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IS it possible, may sound silly but when I lets say accidently put a fuse in the wrong place or when I was flipping through all the fuses to see which one was actually blown out. I happend to place one or two of the fuses in the wrong place causing my cars BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE Light come on and HORN disabling. When I hit the gas (while in park) my RPMS would go up after 4 seconds and whole car would start bobbling badly. I used the fuse cover to put the two misplaced fuses (so MANY blank sockets) back in its proper designated place my car went back to normal with all the lights clearing off the dash. MY question is that for the 15 secs of my car acting up, does this cause damage to the engine and is it worth taking to the dealer to CHECK out just INCASE.
I put the HORN fuse #10 in the wrong place (a blank one). The fuse 7.5 (Only 7.5 fuse in the fusebox) in one of the OPEN sockets.
..And yes im very paranoid at this point although I didnt drive my car while the car was acting up.
You just don't have the first clue about electricity, do you? The fuse serves as a break in the line if there is a dead short between the positive wire attached to the battery and ground, or if the electrical appliance attached to the wire draws more current than the wiring was designed for. Otherwise, the fuse simply closes the circuit permitting things to work. If you inadvertently put a 20 amp fuse in a location that called for a 5 amp fuse, no harm is done as long as the appliance (motor, light, whatever) is not drawing more than 5 amps. On the other hand if you put a 5 amp fuse where a 30 amp fuse was needed, it will blow and open the circuit the first time it is used. Again, nothing is harmed. The fuse did its job and opened the circuit. If you are missing a fuse, or if you have a blown fuse, they are seen by the system in the same way--an open circuit.
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You just don't have the first clue about electricity, do you? The fuse serves as a break in the line if there is a dead short between the positive wire attached to the battery and ground, or if the electrical appliance attached to the wire draws more current than the wiring was designed for. Otherwise, the fuse simply closes the circuit permitting things to work. If you inadvertently put a 20 amp fuse in a location that called for a 5 amp fuse, no harm is done as long as the appliance (motor, light, whatever) is not drawing more than 5 amps. On the other hand if you put a 5 amp fuse where a 30 amp fuse was needed, it will blow and open the circuit the first time it is used. Again, nothing is harmed. The fuse did its job and opened the circuit. If you are missing a fuse, or if you have a blown fuse, they are seen by the system in the same way--an open circuit.
Well in my case I either put it in an EMPTY slot or removed the fuse and none being present. So as far as putting 20 amp fuse in a 5 amp fuse or vise versa, I don't think that happend.
... And yes I dont know squat about this stuff but hopefully learn without blowing anything up I suppose.
IS it possible, may sound silly but when I lets say accidently put a fuse in the wrong place or when I was flipping through all the fuses to see which one was actually blown out. I happend to place one or two of the fuses in the wrong place causing my cars BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE Light come on and HORN disabling. When I hit the gas (while in park) my RPMS would go up after 4 seconds and whole car would start bobbling badly. I used the fuse cover to put the two misplaced fuses (so MANY blank sockets) back in its proper designated place my car went back to normal with all the lights clearing off the dash. MY question is that for the 15 secs of my car acting up, does this cause damage to the engine and is it worth taking to the dealer to CHECK out just INCASE.
I put the HORN fuse #10 in the wrong place (a blank one). The fuse 7.5 (Only 7.5 fuse in the fusebox) in one of the OPEN sockets.
..And yes im very paranoid at this point although I didnt drive my car while the car was acting up.
If your car is doing all those weird things, yes by all means have it checked out. Fuses don't blow without reason. Since you indicated that you were searching for a blown fuse, there may be an underlying problem that needs to be diagnosed. Either that or take a trip down to your nearest Autozone and borrow an OBD scanner to read the check engine light error code.
What were you looking for to begin with? What is not working that made you look for a blown fuse?
If there is no warning light and everything is working, you probably didn't do any damage except giving yourself a scare. And it sounded like you put the horn fuse and the AM2 fuse into the empty slots.
What were you looking for to begin with? What is not working that made you look for a blown fuse?
If there is no warning light and everything is working, you probably didn't do any damage except giving yourself a scare. And it sounded like you put the horn fuse and the AM2 fuse into the empty slots.
N.E.O.
My high beam was blown out and i was flipping thru the fuses thats all
There should be four fuses for the head light, two for high beams and two for low beams. It isn't very often you will find a blown fuse for the head lights, unless you are working on it and shorted something out. It is better to look at the diagram for the fuse location, or check them with a test light or meter than just pulling fuses, especially not with the engine running. Always check the fuses with the circuits off, and check it one at a time, it will save you more headaches.
There should be four fuses for the head light, two for high beams and two for low beams. It isn't very often you will find a blown fuse for the head lights, unless you are working on it and shorted something out. It is better to look at the diagram for the fuse location, or check them with a test light or meter than just pulling fuses, especially not with the engine running. Always check the fuses with the circuits off, and check it one at a time, it will save you more headaches.
N.E.O.
Thanks alot for your guys help and yes correct I defininately put the AM2 fuse and Horn fuse in the wrong place =/
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