The check engine light came on in my E150 wagon. Hooked up the scanner but it wouldn't connect. LSS the fuse that feeds power to it was blown. Put in a new fuse it blows instantly. Look up the wiring diagram and this lighter was on the same circuit. Someone stuck a button cell battery in the socket. Why?
Why did someone stick this in the cig lighter socket?
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The check engine light came on in my E150 wagon. Hooked up the scanner but it wouldn't connect. LSS the fuse that feeds power to it was blown. Put in a new fuse it blows instantly. Look up the wiring diagram and this lighter was on the same circuit. Someone stuck a button cell battery in the socket. Why?
A kid doing something he/she shouldn't be doing? A stupid person? Tough call.
Their elevator doesn't go to the top floor?
Who knows how it got in there. I've seen dimes and such often
When OBD-II was added to existing designs, the simplest solution for supplying the constant power needed for the OBD-II port was to take it from the cigarette lighter circuit. That wasn't an option for designs with a switched cigarette lighter.
For the same reason why I put my finger in one when I was a kid: Because I was dumb and wanted to see what would happen.
Three more would give you 12 volts. You'd never need a jump with those in there.
So someone had four in there to jump start it but couldn't get the last one back out? Ok I'll go with that.
I've got a dime fused/stuck in mine. Cannot get it out. I'll have to disconnect the battery one of these days and pry it out. The cig lighters are often poorly placed and near coin holders, an invariably a dime or penny falls in. Shorted my mom's car out decades ago.
~40 years of playing with cars has taught me to not try and get in any prior owner's head....
Someone was curious or thought they it would be clever
Back in the day, people used to hide an ignition kill switch in the lighter socket.
Because it fits. That’s why.
Car needed a jump start.
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It could be an accident or Probably the same type of fool who messed with my car over the last couple days. Only 2 places I have driven this week. Walmart and then to hospital with mother-in-law. Today as I walked to the car in the parking lot I could clearly tell someone had recently been up to no good. As I could see the license plate had been pulled on really hard from the bottom (some how I only have (2) screws in the top of the holder? Anyway it looks as if they tried to pry it off the car. Idiots. This was done once before to our 2002 Accord and they actually tore the metal. Guess it is time for me to add those two skipped mounting bolts. Some people just have a need inside of them to find something, anything to steal. When that does not work they will attempt to destroy it if they can not successfully steal the item.Because it fits. That’s why.
That was me.
My battery should be charged up by now, thanks for that...just mail it to me please.
My battery should be charged up by now, thanks for that...just mail it to me please.
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