ponythegringo

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• Sep 13, 2017

• #21

guineafowl21 said:

Good call, Nodge. I'll acknowledge it, even if the OP won't

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sorry , i was out working all day , Nodge nailed it . i'm a bit slow anyway ... thanks for all your replies , i was going to purchase parts i didn't need .
will post back when fusebox installed

 

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Rob698

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• Nov 23, 2017

• #22

Hi,

Do you fix it? Mine has done the same thing today.

Rob

 

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Rob698

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• Nov 24, 2017

• #23

So I stripped down my fuse box and found that one of the relay solder points had cracked.
Resoldered and fitted and all working.

 

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guineafowl21

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• Nov 24, 2017

• #24

Rob698 said:

So I stripped down my fuse box and found that one of the relay solder points had cracked.
Resoldered and fitted and all working.

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Thanks for the update.

 

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Rob698

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• Nov 24, 2017

• #25

No problem, I also found this link, I think it was on this forum.
http://montiloto.skyrock.com/314947...-demarrage-sur-Land-Rover-Freelander-TD4.html
Its in french, but nothing google translate can't fix.

 

Nodge68

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• Nov 24, 2017

• #26

Rob698 said:

So I stripped down my fuse box and found that one of the relay solder points had cracked.
Resoldered and fitted and all working.

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There seem to be a few fuse box failures of late. Maybe the cars are now getting to an age where electrical components that aren't really weather protected are becoming vulnerable.
At least it's sorted now.

 

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Rob698

Member

• Nov 24, 2017

• #27

It was the fuse box inside the car as well.

 

GrumpyGel

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• Nov 24, 2017

• #28

I've found that the metalwork around the fusebox on my car gets a lot of moisture on it. I'm sure it would be enought to pool and run into the fusebox (and all the other electrical bits there) to cause problems.

 

Nodge68

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• Nov 25, 2017

• #29

GrumpyGel said:

I've found that the metalwork around the fusebox on my car gets a lot of moisture on it. I'm sure it would be enought to pool and run into the fusebox (and all the other electrical bits there) to cause problems.

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It may be prudent to apply some kind of formal coating to the exposed electrical contacts when the weather is warm and dry. This would then help prevent corrosion during those damp condensation prone weather periods.

 

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guineafowl21

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• Nov 25, 2017

• #30

Nodge68 said:

It may be prudent to apply some kind of formal coating to the exposed electrical contacts when the weather is warm and dry. This would then help prevent corrosion during those damp condensation prone weather periods.

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I like using silicone-type dielectric grease.

 

Alibro

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• Nov 26, 2017

• #31

Rob698 said:

So I stripped down my fuse box and found that one of the relay solder points had cracked.
Resoldered and fitted and all working.

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Sweet! thanks for letting us know.