O/T - Honda CRV Electrics Dead! Help Needed Please
Submitted: Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 at 21:11
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Beast of Bodmin
Hi Guys,
Was driving around today, no obvious symptoms or unusual behaviour. Parked the car outside in therain, When we went back to it the dash lights lit for a fraction of a second and everything went black. No power to dash, horn etc.
When Ignition is switched on only the seatbelt, handbrake and oil pressure lights illuminate (but dimly), but it takes about 5 seconds for them to come on. Nothing else lights up. No solenoids or relays make a sound. Power is getting to the central locking though as that works normally.
I checked the main fuse 100A but l'm clueless what it could be.
Any ideas??????
Cheers
BoB
Reply By: Max - Sydney - Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 at 21:26
Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 at 21:26
BoB
Look for the fusible links (if you are lucky the handbook will give you a clue, but normally not far from the battery) - they look like wires. In the rain if something got shorted and the fuses did not pop quickly enough one or more fusible links could go.
Test them with a multimeter looking for a voltage drop across them or if no voltage there
check for resistance - none if ok and infinity if they are blown.
You should be able to get them from a dealer and put them in but if the fault has not cleared they will blow again.
After that - call the Auto Assn if you are a member - their patrols normally know the weak spots and can go straight to them, or else tow you
home or to a workshop of your choice.
Good luck
Max
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Follow Up By: Beast of Bodmin - Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 at 21:38
Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 at 21:38
Cheers Max,
The battery feeds the 100A fuse first, before all the other sub systems. That's ok.
Luckily it happened in the yard, so just pushed it out of the way.
I'm not in the RACV etc, so may join just to get it diagnosed!
Cheers
BoB
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