Hi there,

I also have the same issue on my 2004 fabia estate 1.4 16v , checked the fuse and this is not the issue so I have to buy a new pump. I looking at trading the car in so do not want to send to much on it so looking at getting a second hand one a want to get the right one.

Below error report is the part I looking for 6Q0 907 379 H I have found one with the same code excpet the final letter 6Q0 907 379 G. Will this one work or do I need the exact match?

Thanks

Grant

ddress 03: ABS Brakes Labels: 6Q0-907-37x-ASR.lbl

Part No: 6Q0 907 379 H

Component: ABS/ASR 5.7 FRONT V40

Coding: 00124

Shop #: WSC 13765

VCID: 42809B6F4E17D408778

1 Fault Found:

00301 - ABS Return Flow Pump (V39)

35-00 - -

Unbelievable, but the same helped me too. Skoda Fabia 1.4 16V 74kW (2004). ASR, ABS alart, before EGR alaert, the fuse was broken as on the pictures here. After the change, everything works fine! Thank you very much for the tip!

István, from Hungary

Has anyone here ever had trouble after changing the fuse such as it blowing again, or finding out what caused it to blow in the first place?

A 40A fuse is a hefty bit of metal to break.

They seem to crack from the battery box vibrating more then actually melt/blow,

sometimes you cannot even see the break until you press the middle bit down, We have had cars do it within 10,000 then never again and others get to 100,000 and it goes so pretty random but I have not seen them come back with the same fault twice.

sometimes it is the earth wire underneath the abs unit corroding up now the cars are getting older.

Yeah, mine looked like it had more weakened in the middle and just broken. No signs of anything actually blowing apart like you sometimes see when an internal fuse pops. It just looked like a hairline crack.

Can barely even see the crack in this pic (far right one)

I might get under this car for a look at the wiring for the ABS unit, just to be sure.

Ah ha.. Yes they do just go for no reason sometimes, I think it's just the constant heating and cooling cycles the engine bay goes through makes them expand and contract..

Same problem, Same initial diagnosis from the garage - "Need to replace pump". With a second hand pump and labour charges had an estimate of 600 - 800 Euros. Came to the internet, bumped into this link.. I know nothing of the internals of a car, but I know how to open a bonnet. So I looked for this fuse box on top of battery.. When I opened, the same fuse no. 6 was cracked ! Drove to the dealer, replaced the fuse. Cost was 2 Euros which the dealer waived off. Problem solved..

Shady cartel by the garages? Power of internet..?? Good karma..???

Anyhow, That is 800 to zero in 60 seconds !! Can't thank this forum enough.

- Vignesh, Netherlands.

Power of the internet, yes. Shady dealers? Unlikely, but this is probably a fix / issue they are not readily aware of.

Sorry, I didn't mean to be cynical.. but when I found this link I called the garage back and asked them, could this be a fuse issue? The response I had was, they particularly checked for the fuse and it seemed alright. They connected it to the computer and the message they got was "faulty pump". So they were sure is it the pump even when confronted. I agree that the hairline crack was hard to spot and may be they missed it or that I knew precisely what to look for, so easily spotted it. Regardless, had they measured, it should be a no-brainer.

The thing is, most customers simply take what the garage says at the face value, much like a doctor. So garages has the responsibility to do a proper troubleshooting. Anyway I am thankful for this thread...

Having found us, I hope you will stay around.

Hi Guys

everyone is talking about this 40 amp fuse that seems to be blowing in a lot of cars.. but no one has said Why it blows....

Does anyone out there know why the fuse blows???

cheers

My mechanic reckoned it was usually due to broken / loose battery boxes and a lot of shaking around when driving. I know the lid on mine isn't 100% secure so it would explain it to a point. Perhaps that end one is just weak point when it comes to what suffers during being shaken about?

