seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 18/02/10 11:07 AM Share Posted 18/02/10 11:07 AM left for work this morning, turned onto the main road and the car went dead, lucky I was still in the left lane so I pull over to the side of the road, Tried to restart, nothing, no cranking, no dash lights, just the smart lock blinking on the dash. I had only broken down a few hundred meters from home, so a quick round trip home to grab a few tools, started checking dash fuses, nope all good, same with the blade fuses in the engine bay, tried a battery disconnect reset, still a flat line.45 minutes and a 77 dollar flat bed ride later*, shes at the mechanics for an autopsy.Pinched the missus car and went to work, get back to the mechanics after work to find the car pointing in a different direction from where I left it, a good sign I hope.A quick chat to the mech and the culprit is the main engine fuse, a 140amp fuse that lives in the engine fuse box and requires the fuse box to be pulled apart to replaced. The electrics are fine no unusual loads the fuse just went pop.So I am now $180 bucks poorer all over an $8 fuse, I think I am going to pick up a spare from fraud, just in cause the car decides to have another stroke.Can say I was lucky though, if it happened last weekend while I was on my trip to Brisvagas and back I would have been royally screwed *mind you my mechanic is right next to where I live and 200m from where I rolled to a stop a Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66298-shes-dead-jim-dead/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
RHR BOOST Moderating Team 5,698 Member For: 21y 9m 14d Gender: Male Location: Southern Highlands NSW Posted 18/02/10 11:13 AM Share Posted 18/02/10 11:13 AM Bugger well at least you can fix it next time. Did you take any pics of the offending fuse Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66298-shes-dead-jim-dead/#findComment-983373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,332 Member For: 19y 8m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/02/10 01:06 PM Share Posted 18/02/10 01:06 PM silly question but why did it blow? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66298-shes-dead-jim-dead/#findComment-983412 Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventytwo Still have a turbo, it's just on a diesel. Lifetime Members 5,368 Member For: 19y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: The 8th Dimension Posted 18/02/10 01:35 PM Author Share Posted 18/02/10 01:35 PM No Idea, no fault codes or shorts in the system. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66298-shes-dead-jim-dead/#findComment-983415 Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Knight Donating Members 73 Member For: 15y 7m 30d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/02/10 08:40 AM Share Posted 26/02/10 08:40 AM On 18/02/2010 at 11:07 AM, seventytwo said: *mind you my mechanic is right next to where I live and 200m from where I rolled to a stop a Get out and push next time Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66298-shes-dead-jim-dead/#findComment-985949 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 22y 1m 24d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 26/02/10 09:18 AM Share Posted 26/02/10 09:18 AM If it does it again then there must be a problem somewhere. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/66298-shes-dead-jim-dead/#findComment-985957 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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