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generallee Posted a lot Posts: 1,031	Peugeot 306 ABS blowing the fuse?generallee @generallee
	Jan 12, 2016 12:51:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Hi chaps/chapesses, My daily smoker 306 dturbo is blowing the ABS fuse, also the speedo has stopped working, I'm guessing they are related. The reverse lights are on the same fuse, I cleaned them up (the lamp units were a bit manky), then left them disconnected, fuse still blows. Would a wheel sensor fault cause the fuse to blow? I think I am looking at a short circuit or bad earth, but electrickery isn't my strong point, any ideas where to start? I'm going to disconnect all the wheel sensors and then plug them all in one by one, see what happens. Any other stuff I ought to be looking at? It's a '98, with Bosch 4 wheel ABS. The same fuse apparently does "dipped headlamp relay", but the headlights still work. I had it to my local garage, they plugged it in but couldn't retrieve any fault codes. Thanks in advance...


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mk2cossie Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,974 Club RR Member Number: 77	Peugeot 306 ABS blowing the fuse?mk2cossie @mk2cossie Club Retro Rides Member 77
	Jan 12, 2016 13:30:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It could possibly be the loom shorting that runs along the front lower panel behind the bumper Done plenty of repairs to them over the years when I worked at the main dealer. Other than that, the sensors don't usually cause the fuse to blow if they are duff. But it could well be. How long does the fuse last when replaced? The vehicle speed sensor on the gearbox is a fairly common weak point as well
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generallee Posted a lot Posts: 1,031	Peugeot 306 ABS blowing the fuse?generallee @generallee
	Jan 12, 2016 13:46:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The fuse blows as soon as the ignition is switched on. I will add behind the bumper to my list of suspects. Thanks.


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generallee Posted a lot Posts: 1,031	Peugeot 306 ABS blowing the fuse?generallee @generallee
	Jan 12, 2016 16:56:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I had all the sensors unplugged this afternoon (between the rain), with all of them unplugged.... The fuse blew right away. I'm guessing/hoping I can count the sensors out now? Stuck for a bit anyway as its dark, I'm in work the rest of the week and I have run out of fuses!


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generallee Posted a lot Posts: 1,031	Peugeot 306 ABS blowing the fuse?generallee @generallee
	Mar 3, 2016 22:40:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	A little update.... I spent ages messing with this, I am updating/bumpig now as Google kept throwing this thread up while looking for cures. I ended up unplugging my rear lights, headlamps and the ABS computer as they were all running off the same fuse. The fuse was still blowing, so I guessed it was a short or dodgy earth or summat. Anyways today I had a proper auto electrician out to it. He said "Yeah it will be a short or something, these old [this is the newest car I have ever owned] cars are usually nice to work on. He opened the bonnet and said "Yeah there it is." Literally that fast. A tiny wire had rubbed through on a bracket. I had spent ages looking for loose connectors, bad earths and whatnot. 10 minutes, he was on his way and I was all sorted. £35, money well spent I reckon.


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