Blown Fuse

AndyG_1979 · 05-03-2005, 18:09

Yesterday was driving home from work in snow/rain and for some reason the wipers stopped working

Managed to get off the dual carriage way safely but unfortunately I hit a dog

It did get up and run off though!
When I looked it had blown the fuse and the dealer said it had just happened to his vRS

I pulled the fuse for something else (need to look at what wasn’t working

) and continued home.
Anyone got any idea why this may have happened? I’m going to pop in the dealer sometime to get them to checked it out.

Blumin annoying and it may be worth getting a few spare fuses to keep just in case!

WW_VRS · 05-03-2005, 19:25

Seems like that fuse is bl*dy sensitive and borderline. IMHO it is too borderline to use...

It also goes apparently when you try and use the spray with a frozen-up sprayer supply

Lummox · 05-03-2005, 19:28

Fuse 15 iirc, blows when wipers are frozen to the screen.

alexst · 06-03-2005, 16:55

I had the same problem when i was skiing in austria, i asked for some spare fusesa from the garage and they gave me about 35 different fuses which are now all waiting patiently in the car in case another one goes.

WW_VRS · 06-03-2005, 20:21

The key bit I would like to know is whether this also happens when the wipers are NOT frozen to the windscreen. Fair enough if they were frozen up, but it shouldn't happen if they were not.

AndyG_1979 · 07-03-2005, 08:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by WW_VRS

The key bit I would like to know is whether this also happens when the wipers are NOT frozen to the windscreen. Fair enough if they were frozen up, but it shouldn't happen if they were not.

Thats the funny thing, id left work and they were working fine, over took a lorry and the spray hit the windscreen! It was at this point they stopped working

WW_VRS · 07-03-2005, 09:14

Hmm - seems like a safety issue to me. I'm wondering if the fuse is just a little underrated, or 'too fast' - Fair enough if you are doing a wipe of 'wipin' when they're frozen up, but when you just use them that's just dangerous imho :|

Will keep an eye on it once I (finally) get mine. Can't be more than a week or so now

Cliveski · 07-03-2005, 11:50

when looking into buying a fabia I read that wiper fuses do blow quite easily and that dealers can supply/fit stronger ones . . . .

WW_VRS · 07-03-2005, 12:41

If they are allowed to fit higher rates fuses by Skoda UK without voiding warranty on the motors then that's a little strange - after all they should be fitted with the correct ones in the first place?

Strange - ah well, will see if it happens first I suppose

fordfan · 09-03-2005, 19:49

The fuse blows because the washer fluid is frozen when you are using the washers, also it happens to protect the wiper circuit as well (nice design!). When the Fabia first came out it had a 5A fuse, when fuse blowing in cold weather beacme apparent replacement with a 10A fuse was advised. The way I see it if you fit a higher rated fuse and the wiring goes up in flames it cant be anyone elses fault except for your own - the best way to prevent this is to use a higher concentration of washer fluid to stop it freezing in the first place. Also the position of the washer bottle doesn't help right at the front behind the bumper.

WW_VRS · 09-03-2005, 20:08

If the dealer advises to fit a 10A fuse it's their problem if the wiring goes IMHO, beyond that I totally agree with your post

fordfan · 09-03-2005, 20:56

It was advised by Skoda

AndyG_1979 · 10-03-2005, 09:11

Mine was fitted with a 10A fuse from factory

05-03-2005, 18:09	#1
AndyG_1979 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wigmore, Kent Posts: 281 Thanks: 13 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Blown Fuse Yesterday was driving home from work in snow/rain and for some reason the wipers stopped working Managed to get off the dual carriage way safely but unfortunately I hit a dog It did get up and run off though! When I looked it had blown the fuse and the dealer said it had just happened to his vRS I pulled the fuse for something else (need to look at what wasn’t working ) and continued home. Anyone got any idea why this may have happened? I’m going to pop in the dealer sometime to get them to checked it out. Blumin annoying and it may be worth getting a few spare fuses to keep just in case! __________________ Black Magic Fabia vRS XBox Live: AndyG1979 Support Briskoda by joining FREEDOM!!!! click the image =====>

