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Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:46 pm
by Apm83
Wondering if some of the resident zuk experts could get me out of a spot of bother.
My vitara has been sitting for about 3 weeks, battery went flat - no big deal recharged the battery - checked with a meter 13v.
Plug battery in - no electrics - nothing.
No power to fuse box, checked between + and chassis, and getting a good 12+ volts.
Where am I going wrong? Is there a main fusible link or the like? Its almost like the battery is just not even connected. No wipers, no lights, no stereo, no clicks when you hit switches that should activate relays, dead
Please point me in the right direction....
cheers
Aaron
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 10:59 pm
by icekayak
Do your headlights or interior light work? (as they should have a fulltime 12v send, not through the igntion circuit)
Is there a fuse box under the bonnet also? I can't remember...
Is there any loose wires around the terminals? (ie ones that may have fallen off or look unplugged)
Maybe try and follow the leads from + terminal backwards, and test them anywhere you can get to them to try and work out where you are have and have not got power...
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:12 pm
by UBZ
Stupid Question
Did you put the battery back in the right way round?
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:15 am
by QUADRACER
There is a 60 amp main fuse in the fuse box next to the battery, it is a fusable link for direct power supply,
also some time the lead to this gets a bit of of rust under it , could need a clean.
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:30 am
by Heath
Terminals clean and tight?
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:33 am
by Apm83
QUADRACER wrote:There is a 60 amp main fuse in the fuse box next to the battery, it is a fusable link for direct power supply,
also some time the lead to this gets a bit of of rust under it , could need a clean.
This man wins the cigar!!!!!
You guys rock...........
60amp is blown.......
Thank goodness for the internet, more money saved
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:47 am
by mudzilla
IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:00 am
by icekayak
Guess the question remains as to why it got blown....
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:45 am
by Apm83
icekayak wrote:Guess the question remains as to why it got blown....
I have found this out also.
Brother came around to borrow zuk - battery dead, he hooked up my jumper pack - and wife says there were sparks as he hooked it up.
Bet he did it wrong way round!
Re: Vitara - dead electrics
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:10 am
by lneil
Apm83 wrote:icekayak wrote:Guess the question remains as to why it got blown....
I have found this out also.
Brother came around to borrow zuk - battery dead, he hooked up my jumper pack - and wife says there were sparks as he hooked it up.
Bet he did it wrong way round!
That'll do it!