intact.

 

The wiring diagram (12.31) in Haynes indicates that the fuse I need to find is F74 as confirmed by SeatKid. This is a 60A....

 

 

But I can't find it!! ....'Sob' :( :( :(

 

SeatKid explains that it is on a panel behind the fuseboard behind the facia with the others but Haynes says that there is another panel in the engine compartment.

:D :D :D

 

I now believe that this is a very grubby, corroded and otherwise unlikely looking box next to and in front of the battery and shall attack this tomorrow morning.

 

:blink: :blink: :blink:

[Guest vr6galaxy]

We need to know for sure what fuse board you have? IIRC it changed around late 98 to the later type GEM panel? any chance of a picture of yours so we can be sure what model we are dealing with?

[Scorpiorefugee]

Thanks again VR6..

 

I've included a picture on a previous linked problem ans added a short post to bring it back to the top to save storing th same pic twice.

 

Just to update - I've counted fuses and there are 26 positions in the top row (not all occupied) 25 and 26 being 10 and 30A respectively.

 

I've removed the fuse panel, not under ideal conditions, and could not see how a second level with fuses and relays could exist in the space available. I replaced it quickly because the exposed printed circuit made me nervous with the battery still connected and a long trip the following day..

 

I still cannot see an extra box in the engine compartment as described by Haynes although I haven't started to strip things out to look in unlikely places.

 

Any info is much appreciated and thanks again.

 

Ron.

[Scorpiorefugee]

Well, I finally got down to it. I've included a picture but it's not too clear as I've been too busy looking for fuses to figure out how to get a good quality picture onto the site.

 

The 60A glow plug fuse is in the centre and the relay is bottom right of the same panel. The panel hanging at a rakish angle to left clips into place in front of the one in the middle and the plastic, bottom rightish, contains the control module and the whole caboodle sort of pushes back and swings upwards. There are 2 plastic lugs at the bottom left and right of this assembly slot (with considerable effort) into slots in the metal frame. The nasty looking clip at the top gets in the way throughoput but finally holds the whole thing upright to present the fuses in the way that are normally seen. The thick cable coming down from top right has two tight cable clips which have to be cut before you can get anywhere near this view.

 

Sadly, all was in vain as the problem lay elsewhere. :)