Blade fuses is there a certain way they have to go in?

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Been having some trouble with my car the ABS light stays on, i am really crossing my fingers that its the car battery as it didn't start at all, Before the battery failed i looked at the blade fuse for the ABS seemed ok, but some of the fuses are upside down, Just wondering why some are different way round. At a guess it wouldn't matter which way you put it in as its just a fuse so it just needs a current.
 
Just looked at what i wrote stupid me no of course its Metal down, I didn't mean to say it was upside down, when looking at the fuses some are backwards so some 10 amp fuses show 10 others 01. easier way to ask do they have a negative and positive side.
 
So no negative and positive side. Had my car since new just thought it was odd some fuses are backwards.

Thanks, seeing as i don't have the fuses on show i couldn't give a monkeys either lol
 
Yep, the plastic tool is only for the blade fuses not those bigger fuses, i had a go with pliers but it wasn't moving.

I know how a basic fuse works but with car fuses i thought might be different.
 
Yep those fuses, the handbook tells you about taking the blade fuses out but it doesn't say how to on those cartridge ones , I will try again with pliers with a little more pulling.
 
I don't have one but will be getting my brake pads done soon so i get it looked at then. If you pull the fuse for the ABS should the light still be on the dashboard ?

As my battery wouldn't start the car yesterday i thought the ABS light came on because of low voltage, but its fully charged now and the light is till on.
 
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bainbridge said:
If working on a problem I often put a fuse back in upside down as a reminder for where it goes to save having to look it up on the little chart inside the fusebox cover.
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How can you put in upside down? it wouldn't fit.

I charged my battery up started the car and the abs light was still on, went for a drive light still on, but this morning i started the car the abs light still stayed on but 5 seconds of driving and the ABS went out and has been fine so far. I did manage to take out the ABS1 and ABS2 cartridge fuse with pliers, i used more force.

Monday i am going to take it to the garage just to see what fault was logged in, I'm guessing it could be the ABS sensor.
 
jpaul said:
I would be disconnecting battery before touching abs fuses, and at a minimum not have key beyond pos 0, otherwise could end up with events logged -
I always disconnect battery before touching air bag/seat tensioner systems
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I did take them out when the battery was disconnected, Fuses were ok.

bainbridge said:
Well you said some were upside down in your opening post, so that's what I meant.

The "different way round" you were on about.
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Ok caught out by my own words lol:p
 
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