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big_timer
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heated windscreen
« on: Jan 10th, 2009, 8:03pm » |
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hiya lads.
my front windowscreen heater isnt working.switch seems to be working(orange light on).but no screen heat.is there any thing i can check,fuses or such.tested it for the first time yesterday when screen was froze over and no joy.
any advice would be brill
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #1 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 8:14pm » |
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Did you check it with the engine running ?
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #2 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 8:21pm » |
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yep.
there is some drain on the battery if the engine isnt running.i think there is also a timer on the switch that knocks off after 4 mins.at least there was on my granada scorpio.i hope its just a relay away or something like that.
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #3 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 8:39pm » |
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The drain on the battery could be the heated washer jets that work in conjunction with the screen.
Is there any whitish discoloration along the top edge of the screen ?
If so this is a sign of the laminate starting to break up, therefore possibly breaking the very fine wire element that's embedded in the laminate.
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #4 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 8:51pm » |
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When it happened to me, it was the relay, green i think
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #5 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 9:17pm » |
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no white discolouration.what fuse box is the green relay in and do you know what number it is
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #6 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 9:31pm » |
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Auxiliary fuse box, sorry dont know the number
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #7 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 9:46pm » |
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thanks gost ill have a look on the website
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #8 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 9:52pm » |
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looks like r18 relay on diagram.i didnt know that there are two banks of elements.probably too mch drain on batt or if 1 packs up the other will work
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #9 on: Jan 10th, 2009, 9:56pm » |
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r18 it is and the relay is black - it's the same as the ignition lock one, and there are 2 fuses numbers 38 & 41 also in the auxilliary fuse box, they should both be 30A
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Re: heated windscreen
« Reply #10 on: Jan 11th, 2009, 5:51pm » |
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Another simple check - make sure its plugged in !
My heated screen only worked on the drivers side, something i lived with until whilst running a power feed in for the sub, i noticed a disconnected lucar connector at the base of the screen - plugged it in - hey presto ! a living heated screen
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