Missing Main Fuse - Wtf?

[sigsputnik]

hi y'all,

yeah i'm on a fix-it binge. i was in my main fuse box earlier and found it's missing the main 75a fuse. is this normal in an r32 gtr? looky here:

could this be affecting my attesa??

cheers,

sig

[cowie165]

I read your thread title and thought, "how the heck can it run without a main fuse!?" then I checked my fuse box too...

By that logic my car shouldn't be running either! No main fuse.

For RWD don't you have to remove two fuses? Not just the top left (or wherever?). I assume you've checked them all but the fact that there is no ABS and no 4WD implies they are linked. That or your rotors are shagged and your ATTESSA reservoir is empty!

[sigsputnik]

you legend cowie. yeah i read on another forum that someone else's gtr is also missing the main fuse.

my attesa problem gets more and more curious.

can't seem to get a stable reading of resistance across the control unit/g sensor terminals but maybe i'm just not doing it right. that said, voltage seems to be stable 8v for both plugs on the g sensor...hmmm maybe i should make a separate post about that too...

i am missing three fuses in the cabin - in this pic i'm missing 33, 34 and 35 but i have no idea if they'd affect attesa.

hmmmm......

[PHATR32]

hey mine is missing also!!

i wonder if its done on purpose?

[cowie165]

I'll check my fuse panel in the morning but here's post with a link to an attachment with a pic of the fuse decode.

...that's kinda like yer brother's uncle's cousin's husband etc....

[cowie165]

hey mine is missing also!!

i wonder if its done on purpose?

Yeah it's weird Steve. There aren't any terminals there either. I wonder if it is taken care of elsewhere? I wonder if the fuse box is common to the R32 motors...? No main fuse seems bizarre.

I'll bet that's why my headlight switch keeps burning out

[sigsputnik]

well, that makes me feel a bit better, ta for that chaps. i think for the moment i might just assume that it's meant to be missing and look for the problem elsewhere.

[mazgtr]

Make sure that the 4 plugs in the back of the silver Attessa ecu in your boot on the underside of the rear shelf are all in tight. This might also help a bit.

http://www.skylinegts.co.uk/R32-Fuses.htm

[Topaz]

Mine seems to function properly without this fuse also...

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[sigsputnik]

yeah that site is pretty interesting, mazgtr - in fact in their screen shot of the fuse box you can see it has a 75a fuse in place...

[RANDY]

Was helping my gf's dad with his VT Commodore two nights ago. Ran into problems. Long story short, no main fuse! I thought it was odd, but he said he never had one there. Still doesn't, and our problem lay elsewhere in the end.

Go figure?

[godzl1975]

dont think r32 GTRs have the main fuse there...seems mine doesnt have it either...in the manual its supposed to be a 75A fuse there.

[SLIPPERY]

no fuse for me either !!

[SandalsBoy]

no fuse for me either !!

Same here.... wtf... doesnt even have the connectors/prongs for the fuse... just an empty socket. Anyone get an answer for this?

I assume seeing as its reproduced on more than just mine that its not a problem??

Edited December 11, 2008 by SandalsBoy

[__PhaseShiftDown]

lol @ timestamp of the original post.

But yes, mine is missing too.

[BigC1988]

Does anyone know what is connected to the "MAIN" fuse ? I swapped a RB25 in my R32 and even when I remove the key, something is still taking power. I removed the "MAIN" fuse and it stops.