JZA80 electrical issue PROBLEM SOLVED

**1jz68u** · 16-10-2008, 01:47 AM

ok so here is my drama, anyone have any idea what fuse i might have blown??

also the odometer and clock dont save the time.

cig lighter works fine.

Open door clock goes off

close door clock comes on

turn interior light on, clock goes off (!) on dash

turn interior light off, clock comes on

pull handbrake on, clock off (!) on dash

take brake off, clock on.

**Draven** · 16-10-2008, 06:43 PM

that sounds like a short rather than a fuse.

I think when Ed put some plugs in the wrong way (apparently it's possible if you push hard enough) he got weird things like that happening... maybe ask him?

**wilbo666** · 16-10-2008, 10:35 PM

Step 1, unplug stereo and see if problem goes away...

From you supraforms thread this started happening after you played with the stereo?...

Cheers
Wilbo

**1jz68u** · 17-10-2008, 01:07 AM

true but i didnt change anything at all just looked, so thats why i didnt mention it on here.

i think i did try to put a plug in the wrong place but then worked it out.

its not really important just kind of annoying me now because i dont know what it is.

**1jz68u** · 21-10-2008, 02:43 PM

ok small update. i unplugged everything.

plugged everything back in one by one to see what happened.

basically nothing.

anytime the warning light on the dash is on the clock turns off.

i have a feeling its an earth problem. but no idea really.

is there any variable earths? if thats even a thing??

i did mistakenly put the clock plug into the one below the odometer (dont even ask)

i have no friggin idea.

**1jz68u** · 21-10-2008, 02:47 PM

a little off topic but is this the thing that makes an jap stereo be able to receive aus radio stations?

**Alchemist** · 21-10-2008, 11:43 PM

Looks like it, but mine was quite abit smaller, should be inline with your antenna though and then into the HU, it should have power too.

**1jz68u** · 22-10-2008, 01:52 AM

so it should have power?? interesting, it was earthed. strange.

i did disconnect it from the earth though today so i might connect it to power tomorrow

**1jz68u** · 26-10-2008, 02:26 AM

fixed the problem today.

turned out to be the dome fuse in the engine bay. i had checked it previously but didnt look blown then put a multimeter across it today and was gone.

yay.