Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:56:54 GMT From: "Al" <alistairdorenospamo.com> Subject: Re: Strange sound after removing and retruning dashboard ACC unit
"Nel Frikandel" <nelfrikandelnospamail.com> wrote in message news:8fh1q25lce16dq2o8fh39acgl7kotgh0apnospamcom... > Hi, I'm a bit worried that I might have screwed something up. I took > out the dashboard ACC panel and one of the heated seat swithches, to > see if I could fix some of the lights that were not functioning, and > when I placed it back, I turned on the ignition to see if it all > worked well again. At that moment I heard dome sort of soft explosion, > a loud "Puffff", kind of like a backfire that I used to have a lot > when the car was till on LPG. I did not crank the engine, just turned > on the ignition I also noticed a strange smell. > > I did not dare to start it, due to the late hour, and I could not > notice something irregular under the hood, so today I'll take a look. > > Anybody have any clues? You've almost certainly trapped and shorted something out in the dash board, which in turn should have blown a fuse. Pull out the ACC unit again and check with a torch for burnt out/blackened wires. Check your fuses, and then function of all electrical systems. I doubt very much you'll do any further damage by turning ignition on, as a fuse should have blown. My guess is something got trapped back there when you pushed the unit back in, which didn't cause a problem until you turned the ignition on to provide power to the circuits. If you find burnt out wire/switch, replace it, and put it all back together carefully. If you find a blown fuse it should point you in the direction of which wires/switches to check. Good luck, I have my own electrical gremlins to deal with which I may well post on later this week! Al
