Under Bonnet Fuse Box?

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:03 pm

Is they another fuse box under the bonnet apart from the 1 just above the battery?
The fuse box I have only has about 12 fuses in it, and I need to pull no 23 for ABS Control Unit which I cant find.
I've pulled fuse 3 from under the steering wheel, altho it has improved braking it has also made the brake lights not work anymore. lol

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:21 pm

There's the relay fusebox, the under-dash fusebox and the hidden one. ;)

The hidden one is in front of the relay fusebox right next to the wing, to the right hand side of the battery box i think. It's cover is about 3"x1" (orientated longest side parallel to the wing) and has a few high-current fuses in it such as the ones for the fans

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:09 pm

mjb wrote: the hidden one. ;)

That'll be the box down the side of the battery I cant bloody open cos me hands are not childrens size.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:49 pm

yep, that's the one!

sollyboy · Post by **sollyboy** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:02 pm

While your there, where would I find the fuse for the air conditioning ? mine just stop blowing cold ?

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:41 pm

Check the Haynes manual, it'll tell you what fuse is what. It's well worth the money.

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:47 am

Well I still cant find this bloody fusebox. I've found 4 fuse boxes but not the 1 I want.
2 under steering wheel, underbonnet above battery, and another to right of battery.
Not 1 of them has Fuse 23 ABS Control Unit.

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:48 am

sollyboy wrote:While your there, where would I find the fuse for the air conditioning ? mine just stop blowing cold ?

Air Con prob needs a re-gas rather than a blown fuse.

sollyboy · Post by **sollyboy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:34 pm

Was thinking that but only had it re gassed a year back , how long does a re gas last if you use it in the UK climate ???

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:21 pm

why do you want to take the fuse out for the abs?
if you want to cut out the abs then just unplug one of the front sensors

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:31 pm

jameslxdt wrote:why do you want to take the fuse out for the abs?
if you want to cut out the abs then just unplug one of the front sensors

Wanna take it out cos it appears to be faulty. I'll try and unplug a sensor.

Altho a m8 did unplug the cable to the ABS unit, this then made the speedo not work and of course the ABS light up.

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:36 pm

well if you take the fuse out for the abs, the light will come on, and if they abs was at fault in any way the light would be on

GeordieBoy · Post by **GeordieBoy** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 9:44 pm

Occasionally when I brake I feel the ABS kicking in, even tho I'm only lightly braking and know that no way a wheel could be slipping.
When it happens I press very firmly on the brake to get it stop. When the cable was removed from the ABS Unit it felt great again, obviously the wheel would lock up under heavy braking. No ABS light is on atm, neither does it come on when it kicks in. So it appears to be a random problem with ABS Sensor or ABS Control Unit. Brake Pads are fine, and the Discs look ok as well.