Need help w/electrical problem....
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Need help w/electrical problem....
Last night when I was leaving work the headlights, outside temp display, heater fan motor ONLY, blinkers, wipers and rear wiper fuse were all dead.
Parking light, highbeam (only by pulling toward me) still work.
All the fuses by the driver's door are fine.
I'm thinking some main relay might have fried.
Has anyone expereinced these symptoms?
Does anyone have any insight on what to check?
Thanks.
Parking light, highbeam (only by pulling toward me) still work.
All the fuses by the driver's door are fine.
I'm thinking some main relay might have fried.
Has anyone expereinced these symptoms?
Does anyone have any insight on what to check?
Thanks.
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Sounds like maybe the load reduction relay is toast...
if your fuses are fine, then there is no power getting switched through them. Use a multimeter or 12v test light to see if you have power on either side of the fuse when the key is on..
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Yep. I am not sure which one it is, I don't have my Bentley here...
I've never had to play with this one. In days of old, the load reduction relay was orange, not sure if it still is.. Basically it's a high current relay, to take the load off of the ingition switch.
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