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greenextreme
29th July 2011, 10:50 PM
Hi Guys,
Driving to the local shops my 1999 110 extreme suddenly began blowing a fuse when I indicated right. I checked RH bulbs, relays, main fuses and earth point [roo bar indicators] but the shorting remained. The auto-elec traced it to chaffing / rubbing on the main RH indicator-lights wiring loom in front of fire wall behind the brakes / ABS unit. He also found a coolant hose leading from the coolant reservoir to the car heater [at rear of engine block] that was almost worn through from chaffing on an oil cooler pipe. Two nice finds before becoming a headache or car stopper. cheers :D

PaulMc0308
1st August 2011, 09:28 PM
Hi Guys,
Driving to the local shops my 1999 110 extreme suddenly began blowing a fuse when I indicated right. I checked RH bulbs, relays, main fuses and earth point [roo bar indicators] but the shorting remained. The auto-elec traced it to chaffing / rubbing on the main RH indicator-lights wiring loom in front of fire wall behind the brakes / ABS unit. He also found a coolant hose leading from the coolant reservoir to the car heater [at rear of engine block] that was almost worn through from chaffing on an oil cooler pipe. Two nice finds before becoming a headache or car stopper. cheers :D


It would seem that chaffing is quite common on the R/H wing harness of TD5 and Puma Defenders.

This was posted just recently on the Defender2 forum - Defender2 - View topic - lights blowing fuse.... (http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic7617.html)


Paul.

1989 Arles Blue 2.5TD 110 Hardtop
1999 Epsom Green Discovery II 4.0 V8i XS

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