burned out ignition fuse

allwar187365

04-19-2005, 04:42 PM

spy1309

04-20-2005, 12:02 PM

The short might be in the ignition switch or you have a huge curent draw maby from the starter .

escapingoth

09-05-2005, 10:41 PM

ok i have a 95 metro ignition fuse keeps blowing out when i turn the key i searched the forum and i did the pulling of all fuses and left the ignition one on and it blew alone i checked the wires going to the fire wall theres nothing melted in the wires i have a multimeter is there any way i can use it to do anything related to my problem im not very good with elecrical stuff im just looking around the car trying to figure out something please help

I am having the same problems.
I found that when I disconect the ground wire from the ignition coil the fuse no longer blows and I can start the car. I checked it tonight and found that there is .12volts from the unhooked ground wire to ground. It is really weird because the ignition coil is bolted directly to the firewall.
Did you manage to get yours sorted out.
Thanks

Crvett69

09-06-2005, 02:50 AM

on some of the metro's there is a noise supresion capacitor running from the coil to ground, if it shorts that can cause fuse to blow

escapingoth

09-06-2005, 10:08 AM

on some of the metro's there is a noise supresion capacitor running from the coil to ground, if it shorts that can cause fuse to blow

Thank you for responding. Do you know if the capacitor is built into the coil.

Crvett69

09-06-2005, 08:03 PM

no, its bolted to one of the coil hold down bolts i think, look for a 1/2" round metal can looking thing with 1 wire going to it

escapingoth

09-06-2005, 09:57 PM

Thank you for your help. I did finally manage (I think, hope and pray) that I found the problem. It was a burnt connector in the fuse box. If I can I'll post a pic tomorrow.

carpenter_jai

08-06-2007, 05:45 PM

I wonder which connector was the culprit...

Jai

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