Hi,

 

I am working through the PAS threads (my PAS has stopped working. Light on, heavy steering. New battery - no joy. Topped up PAS fluid - no joy).  I've found a blown fuse in the battery terminal fuses (the PAS one) but can't find anyone in the UK who can supply a new one!  

 

Has anyone got any suggestions where I can get a new fuse quickly or make a repair please?

 

 

Is it the dingy looking fuse on the far right of the picture you are referring too? (It looks like it's gone).

I would have thought  a main dealer could supply it, if not at a cost. A good auto-electrical outlet, etc? I think they are called fusible links so try using that for searching.

 

You could use a bridging piece of wire or something but its quite a bit riskier then doing it properly as you won't know why it blew anyway.

 

Edited 2 January, 20206 yr by mrgf

Fusible link on battery

 

 

I just found this on an old thread. it stated an expensive fusible link needed at around £16 so I think if thats what you need, its a fairly cheap option really. The big issue is if the reason it blew is as you shorted it or if there is a real issue. (It will keep blowing if you fail to sort it).

 

It sounds like you have to replace the unit as a whole, if any one of the fusible links blow, hence the cost involved.

 

So... Type the title into the search box (Copy and paste, if easier, I did this from google after searching Skoda fusible links.

I am going to correct the spelling I made in the first post as I wrote usable links, not fusible.

 

Additional edit... I replied to the other link about this issue so it now comes up easily on the posts, probably right under yours.

 

Edited 2 January, 20206 yr by mrgf

Maybe someone is breaking a mk2 fabia vRS and still has that one for sale? 😉

Has it blown or has it corroded through ?? does it look "burnt"......???

 

Seems silly to have fusible links you cannot replace, but in fairness they rarely if ever fail or there has to be some serious electrical fault.

 

Is the power steering unit faulty ? seized ........ hence blown fuse ?

 

What year / model / engine  car is it, as there is a few diff ones.

 

heres one...although ithink hes taking the pee pee...

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-NEW-A1-FABIA-POLO-IBIZA-MULTI-FUSE-CONNECTOR-6R0937629-/113734181291

 

and another, seems to be the right dealer price...

 

https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/6r0937629-multiple-fuse-150a-skoda-28975.html

 

NOTE :-- Cannot stress enough, IF your unit is siezed / failed, then this will blow again and it will become expensive!!... You need to have it plugged in to verify what fault is there.

 

WHY OH WHY VW combined them in 1 unit / piece is beyond all common sense............................

 

EDIT - Another post mrgf found shows an image.....

 

What you "could" do as a TEMP fix ONLY is make a small jump lead using 50 AMP wire and connect between the link as in image below.....this will allow the system to work. "IF" you do this, A) you need to ensure all is working ok ie the light goes out as that "may" just be a fault as there is no power because the link is broken, AND check the wire is not getting hot ie your power steering unit is not siezed / working properly, if all is then good, then purchase / replace the linked part / assembly.

 

IF THE WIRE GETS HOT, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM AND IT NEEDS FIXING PROPERLY TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE !!!!

 

 

Edited 3 January, 20206 yr by UrbanPanzer

https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/6r0937629b-multiple-fuse-175a-skoda-28976.html

The whole part is not that expensive either....

 

https://www.skoda-parts.com/spare-part/6r0937548e-fuse-box-skoda-30250.html

 

Edited 3 January, 20206 yr by UrbanPanzer

16 hours ago, DevonFabMk2 said:

 

Hi,

 

I am working through the PAS threads (my PAS has stopped working. Light on, heavy steering. New battery - no joy. Topped up PAS fluid - no joy).  I've found a blown fuse in the battery terminal fuses (the PAS one) but can't find anyone in the UK who can supply a new one!  

 

Has anyone got any suggestions where I can get a new fuse quickly or make a repair please?

 

 

 

 

Moe the wire 3 studs left onto the unused fuse?   Can't make out the values on this screen, but if it's close/similar.

 

May be worth checking the run of that red/black wire for any damage/shorts to chassis, before anything else.

Looking now on a bigger screen, it seems that spare fuse is a 60A and the normal PAS one a 50, but the wire looks plenty chunky enough to be sufficiently protected by a 60, so I don't see any problem with just moving the wire once you've checked for cable damage. It does look like your fuse has burnt out rather than cracked though, so needs investigation into why; cable damage shorting to metal or water ingress into the main power connector at the PAS module would be joint top of my list of suspects.

Edited 3 January, 20206 yr by Wino

5 hours ago, Wino said:

 

 

Mo[v]e the wire 3 studs left onto the unused fuse?  

 

Good morning everyone, and thank you all very much for your kind replies.  (I tried buying a replacement from Skoda-Parts but their site went down yesterday)

 

Moving the wire to test was a genius suggestion! Unfortunately, I think the blown fuse was probably a red herring, caused when installing the new battery - carelessly!  The PAS light is still on...

 

So, we have:

Battery fuses OK

A new battery (although the little green light is off now?).        (12.59v switched off, 14.32v-14.49v at 3k revs, AC on etc. Trickles slowly back from 12.88v when switched off.  It looks to my untrained eye that the Alternator is functioning?)

Pump fluid topped up (it wasn't that low).

 

Which leaves, if my forum searching is any good;

- PAS Sensor failure

- Pump failure

 

Is there a quick test I can do to find which is failing?  

How do I get at the sensor ends?  Can they be reached from above? 

 

 

 

 

Have you driven it yet? Sometimes it takes a bit of 'working normally' before the fault light goes off.

Yup.  Drove it to the shops.  I have arms like Popeye now...

Yeah, looks like you went from a 50amp to a 60amp so if the fuse WAS blown, stay there temporarily but if it was actually ok, slip it back as its only ten amps but its still 20% higher a rating!

The little "Trick" urban panzer suggested was similar to what I was thinking but I would then slip it through an in-line fuse of the correct rating, to be sure.

 

Sounds like the pump has given up the ghost, though. Usually, when topping up from a low/empty level, you need to work full lock from left to right, a few times to get air out the system, etc but as you mentioned driving for a bit, I guess you did that anyway, unless the shops were just one or two streets away.