well wasn't going to post till my overheating problem solve was at least a week old, but now have a problem, cars been fine for the past 3 and a half days, no over heating, can run above 50 and even boost with no problems whats so ever, but about half hour ago, my eng cont fuse in the engine bay (main fuse box) keeps blowing on me.

 

any ideas? only thing i did was fiddle with my boost gauge (aftermarket thats plumbed into the dash) area as it was no longer changing color.

 

is there anything in that area that is on the same circuit as the engine cont fuse.

 

is it safe to drive with it blown? the engine wants to die on idle but that can be countered by giving it a few revs, i also get the LIGHTS and DIFF OIL light light up on the dash when the fuse is blown, but by all accounts when driving shes fine, only when she returns to idle does she want to die and even then, its only sometimes.

good to see you found it so quick mate

good to see you found it so quick mate

 

Yeah bugs the hell out of me when I have a issue, I must be sad as I can't wait to fix things when they go wrong lol

Nice one Ian, glad you found the problem and a temp fix is better than nothing mate, this one is turning into blood, sweat and tears alright!

Nice one Ian, glad you found the problem and a temp fix is better than nothing mate, this one is turning into blood, sweat and tears alright!

 

I've had a good nose around as well, and tied back all cables that could potentially end up on the very hot parts of the engine / down pipes / turbos.

I've had a good nose around as well, and tied back all cables that could potentially end up on the very hot parts of the engine / down pipes / turbos.

 

Good idea, cutting out any further potential hazards/problems etc

least its just a simple thing to fix

least its just a simple thing to fix

 

most of it is, its just finding the cause that usually ends up being the PITA that tests the hell out of your love for the car lol

 

But at least once ive finished routing out all the issues and sorting the body work out, she should be a nice zed to own.

 

Good idea, cutting out any further potential hazards/problems etc

 

Yep, rich, worth checking on any zed to be honest as its free and only takes 10mins

 

Really do need to do some major rewiring though at some point. think ill wait for the new year for that and the warmer weather though.

Admire your tenacity mate,

most would have given up by now.

Glad to hear you found the problem, you must be well chuffed.

:yes: well done mate

thanks for the nice comments guys, makes it worth while when its finally sorted.