I searched, before anyone starts, and kinda found a link to my problem, but not really pointing at a cause.
Ive a 96 300tdi disco, was my dads, so just had a basic stereo in there, cos all he was bothered about was listening to radio 4.
Pulled the old one out, put my stereo in it, all was good, pushed it in place, and it all went off.
As did the interior lights, and the clock.
Now I found out by searching that fuse 6 on one of the satellite sections could have blown, and sure enough it had.
This 20A fuse is also linked to the trailer wiring.
I didnt have any 20A fuses to replace it with, so put in a 15A that I had to hand just to try, and everything came back to life, but, with the head unit on standby, it popped again.
Now, I understand that the fuse blew for a reason, but could anyone shed any light as to what that could be, as I cant imagine a head unit on standby would draw over 15 Amps.
Ive checked the loom behind the head unit and all the wiring seems ok, no worn or melted sections (unlike a previous car I had!!!), and all the other fuses appear to be fine.
Any ideas anyone?
Sy
Ive a 96 300tdi disco, was my dads, so just had a basic stereo in there, cos all he was bothered about was listening to radio 4.
Pulled the old one out, put my stereo in it, all was good, pushed it in place, and it all went off.
As did the interior lights, and the clock.
Now I found out by searching that fuse 6 on one of the satellite sections could have blown, and sure enough it had.
This 20A fuse is also linked to the trailer wiring.
I didnt have any 20A fuses to replace it with, so put in a 15A that I had to hand just to try, and everything came back to life, but, with the head unit on standby, it popped again.
Now, I understand that the fuse blew for a reason, but could anyone shed any light as to what that could be, as I cant imagine a head unit on standby would draw over 15 Amps.
Ive checked the loom behind the head unit and all the wiring seems ok, no worn or melted sections (unlike a previous car I had!!!), and all the other fuses appear to be fine.
Any ideas anyone?
Sy