GON
$100 Site Donor 2024
Came across a issue and think it is a design issues. Ford's micro fuses in fuse boxes located in the engine compartment.
The fuses are too small to handle the engine heat, and the casing comes apart when trying to remove a fuse. The result is the fuse contacts stay in the fuse receiver. In my case, the fuse receptacle was very hard to reach. Need a pick to remove the leads. Tiny needed nose pliers would not fit for the lead removal.
One can look in the very corner empty fuse receiver next to the 10amp, and see the fuse leads are still in the receptacle. The removed leads can be seen next to the end of the pick.
What I am going to do is pull all the fuses under the hood, and coat the fuse receivers with silicone paste.
Ford in hopes of saving costs, size, and weight makes what should be a simple fuse replacement into a potential issue if replacing a fuse, especially a fuse replacement while traveling.
The fuses are too small to handle the engine heat, and the casing comes apart when trying to remove a fuse. The result is the fuse contacts stay in the fuse receiver. In my case, the fuse receptacle was very hard to reach. Need a pick to remove the leads. Tiny needed nose pliers would not fit for the lead removal.
One can look in the very corner empty fuse receiver next to the 10amp, and see the fuse leads are still in the receptacle. The removed leads can be seen next to the end of the pick.
What I am going to do is pull all the fuses under the hood, and coat the fuse receivers with silicone paste.
Ford in hopes of saving costs, size, and weight makes what should be a simple fuse replacement into a potential issue if replacing a fuse, especially a fuse replacement while traveling.
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