Age related, I reckon the fuse just deteriorates over time. I've replaced them on a few different cars and they haven't failed a second time (yet!). I expect less garages/dealers would be getting caught out by it if the fault code said something like "low voltage at ABS pump". So it is tricky but the sort of thing a mechanic will remember for next time... usually after they've wasted £700 of a customers money. I wouldn't have thought it was ever deliberate though.

hi guys,

thank you thank you thank you, is all i can say, you have saved me a fortune! i had the dreaded warning lights come on, and got the 00301 code upon diagnosis. then i read your thread, and low and behold, it was the fuse. the guys at skoda didnt even know where it was!

as an aside i also had the engine management light on, skoda told me piston rings - £1200 to fix! once again, came to this forum and read about using super unleaded, which i had not been doing. i do now, and yes you guessed it, no more light. fanastic.

jo from Norwich.

Hi

 

I have recently had my car repaired from Engine Management light, to now have the ABS light on my '53 Ibiza.

 

Garage says that they checked the fuses etc, but since it's £4 for a new fuse (Direct from Seat) or £1K+ for the ABS unit, I'm opting for the Fuse change first.

 

I've ordered the fuse, just looking for advice on changing it.  Is it literally a case of loosen the bolts at either end, take it out, and put a new one in? or do I need to disconnect the battery etc before hand?

 

TIA

Steve

 Is it literally a case of loosen the bolts at either end, take it out, and put a new one in? or do I need to disconnect the battery etc before hand?

 

 

Yes.   10mm bolts from memory

Hi

 

Thanks for that.

 

Just to confirm devonutopia, there is definitely no need to disconnect the battery when changing the fuse, and just a 10mm (or whatever size it is) is needed to replace it.

 

Basically, undo both nuts, lift the old fuse out, drop new one in, and do nuts up tight again?

 

I've also attached a picture of my number 5 and 6 fuses, does number 6 (one on the right) look damaged at all?

 

It doesn't look entirely broken to me, but does look like there's some damage to it.  I have cleaned the fuse to make sure it's not dirt on the fuse.

 

TIA

Steve

Briskoda....amazing site....been helping me out for two years now.

 

40 amp fuse...hairline crack....sometimes hard to see. Bought a pack of 'ten' online for £3.50p !!!!!!!!!!!!:-) 

Ive got the ABS and TSC lights on and earlier this week the handbrake light flashed on repeatedly whilst making a beeping noise indicating something wrong.

 

Will this be the 179 fuse as well ?

 

1.4 16v Elegance 2000 (i think..its X reg but if you put it into most insurance sites it says 2001)

 

 

What can I say? You guys are legends...

I too went to get the diagnostic done when the ABS light came on. I too was told the ABS pump had failed, and was quoted between £200 and £600 to get the pump rebuilt (excluding labour for removing and refitting).

I was more or less resigned to it, but before phoning the garage tomorrow to book the car in, thought I had nothing to lose by googling ABS pump fail, and seeing what happened. Up popped this thread! I've just been out with a neighbour to have a look. Exactly as the previous posts describe, remove the battery cover. Then separate the cover to reveal a secret compartment. And there are the 6 fuses. What do you know? The 6th one was completely split in 2. My neighbour suggested switching the 5th and 6th (also a 40 amp), just to see what would happen. I drove the car feet- not metres- and the ABS light on the dash switched itself off!

I'm off to buy some replacement fuses tomorrow. I notice this thread was first started in 2009. Thanks all so much for taking the time to respond to the initial question, and the questions that followed. You have saved me (and family) a small fortune. The summer holiday is back on!

I think anyone who stumbles across this thread (I know it is top of google hits for this fault) could thank the forum by signing up to freedom membership using "shop" link above.  

 

Makes it all a little more worthwhile then.

 

I know I bumped this thread with my experiences with my blue fabia which has probably helped keep it top of the google hits.

The ironic thing is I am sure the topic predates 2009 to. I think I started one years before that after coming across the issue whilst a Pilling Skoda which would have been 2004 ish.

Good to know its still helping others though, it's what it's all about.

Agreed, Ross. And arguably worth including this thread in the 'sticky' link below.

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/213819-the-extremely-useful-fabia-1-topic/

^ Was just thinking the same.

 

Maybe a Skoda part number for the fuse would be a nice addition too, if anyone knows it?

 

Edit: thanks to another current thread about parts websites, it seems that N10424902 may be the/a number of this fuse.

Edit2: Just realised this part number is already in the thread, in post #42, thanks to 'bristol'.