Confusing Celica fuse conudrum!
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First post in the Jap section, here goes nothing!
After years of running English, Italian, German and a solitary French motor I have finally taken the plunge and headed East, I picked up a last of the line (1994) pop up headlighted Cleica GT about 4 months ago. I really like it and for its age it feels really good. Snag is its developed an odd problem.
I stalled it one evening and it refused to re start, fortunately I was at home at the time. I checked it over in the morning and discovered the 60amp (ABS fuse, it doesn't have ABS!) had blown. I sourced a new fuse (who the hell uses PAL fuses other than Toyota???!) and got it going again.
The problem seems to be related to the alarm system, I found that sometimes on disarming/unlocking, the fuse would blow. This all cam to ahead a couple of days ago when it blew a fuse whilst I was trying to leave for work then promptly blew my back up fuse. Leaving me no choice but to use my other car (I really don't know how singular car people cope!).
Anyway tonight I pulled the multi meter out and checked the GT over only to find the battery had completely flattened itself. I brought it back to life, jumping it off my BMW and decided to use a pair of pliers to bypass the fuse! The pliers then fell off after it started running and yet it kept running. I checked all the electrical circuits, everything worked,so I took the car for a spin, to charge the battery.
After getting back I turned the ignition off and tried to re start, no joy. I then armed and disarmed the alarm and tried a re start, it fired into life. So now it appears the fuse that stopped it running has become irrelevant????
I'm puzzled to say the least, why on earth does it not need that fuse in place?
I never had this level of confusion running an elderly French car? Any ideas suggestions people?
After years of running English, Italian, German and a solitary French motor I have finally taken the plunge and headed East, I picked up a last of the line (1994) pop up headlighted Cleica GT about 4 months ago. I really like it and for its age it feels really good. Snag is its developed an odd problem.
I stalled it one evening and it refused to re start, fortunately I was at home at the time. I checked it over in the morning and discovered the 60amp (ABS fuse, it doesn't have ABS!) had blown. I sourced a new fuse (who the hell uses PAL fuses other than Toyota???!) and got it going again.
The problem seems to be related to the alarm system, I found that sometimes on disarming/unlocking, the fuse would blow. This all cam to ahead a couple of days ago when it blew a fuse whilst I was trying to leave for work then promptly blew my back up fuse. Leaving me no choice but to use my other car (I really don't know how singular car people cope!).
Anyway tonight I pulled the multi meter out and checked the GT over only to find the battery had completely flattened itself. I brought it back to life, jumping it off my BMW and decided to use a pair of pliers to bypass the fuse! The pliers then fell off after it started running and yet it kept running. I checked all the electrical circuits, everything worked,so I took the car for a spin, to charge the battery.
After getting back I turned the ignition off and tried to re start, no joy. I then armed and disarmed the alarm and tried a re start, it fired into life. So now it appears the fuse that stopped it running has become irrelevant????
I'm puzzled to say the least, why on earth does it not need that fuse in place?
I never had this level of confusion running an elderly French car? Any ideas suggestions people?
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Has to be an aftermarket alarm btw, no way the original would still be working now, if it had one that is!
Has to be an aftermarket alarm btw, no way the original would still be working now, if it had one that is!
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