Fusebox - indicators - sidelights - EVERYTHING! - Sorted Woo

25th April 2009, 17:47

Will write down everything that im having problem with, if someone knows exactly what it is i would be a very happy lad.
First off, i drive along, then a fuse blows thats originally 5 amp, (top left hand corner) the speedo, rev light and drivers side rear light goes out, we put in a 10 amp and same thing happens...
Drive along, a fuse blows after a few minutes that stops the indicators working, nothing from the bulbs, the green arrows in the dash do nothing and there is no indicator ticking noise... we pull over, turn the ignition off and put in a 15 amp, that blows up with one turn of the key, put in a 25 and that blows within a flash of turning the key once...
When the indicator fuse died, it was over a bumpy part of a road, but i cant remember it going out before when ive gone over a bumpy part...
We have replaced the indicator stalk and that hasn't worked...
And there is a ticking noise from the fusebox when the ignition is turned with 1, 2 and 3 turns... (ive searched but no-one has had the same issue)

WTF

We are taking out the dash tomorrow to check all the wiring around the fusebox.
Because i have a scandal (full length sunroof), the roof had a slight leak not so long ago, i thought that water has got in, run down the passenger side pillar and got into some wiring, but we will have a look tomorrow.
Should also note; the past owner 'had a go' at doing some wiring setting up things for the car, (a button for the boot, fitting a sub and god knows what else) and didn't know much of what he was doing the pillock.

Thanks

26th April 2009, 16:16

Sunday afternoon bump.

Getting a relay tomorrow and will post up if the car in being a pain in the arse still

26th April 2009, 18:33

a yellow relay clicks you each time you turn the key.
i think its the battery/alternator.
try removing the clicking relay and see if it still blows?

26th April 2009, 18:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by jware92

a yellow relay clicks you each time you turn the key.
i think its the battery/alternator.
try removing the clicking relay and see if it still blows?

Just removed the yellow relay, added the grey one back and it still blew, straight away down a bumpy road

Thanks

27th April 2009, 13:50

Got a grey clicking relay from the scrapyard, its still fucking blew

Had water coming through my roof and part of my dash

Scrap it tbh.

27th April 2009, 15:32

Wierd news.
Came back from 6th form and though i would have a look for water around the interior. The 3 relays above the fusebox (yellow, grey, white) i pulled out the white one, put a 15amp fuse in which works the indicators, it didn't blow... i went down a bumpy road, nothing blew, went round and round and still nothing, went for a 5 minute drive and nothing, everything seems fine... When i went to the scrapyard, this white relay was missing from the only saxo there...
What the hell does this white relay do? Pictures will help...

27th April 2009, 16:23

DONE!!! I think and soo far... the white relay is a buzzer, when you leave your lights on and open your door, it buzzes, mine only did that a few times when i first started driving the dam thing, then it shut up after a few days, and its just abit pooped so its tripping out the fuses

but its fine so far with this buzzer out

went to citroen to ask what this part is and after 10 minutes they 'sort of' figured it out lol. Oh and to replace this part, it would cost £20.50 !! Scrapyard, practically nothing

Thanks much to Matty_VTR and jware92 for helping

3rd May 2009, 19:15

how do these buzzers come off ive got a similar problem my buzzing noise has gone and no sterio or interior lights lol

4th May 2009, 20:36

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Originally Posted by adam661

how do these buzzers come off ive got a similar problem my buzzing noise has gone and no sterio or interior lights lol

Give it a good pull and just watch out that you will cut your knuckles on the surround of the fusebox

18th May 2012, 23:57

iv got exact same probs, no interior lights, 1 rear bk lite out and no front sidelights, so its the relay?

5th September 2012, 18:47

Ive got sort of the same problem, except when ever i indicate my indicators dont work but my hazards do, to which i have no indicators, does anyone know what the problem could be?

5th September 2012, 19:30

I thought i updated this to show i solved my problem sorry, that relay that i took out as shown in the pictures got covered in hot chocolate causing it to fail. I took it out and that stopped the fuse blowning. You might have the same problem but just have a go and see what happens!

5th September 2012, 20:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saamuell

DONE!!! I think and soo far... the white relay is a buzzer, when you leave your lights on and open your door, it buzzes, mine only did that a few times when i first started driving the dam thing, then it shut up after a few days, and its just abit pooped so its tripping out the fuses

but its fine so far with this buzzer out

went to citroen to ask what this part is and after 10 minutes they 'sort of' figured it out lol. Oh and to replace this part, it would cost £20.50 !! Scrapyard, practically nothing

Thanks much to Matty_VTR and jware92 for helping

On some cars you have a governor fuse or relay,which controls a set of fuses in a circuit.

5th March 2014, 15:52

I'm hoping like fuck this trick works for me, had no luck what so ever with mine.