Every thing on my aircon pod, apart from my hazard light is dead? It's only that pod everything else works as intended? Iv checked all the fuses an none are blown is there a relay for the side pods I've missed somewhere? Was hoping to put the car infor it's Mot next week, but there is no point until I get my wipers working again.

 

Is there something I've missed? I've checked the fuses in the drivers foot well and under the bonnet but can't see anything else.

Whip the panel out and check the connectors. They all run a different set of circuits, but use a common connector...from memory and the hazard connector is independent.

Whip the panel out and check the connectors. They all run a different set of circuits, but use a common connector...from memory and the hazard connector is independent.

 

Done that everything looks good :/

Have you got a spare pod?

Have you got a spare pod?

 

Nope :(

Everything dead, do you mean the climate control and the digits dont work, or the lights and switches aswell?

I have a spare climate pod i can post for you to try, if you pm me your addy, i also have a spare series 1 climate ecu, just in case, but its rare for them to go US

Edited March 19, 201015 yr by groover

I have a spare climate pod i can post for you to try, if you pm me your addy, i also have a spare series 1 climate ecu, just in case, but its rare for them to go US

 

The pod on the right with the lights on works fine, it's just the aircon one, I get no digits, wipers don't work, jets don't work aircon not workie, tis dead jim.. Lol

 

Groover you have a pm soon as I've sent it

PM received

 

Have you checked the fuses in the footwell, the wipers have nothing to do with the climate controls, do you have illumination when you turn the lights on.

PM received

 

Have you checked the fuses in the footwell, the wipers have nothing to do with the climate controls, do you have illumination when you turn the lights on.

 

Yep god illumination, took all the fuses out and had a look all are ok, i'm miffed to be honest.

Ok, are both wiper switches doing nothing, the reason im asking is that you have 3 plugs on the back of the climate pod, the black one in the middle for the climate control, and of course the 2 to the wipers, the smaller plug for the rear wiper. Check the plugs are in all the way, or give them a wiggle. Im sure you may have done this, but its part of the elimination process. Then we can work back from the pod

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=66739

 

Second row, recheck all three from the right, if they are fine, you may need to take the fuse board out to check the panel behind, there are relays and circuitry behind the fuse box, that if, its had any water in may have corroded the connections behind there. It seems more obvious that, thats your problem, simply by looking at the 3 fuses in a row control the exact items that are not working

Edited March 19, 201015 yr by groover

Ok, are both wiper switches doing nothing, the reason im asking is that you have 3 plugs on the back of the climate pod, the black one in the middle for the climate control, and of course the 2 to the wipers, the smaller plug for the rear wiper. Check the plugs are in all the way, or give them a wiggle. Im sure you may have done this, but its part of the elimination process. Then we can work back from the pod

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=66739

 

Second row, recheck all three from the right, if they are fine, you may need to take the fuse board out to check the panel behind, there are relays and circuitry behind the fuse box, that if, its had any water in may have corroded the connections behind there. It seems more obvious that, that's your problem, simply by looking at the 3 fuses in a row control the exact items that are not working

 

basically, the rear wipers switch does nothing, the main wiper switch does nothing, press the button to get the jets working does nothing lol, the air con does nothing, doesnt even light up and give me some funky digits, the connectors on the back of the pod look in great shape and was hard to disconnect them so i know they are in there solid.

 

Oh god you mean I've gotta become a contortionist to get behind the fuse box in the foot well?

 

time to go on a diet me thinks...

 

i think im just going to take the drivers seat out to be honest if i have to dig around down in that foot well. give me some nice laying down room lol

Fraid so lol, there is also a little white-ish platic box at the bottom right of the kick panel, there is a loom connector going into the bottom, this is the Time control unit, which controls the intermittent wiper, lights etc, check the connection, but if poss take the box apart to make sure the circuit board tracks are ok, you will see if there is one burnt out, comes apart really easily, just some lugs to open.

Fraid so lol, there is also a little white-ish platic box at the bottom right of the kick panel, there is a loom connector going into the bottom, this is the Time control unit, which controls the intermittent wiper, lights etc, check the connection, but if poss take the box apart to make sure the circuit board tracks are ok, you will see if there is one burnt out, comes apart really easily, just some lugs to open.

