Escort Cosworth Fuse Box!!

[Its Dave]

When people have had problems with fuse box what sort of problems was they?


Mine the heater lights and dashboard switch don't light up anymore

Checked the fuse and thats fine, also the front heater switch light stays on have replaced relay and made no diffrence also the interior light don't work when doors are open have checked both door switches


Post what problems you have had, do have another fuse box in loft just hope its the same


Cheers

[WENNY]

not the brightness adjuster is it

[Its Dave]

not the brightness adjuster is it

It could be does anyone know if the heater lights still work without switch?

[FletchCossie]

When mine packed up the internal heaters wouldn't turn on. I changed the switch, tested wiring, etc and everything worked. Got a new fuse box and it now works fine. Just my center gauges (Boost, volt, etc) don't seem to work snce the box was changed, so will have to re-check everything.

I got a new one from Ford's, but had to match up the part numbers as there was 4 or 5 variants and the one listed for mine was different to what I had.

[WENNY]

you dont need to put a cosworth one in either, when i had ginges monte i fitted a 1.8lx escort 1

just match the number

[kjc300]

Dave, generally they do bigger faults like heaters and wipers.

The dashboard heater control lights are probably just a broken copper track behind the actual dials.

What dashboard switches do you mean?

[bullett]

my heater lights dont work properly either.they did when i got it but two months later stopped.but i have no heat either..get blowers but no heat.i assumed matrix

[Darren]

Ive not had this problem (yet ) on mine but have had a couple of fuse boxes go tits up on other Fords. Quite annoying at the time as it took a while to trace the source of the problem. One week it would leave the heater motor running overnight leading to a jump start being needed in the morning, usually in the rain / snow and the next i would have a ring side seat to a dashboard disco. Also got pulled up for my reversing lights flashing the cop car behind
New fuse box later and all was well

Can you still get Escos fuse boxes from Ford out of interest

[PaulRSCos]

Fuseboxes are still available, yes.

I went out to start the car after work and it wouldn't even turn over.
Replaced fusebox and still nothing...ended up being one of the relays had gone. Suppose I learnt the hard/expensive way and didn't just replace the relays first, but I've ended up with a brand new fusebox and still got my old one just in case which is good, cause I probably wouldn't have bothered to actively go and source a spare 'just in case'.

Heater lights could be the bulbs behind the dash, or as said the circuit - which on the earlier Mk5 Escorts was a sh*t design! Flimsy piece of crap...

[Mike Rainbird]

my heater lights dont work properly either.they did when i got it but two months later stopped.but i have no heat either..get blowers but no heat.i assumed matrix

Most likely, and it will be pumping water into the passenger footwell? Can't you smell coolant inside the car? Either that or the heating system is blocked, air-locked.

Either way, it NEEDS sorting, or you will have a major resto to do later.....

[whitneyd]

When my fuse box went it was the fuel pump circuit. I was able to take the box apart and re-solder all the dodgy connections and I haven't had a problem since.

[Its Dave]

Dave, generally they do bigger faults like heaters and wipers.

The dashboard heater control lights are probably just a broken copper track behind the actual dials.

What dashboard switches do you mean?

When you turn the lights on the switches light up. Rear fog, rear heated screen, Front Fog and front heated screen, the front fog is the only one that lights up when the lights are switched on

Also fag lighter dont light up either, they all did when l put it back together

[bullett]

Most likely, and it will be pumping water into the passenger footwell? Can't you smell coolant inside the car? Either that or the heating system is blocked, air-locked.

Either way, it NEEDS sorting, or you will have a major resto to do later.....

no wet floors my saff did which is why i checked straight away.the only time i smell anti freeze is in the bay.
i have tried flushing and bleeding to no joy.unless its not connected correct under the dash and isnt changing from hot to cold there

[Mike Rainbird]

no wet floors my saff did which is why i checked straight away.the only time i smell anti freeze is in the bay.
i have tried flushing and bleeding to no joy.unless its not connected correct under the dash and isnt changing from hot to cold there

Check someone just hasn't bypassed the heater matrix, as it's a bugger to change ?

[Dave]

When my fuse box went it was the fuel pump circuit. I was able to take the box apart and re-solder all the dodgy connections and I haven't had a problem since.

Ditto