Hi all,
Bought my 02 a little over 1.5 years ago w/ 290k miles. I've gotten some great use out of her up and down the US pacific coast. Of course she's had some problems (the current reason I joined the forum) with 300k miles but it's nothing I haven't been able to learn about (largely from this forum) and fix myself. Its been a bunch of fun but I've run into a stump. The following is my problem currently but don't feel burdened to read through it/respond. Trying to hit my 15 min posts.
The other day she blew the EFI fuse. It has happened before because of bad battery terminals, but I replaced them, cleaned them up, and the problem disappeared. Just the other day it happened again and repeatedly blew the fuses. I threw a 25 amp in and made it home but I haven't driven again for fear of melting the wires or causing bigger problems.
Here's everything I know. While warm, the EFI kept blowing. Even after cleaning the terminals and checking the grounds, the EFI blew again. After letting the car cool down, she drove until average temperature, and EFI blew again. After talking with an O'Reily's guy, he suggested temporarily throwing the 25 amp in to make it home. I was hesitant, but she made it home. Just today, I put the 20 amp back in, warmed her up and drove around the parking lot. She did fine, but I have little confidence to get back out on the road. I assume that because she ran on the 25 there isn't a short? Fuel pump perhaps pulling too many amps? Stumped on what the problem is.
Bought my 02 a little over 1.5 years ago w/ 290k miles. I've gotten some great use out of her up and down the US pacific coast. Of course she's had some problems (the current reason I joined the forum) with 300k miles but it's nothing I haven't been able to learn about (largely from this forum) and fix myself. Its been a bunch of fun but I've run into a stump. The following is my problem currently but don't feel burdened to read through it/respond. Trying to hit my 15 min posts.
The other day she blew the EFI fuse. It has happened before because of bad battery terminals, but I replaced them, cleaned them up, and the problem disappeared. Just the other day it happened again and repeatedly blew the fuses. I threw a 25 amp in and made it home but I haven't driven again for fear of melting the wires or causing bigger problems.
Here's everything I know. While warm, the EFI kept blowing. Even after cleaning the terminals and checking the grounds, the EFI blew again. After letting the car cool down, she drove until average temperature, and EFI blew again. After talking with an O'Reily's guy, he suggested temporarily throwing the 25 amp in to make it home. I was hesitant, but she made it home. Just today, I put the 20 amp back in, warmed her up and drove around the parking lot. She did fine, but I have little confidence to get back out on the road. I assume that because she ran on the 25 there isn't a short? Fuel pump perhaps pulling too many amps? Stumped on what the problem is.