 

why did i know you were going to say that lol. im hiding my camera, dont need any stealthy photos of me with my ass in the air and legs all over the place.... haha

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Have you checked the fuses in the foot well, the wipers have nothing to do with the climate controls, do you have illumination when you turn the lights on.

 

i must be blind, no illumination of the pods. when the lights are on. but the dash lights up. so when it stops raining, suppose im going to be taking the foot well apart :blink:

Sounds like the accessory circuit power distribution relay, common problem, unfortunately it plugged into the "rear" of the fuse box in the drivers footwell, only way to get to the relay is to remove the fusebox or at least pull it out a little but enough to turn it around, sometimes where the relay is plugged in can corrode and cause the same issue.

 

Jeff

Sounds like the accessory circuit power distribution relay, common problem, unfortunately it plugged into the "rear" of the fuse box in the drivers footwell, only way to get to the relay is to remove the fusebox or at least pull it out a little but enough to turn it around, sometimes where the relay is plugged in can corrode and cause the same issue.

 

Jeff

 

Yep going to be upside down in the foot well tomorrow then lol

thank you for the info everyone I'll let you know how I get on

Yep going to be upside down in the foot well tomorrow then lol

thank you for the info everyone I'll let you know how I get on

 

will send u relay if you find out its that bud, let me know ye? cheers.

will send u relay if you find out its that bud, let me know ye? cheers.

 

Np matey, anyway go on enjoy your birthday lol

Np matey, anyway go on enjoy your birthday lol

 

lol, i know sad aint i!! still on the computer on my bday!! nah im off go-karting tomorow and then out on the piss!!!

UPDATE TIME :D

 

Right just been and completely gutted the inside of my car and did some strange angles and positions to get at this fuse box. my god is it tight down there....

 

Anyway, disconnected everything around the fuse box and took it completely out of the car. as suspected all the fuses are fine. i then turned it over and was met by a few relays. unplugged them all and inspected thoroughly, everything looks fine and dandy, BUT wait, there was a tiny blue one, out of place to the rest. as it was much smaller, plugged into a slot with the indent LC, this had a corroded pin on it.

 

well took the fuse box apart and cleaned said pin slot, did the fuse box back up, and put it back in the car with out this small blue relay.

 

Now I'm not sure what I've done, whether its I've moved one of the blue relays or one of the brown relays, but my pod now works, and for some reason (although more testing is required on this one) my turbo has stopped smoking? *for now at least*

 

I have left the little blue relay out. and everything else seems to be working correctly on the car, i have A/C / wipers / illumination / headlights / fog lights / hazards / radio / seat / turbo timer / horn, in fact everything is still working fine and I'm at a loss as to what this little blue relay does? and why it would even effect the turbo? it spools up as i can hear the nice little whistle when it does so. it just doesn't kick out half a ton of white smoke now.

 

Can anyone enlighten me on what this relay does? as it might of just saved me having to replace a turbo. but ill give it a few more tests first. might just be coincidence.

Oh good that will be £6 billion consultation fee :rofl: :rofl:

 

Oh sorry forgot i don`t work for a large bank or building society :whistling:

 

Jeff TT

Oh good that will be £6 billion consultation fee :rofl: :rofl:

 

Oh sorry forgot i don`t work for a large bank or building society :whistling:

 

Jeff TT

 

lol jeff, i seem to have gotten rather intimate with my car today, any idea what that wonderful little relay is. just been out at the car again and let it get upto temp. and again althought there is what looks like water vapor, no sign of this masses out of the drivers side turbo that was there before i pulled the fuse box?

 

I am at a loss as to why it now doesnt smoke like it used too

On 19/03/2010 at 21:30, JeffTT said:

Sounds like the accessory circuit power distribution relay, common problem, unfortunately it plugged into the "rear" of the fuse box in the drivers footwell, only way to get to the relay is to remove the fusebox or at least pull it out a little but enough to turn it around, sometimes where the relay is plugged in can corrode and cause the same issue.

 

Jeff

That will be this blue b@5tard then !

0 out of 10 for the designers

But thanks Jeff, it's the one!tt

Just have to see what else I broke swapping it out!

I have fixed this problem many times

It is without a doubt the blue relay on the back of your footwell fuse box, unplug everything remove the fuse box and replace all 3 just to be safe since they are cheap and its not a fun job to do twice 👍

All sorted, just in time for the deluge monday thankfully nothing else broken