FUSE 2 ON DEFENDERS 1995 (HELP)

[simonred90]

i have a fault with my daily drive 300 DEF 90 (95)
fuse 2 which is the horn, flash, clock, interior lights and AUX, keeps poping fuses. seemed to be intermittant but now all the time. i have disconnected the horn stalk, horn unit, interior light, both door switches, clock, and still blows fuses.
i am unsure what the "AUX" is power to because i think this is the only thing i have not disconnected and must be the cause to my problem as i am certain the vehicle wiring is not at fault. although re wiring will be my next option. can anyone tell me what "AUX" might be?! any help would be much appreciated! ta!
for the record it is a '95 hardtop 90. standard spec.

[extreme90]

what else doesnt work when the fuse blows ??

that will be tha aux  :lol:

radio ?

dan

[simonred90]

what else doesnt work when the fuse blows ??

that will be tha aux  :lol:

radio ?

dan

nope radio works just fine.
any other offers for "AUX"

[extreme90]

hmm,
rear wash wipe ?
rear heated window ?
spots ?
anything heated  :lol:  ?

cant think of anything else atm  :?

brains been worked to hard today  :roll:  :lol:

[simonred90]

no, no and no. any more offers on "AUX"?

[muck_truck]

the door switches are only earth anyway (i think) so disconecting them wont do anything.  check behind your interior light to see if anything is wrong there.

when does the fuse blow ? as soon as you put it in or when you do something?

[AbyssDJ]

evening si.. not seen you around in a bit! is it popping them straight away?

[Mudmonkey]

[muddysteve]

check the drivers side rear light cluster!!!!

i had the same prob, the loom was squashed at the back of the chassis

i think its a purple wire

[Jimbo]

In the table of fuses above, fuse 2 says 'trailer pickup' - crud in the 12N  (towbar) socket maybe ?

[simonred90]

In the table of fuses above, fuse 2 says 'trailer pickup' - crud in the 12N  (towbar) socket maybe ?

next job. see how that goes.
to be continued.....

[muckmoses]

Reverse Light!!!

Been there done that.  It's not listed on the fuses   But is in the wiring diagram

[landyman37]

In the table of fuses above, fuse 2 says 'trailer pickup' - crud in the 12N  (towbar) socket maybe ?

next job. see how that goes.
to be continued.....

Duz it blow if you disconnect the rear loom plug under the bonnet that run`s to the rear lights?

[Terry.J]

I know this might sound silly, but i had a similar problem on a mk3 cortina and checked all the known problemed circuits without success. final tracked it down to reverse lightswitch (screwed in g/box) which was shorting out whenever it got damp. not looked at the wiring on my 90 so don't know if this is on the same circuit.

[minty]

have you looked at cigar lighter