05-03-2005, 19:25	#2
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,684 Thanks: 43 Thanked 67 Times in 58 Posts	Seems like that fuse is bl*dy sensitive and borderline. IMHO it is too borderline to use... It also goes apparently when you try and use the spray with a frozen-up sprayer supply __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Fabia vRS alloys for sale incl tyres, spare wheel with tyre + spare tyre - make me an offer via PM

06-03-2005, 16:55	#4
alexst Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Halifax Posts: 528 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had the same problem when i was skiing in austria, i asked for some spare fusesa from the garage and they gave me about 35 different fuses which are now all waiting patiently in the car in case another one goes. __________________ Fajitas for dinner yum yum!

06-03-2005, 20:21	#5
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,684 Thanks: 43 Thanked 67 Times in 58 Posts	The key bit I would like to know is whether this also happens when the wipers are NOT frozen to the windscreen. Fair enough if they were frozen up, but it shouldn't happen if they were not. __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Fabia vRS alloys for sale incl tyres, spare wheel with tyre + spare tyre - make me an offer via PM

07-03-2005, 09:14	#7
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,684 Thanks: 43 Thanked 67 Times in 58 Posts	Hmm - seems like a safety issue to me. I'm wondering if the fuse is just a little underrated, or 'too fast' - Fair enough if you are doing a wipe of 'wipin' when they're frozen up, but when you just use them that's just dangerous imho :\| Will keep an eye on it once I (finally) get mine. Can't be more than a week or so now __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Fabia vRS alloys for sale incl tyres, spare wheel with tyre + spare tyre - make me an offer via PM

05-03-2005, 19:28	#3
Lummox Hairy Yeti Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 21,137 Thanks: 18 Thanked 535 Times in 468 Posts	Fuse 15 iirc, blows when wipers are frozen to the screen.

07-03-2005, 11:50	#8
Cliveski Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: P'boro / King's Lynn Posts: 133 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	when looking into buying a fabia I read that wiper fuses do blow quite easily and that dealers can supply/fit stronger ones . . . .

07-03-2005, 12:41	#9
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,684 Thanks: 43 Thanked 67 Times in 58 Posts	If they are allowed to fit higher rates fuses by Skoda UK without voiding warranty on the motors then that's a little strange - after all they should be fitted with the correct ones in the first place? Strange - ah well, will see if it happens first I suppose __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Fabia vRS alloys for sale incl tyres, spare wheel with tyre + spare tyre - make me an offer via PM

09-03-2005, 19:49	#10
fordfan ECUless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,817 Thanks: 28 Thanked 202 Times in 176 Posts	The fuse blows because the washer fluid is frozen when you are using the washers, also it happens to protect the wiper circuit as well (nice design!). When the Fabia first came out it had a 5A fuse, when fuse blowing in cold weather beacme apparent replacement with a 10A fuse was advised. The way I see it if you fit a higher rated fuse and the wiring goes up in flames it cant be anyone elses fault except for your own - the best way to prevent this is to use a higher concentration of washer fluid to stop it freezing in the first place. Also the position of the washer bottle doesn't help right at the front behind the bumper.

09-03-2005, 20:08	#11
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,684 Thanks: 43 Thanked 67 Times in 58 Posts	If the dealer advises to fit a 10A fuse it's their problem if the wiring goes IMHO, beyond that I totally agree with your post __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Fabia vRS alloys for sale incl tyres, spare wheel with tyre + spare tyre - make me an offer via PM

09-03-2005, 20:56	#12
fordfan ECUless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,817 Thanks: 28 Thanked 202 Times in 176 Posts	It was advised by Skoda

10-03-2005, 09:11	#13
AndyG_1979 Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wigmore, Kent Posts: 281 Thanks: 13 Thanked 12 Times in 10 Posts	Mine was fitted with a 10A fuse from factory __________________ Black Magic Fabia vRS XBox Live: AndyG1979 Support Briskoda by joining FREEDOM!!!! click the image =====>

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