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aj2burrows
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 Posted - 29 Dec 2008 : 6:49:26 PM
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Hi,
Its been a while since i've been here. Hopefully you guys can help me, i'm trying to locate the circuit breakers in my VN Commodore??
Also i have something very strange going on, for some reason my cd player is flicking on and off and when i have the lights on it dims them as well. I can hear the relay clicking when it does it but i have no idea why does anyone know how i might find the issue. I know that it has something to do with the radio, lights and the air con becuase they can all cause it and i believe it has to be something in either the air con or lights circuit but as i said have no idea where to start, any help would be great.
Thanks
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VNSVLE
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Posted - 29 Dec 2008 : 11:52:47 PM
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| By circuit breakers do you mean relays?? If so the relays are under the bonnet. The fuses are behind the panel under the steering wheel. To drop the panel under the steering wheel use a screw driver on the retainers and turn them half a turn. They will unclip and the panel should drop. |
What's the difference between understeer and oversteer?
Understeer is when the driver is scared.
Oversteer is when the passenger is scared. |
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aj2burrows
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Posted - 30 Dec 2008 : 10:21:03 AM
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| I mean actual circuit breakers, should there not be some form of circuit breakers in the car possibly near the engine. Or would the relays be doing the same job I think the circuit breakers would be doing? |
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leebo
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Posted - 30 Dec 2008 : 1:27:05 PM
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hey I don't know too much about circuit breakers but the reason why your stereo is getting upset with the light going on and off is completely different problem because the stereo runs of the battery's power and the fuse for it is behind the head unit itself not down under the steering wheel with others.
those fuses up by the battery are used mostly for engine management and fuel pump and other electronic computer for the car to run you could try changing them.Sometimes those relays just fail and you can't tell to you pull them out so maybe try checking them.
have you taken it to a mechanic or car electronic specialist?
Is your battery in good condition? |
I'll show you the Rick James cell. It's superfreaky!. |
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aj2burrows
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Posted - 30 Dec 2008 : 2:53:09 PM
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| Thanks for the help leebo, I havent taken it to a auto electrican just yet because i want to pin point the issue a bit but thats not that easy. I had a look at the back of the car stereo and the fuse in that looks fine. The odd thing is that it happens when i'm driving along but now for some reason when i apply the brake and stop it stops doing it. |
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trizo
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Posted - 30 Dec 2008 : 3:05:40 PM
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| your earthing out somwere dude! |
3 can keep a secret if 2 are dead |
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aj2burrows
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Posted - 30 Dec 2008 : 3:08:59 PM
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| Dam, thats was my first thought when it started to stop doing it when I was putting my foot on the brake. I dont suppose you know where I might start looking for where it is earthing? |
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leebo
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Posted - 30 Dec 2008 : 4:30:53 PM
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Yeah what trizo said i was told this before from my dad whose a mechanic was that holdens of this error had very faulty earth terminals and most of the other wiring all over the car was likely to fail as long as it was connected to the one earth terminal.
I should know this very well as my cars electrical faults will be the death of me not crashing it. |
I'll show you the Rick James cell. It's superfreaky!. |
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jas89
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Posted - 31 Dec 2008 : 01:32:16 AM
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| yeh as said check all earth points etc...also check the rear brake ligt glob holders...make sure there in good nick as they can cause all sorts of problems if there earthing out (like when foot on brake the headlights turn on etc) |
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leebo
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Posted - 31 Dec 2008 : 11:17:14 AM
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what jas89 said is very true i had that problem than it was fixed when i put in my new clear tail lamps and the lights fuses stopped blowing all the time, make sure your tail lamp gaskets are in good condition so water doesn't short it out.
Here's something you could do if you want you could take off the negative (-) terminal where it contacts the body and with sand paper sand the surface back to metal end do the same for the terminal itself so its making proper contact and see how that goes.
A fault earth may make your car seem as if it has ghosts in it because when it fails it takes everything else with it which explains the stereo which is wired on it's own. |
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aj2burrows
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Posted - 31 Dec 2008 : 3:30:25 PM
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| Thanks for all the help, i think i'm narrowing it down. It appears that it is now happening whenever i do anything, i can even change between drive and neutral and it will flick. I have tried pulling out every fuse except the ignition and it still happens so i'm leaning to the idea that is possiblu somewhere close to the battery and i'm not sure if they are related but possibly my horn doesnt work unless the car is turned off. if i turn the car on it just wont work. Why dont cars just work, there always appears to be something wrong but i guess thats what makes us like them too. |
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trizo
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Posted - 31 Dec 2008 : 6:45:59 PM
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go over the car with a multi meter it will also give you a chance to find any other annoying things that may arise in the future!  |
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leebo
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Posted - 01 Jan 2009 : 2:07:39 PM
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Originally posted by aj2burrows
Thanks for all the help, i think i'm narrowing it down. It appears that it is now happening whenever i do anything, i can even change between drive and neutral and it will flick. I have tried pulling out every fuse except the ignition and it still happens so i'm leaning to the idea that is possiblu somewhere close to the battery and i'm not sure if they are related but possibly my horn doesnt work unless the car is turned off. if i turn the car on it just wont work. Why dont cars just work, there always appears to be something wrong but i guess thats what makes us like them too.
Becos some idiot decided to let us Australians built a car, why were lazy.
hope your narrowing it down bit by bit mate. |
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aj2burrows
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Posted - 01 Jan 2009 : 2:45:45 PM
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| Thanks alot for all your help, i think i have finally got it and after all that it looks like it might just have been a bit of a dodgy terminal connection to the battery, and when i was driving it was vibrating enough to sometimes lose the connection and then when i stopped it was able to make it again. So i have replaced both the connectors from the crappy standard ones that were on it and put two nice new shiny ones on it and it looks like it might be fixed. Fingers crossed, needs a good wash tonight though and then i can move onto the next issue. |
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