mphilleo
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lincoln, ND
What a wild ride. After about a month, several hundred dollars and lot of black nitrile gloves, I've gotten my 1996 XJ baselined and up to snuff. I even made sure all the bulbs are correct to ensure correct amperage draw. But a problem I hope I might have somehow corrected is still raising its ugly head.
By process of elimination, it appears the 20A maxi fuse in the PDC under the hood blows every time I start the car. That is, I have no blinkers, hazards and brake light whenever I decide I want to operate the car. I have confirmed if the vehicle is off and I put in a new 20A fuse, I have working blinkers, hazards and brake light. Start the car? The fuse blows and those features are gone. All the fuses in the kick panel below the steering wheel are intact and the relay works fine when the fuse is intact to allow those features to work.
Has anyone else experienced this sort of problem? I'm not 100% certain whether the wiring harness for this '96 is for '96 and earlier years or '97 and up (as 1996 was a transitional year for the XJ), so I wouldn't even know what wiring diagram to refer to. Suffice it to say, this is pretty frustrating, so any help is greatly appreciated.
By process of elimination, it appears the 20A maxi fuse in the PDC under the hood blows every time I start the car. That is, I have no blinkers, hazards and brake light whenever I decide I want to operate the car. I have confirmed if the vehicle is off and I put in a new 20A fuse, I have working blinkers, hazards and brake light. Start the car? The fuse blows and those features are gone. All the fuses in the kick panel below the steering wheel are intact and the relay works fine when the fuse is intact to allow those features to work.
Has anyone else experienced this sort of problem? I'm not 100% certain whether the wiring harness for this '96 is for '96 and earlier years or '97 and up (as 1996 was a transitional year for the XJ), so I wouldn't even know what wiring diagram to refer to. Suffice it to say, this is pretty frustrating, so any help is greatly appreciated.