Fuse melted on top of battery!

[Allen]

Hi guys, i know this is covered in the FAQ section but iv already posted there a little while ago when i started to have the problem and now its get really bad and melted the whole fuse.

There was no real definate answer to why this is happening, has anyone sorted it themselves?

 

[Robbie C]

Yeah, I replaced the fuse.......?

SEATs have **** electrics, just the way it is

 

[Allen]

replacing the fuse wont stop the problem, iv changed it 2 or three times, but now theres no fuse left! The whole fuse and the bit where it sits has literally melted, i could smell burning in the car so i jumped out to check it and it had gone!

 

[truCido]

It's to do with your water pump, possibly a bad connection somewhere or maybe a new pump needed

 

[MIkey kc]

isnt it somthing to do with your fans?

 

[SNOWZ]

It's to do with your water pump, possibly a bad connection somewhere or maybe a new pump needed

whats a fuse got to do with the water pump, i've never heard that before?

 

[Riko]

Yeah it controls the fans. That pics nothing dude, should've seen mine when it melted!! The whole corner of the unit had melted away, think I was lucky not to have a fire start! Obviously had to replace it, costs about £40-50 iirc?

 

[truCido]

oh ok soz, i thought it was for the water pump not the fans, my bad!

 

[ibizacupra]

replace that top unit asap, and white grease the fuses when you stick them into the new one

i bought a cupra of a guy on here as his did catch fire and wrote off the car - BEWARE

 

[Allen]

Any ideas on [part numbers? Do i need to get the whole fuse board, i dont want to take ages in SEAT with the prat on the parts desk!!

 

[cupra-neil]

replace asap

 

[Allen]

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[arron2004]

replace asap

Right thats just made me go check my fuses

 

[nogutsnoglory]

isnt it somthing to do with your fans?

Yeah, it happened to me and aswell as replacing the fuses and holder, I also got the fan replaced, never happened again.

 

[ibizacupra]

replace asap

YES folks.. do it now.
Neils is the car i bought cos it was an insurance write off because of this £35 quid part.

 

[MIkey kc]

so what check your fuse for slight melting? if it looks like it is then you need to change the fuse holder,fuses and fans?

 

[Allen]

Im going to go and buy a fuse board tomorrow and a few fuses. Cant afford to shell out for the fans.

From what iv gathered from the FAQ thread is that its something wrong in the fuseboard.

But it could also be the fans overloading the circuit, but this should just pop the fuse not cause it to go into meltdown (as the fuse is there to stop that)

So fingers crossed its just the fuse board.

 

[Riko]

Wouldn't have thought u need to replace the actual fans? Haven't heard it go that far anyway? I had to order the part in as it wasn't available off the shelf, so expect a week or so waiting time. But the again this was at Milron Keynes and they are positively poor!!

 

[sssstew]

i got my replacement board from MK Seat as well, they had to order in, took 4 days i think, this was in the summer some time ago and had to run around without cooling fans for a few days, luckily i didnt get stuck in traffic. I think all dealers would need to order this part in though.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

If you get melting then yes definitely change the fuses, and the holder, but your problems may keep coming back until you replace the fans.

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