Advice please! cigarette lighter fuse blowing

My wife's 56 reg Freelander 1 cigarette lighter fuse keep blowing, any ideas on how to solve this? Any advice would be really appreciated!!

Earth problem I would think or dirty connection

Try disconnecting the lighter,its not unknown for the socket to develop a short.

Its an inbuilt self destruct method !


ok, as a new poster, try making an introduction as to who/what/where you are.

the gaylander of your wife has its own section on LZ,
so suggest you have a look in there.

but use common sence wiv yer problem, as the op sez, diconect the lighter fer starters, look fer other things running on the lighter curcuit also.
(wiring diagramme/car handbook/online in LZ?)

fuses of the wrong value can blow easily, but fuses are there to protect/prevent electrical fires!!!!!!

you wiring being shorted out without a correct fuse rating will let glow like an electric fire until it glows nicely....

Stick a nail in the gap, as the others have said it will get nice and warm then set the gaylander alight, light your fag off that or alternatively has she been putting her fags straight into the socket? Because they won't light that way

TD5power said:

Stick a nail in the gap, as the others have said it will get nice and warm then set the gaylander alight, light your fag off that or alternatively has she been putting her fags straight into the socket? Because they won't light that way

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used to be able to buy a ciggy lighter like thet "once"



honest.....

Have a look and see if anything has dropped inside it, had a Fiat once with a 1p piece in the socket and it fused every time she tried to use it. Even Fiat couldn't figure it out

Tell er to stop smoking!

:dnfnoob:

Oldseadog said:

Tell er to stop smoking!

:dnfnoob:

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agree wiv `im


my doris smokes,
derrty habit........
told her to lay orf the castor oil an orl....

Thanks for the replies... and even for the sensible ones!!!

easye1 said:

used to be able to buy a ciggy lighter like thet "once"



honest.....

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Suppose you can remember the fags you could "strike" on the side of the pack too Rochester????? or 5 weights. you old codger you

livers said:

Suppose you can remember the fags you could "strike" on the side of the pack too Rochester????? or 5 weights. you old codger you

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lucky strike would have had it all with that name, but....

5 weights, remember them, the school kids favourite..

park drive cork tipped too....