battery change, blown fuse
Submitted: Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 18:41
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Mandrakemuffley
changed my battery (toyota hiace 1988) and got a spark. think i blew a fuse. will this stop the engine starting? zero response from turning key. any help appreciated!
Reply By: Notso - Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 18:52
Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 18:52
You've almost certainly blown a fuse. Dunno where you might find it though.
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Follow Up By: blue one - Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:09
Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:09
Have a look in the owners manual, it will show where the fuse box is. If you haven't got a manual look under the dash or in the engine bay.
Look at the fuses and the one that doesn't look like the others (Broken fuse inside of holder) needs to be replaced.
Now be careful there is a reason the fuse blew. If the fuse is for the air conditioner or something not required to run the car leave it out. Go and see an auto sparky to fix it. If you need it to run the car NRMA, RACQ etc needs to have a look.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:19
Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:19
You may have also blown the fusible link which the handbook will tell you where it is.
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Reply By: Eric Experience - Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:56
Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:56
Mandrake .
Sounds like you put the battery in back to front. if you did the fusible link will have blown.The diodes in the alternator will have protected the rest of the car so replace the fusible link and then connect the battery correctly and you should be OK. Eric
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Follow Up By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:59
Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 19:59
In a Hiace with the battery down under the floor its very easy to touch a terminal on the edge of the floor putting it in.
Also bloody hard to jump start one by the position of the battery box.
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Follow Up By: Ruffy-Dan - Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 21:58
Monday, Jan 10, 2011 at 21:58
I agree it sounds like it may have been hooked up incorrectly. However diodes in the alternator will not protect anything that is powered directly from the battery with the key off. Is the key was on you may have damaged more stuff.
Dan
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Reply By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 15:11
Tuesday, Jan 11, 2011 at 15:11
In addition to Eric's suggestion above, you may have physically broken a fusible link - I'm guessing your 1988 Hiace has 2 or three of these coming off the pos terminal of the battery, and if you pull on the leads, and the links are now 22 years old, they can break.
Also, are you sure the battery you have installed is OK? Have you put a multimeter on it?
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Reply By: Mandrakemuffley - Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 18:16
Wednesday, Jan 12, 2011 at 18:16
hey everyone,
once again, thanks for your invaluable info. blown fuse was the issue, and all fixed - though toyota sure didn't make it easy, impossible location and a nightmare to unscrew!
but done and dusted now and she roared back to life!!
Thanks again
Trev
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