Glow plug relay

[birtybongo]

Hi Guys, help needed please. My normally reliable bongo wouldn't start over the weekend so the very nice man from the AA came out and fixed the glow plug relay fuse. It's now blown again when trying to start. Any pointers as to where I can find the actual relay would be great as I can't keep replacing the fuse.

[eoptio]

Hi

Is it the fusible link that is blowing? I had a similar problem over the summer, the glow fusible link blew, car would not start, a replacement 30A fuse kept blowing as well. In the end I replaced the glow plugs which sorted it, glow plug fusible link replaced with a 30A fuse and it's worked ok since

K

[g8dhe]

Its not usually the relay that's at fault when your blowing fuses (although it might end up being damaged!) but normally the Glow Plug bus that carries the power to the plugs themselves along the length of the engine - this has a habit of shorting out to earth especially if any plugs have been changed recently ?

But anyway the relay is marked as B2-04 on the diagram below (click the image and then zoom as required);

[birtybongo]

Thanks Guys, the glow plugs haven't been changed so will check for shorting out first and then maybe it's worth changing the glow plugs?

[eoptio]

Hi

yes I only replaced the glowplugs after checking for short circuits on the glow plug feed. I could not find any or anything else wrong so changed the glowplugs in the end. See http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/forum/ ... =3&t=50394 for details

K

[birtybongo]

Thanks for all the advice and offers of help, seems the mechanic left a socket in the engine bay and this had rolled against the relay rail causing it to short. All seems well now, fingers crossed.

[Driver+Passengers]

Thanks for all the advice and offers of help, seems the mechanic left a socket in the engine bay and this had rolled against the relay rail causing it to short. All seems well now, fingers crossed.