gt6
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Hello,
I am new to the forums and was suggested to post here about my electrical problems with some hope of trouble shooting tips from the experts.
My '99 automatic civic is my daily driver with about 225,000km. It is stock without any kinds of modification, even has the cassette radio.
My electrical troubles all started a few weeks ago when I noticed that when I activated the wipers, my radio sound would fade, like I lost signal. It would come back as soon the wiper finished it cycle. Didn't really think much of it.
Then last week on my way home from work while driving down the road, the radio started to crackle a little, then I heard a little "pop" followed by my speedometer needle plunging to zero and check engine light coming on. Other than that the car ran fine, or so I thought. When I pulled into the parking lot when getting home I noticed that my power windows went down OK but were painfully slow going up. My wipers traveled very slow across the windshield (and rear window) at any setting. Also the car was at times idling at 250rpm. Once I gave it gas there was no stutter and cruising speed is fine.
That popping sound I heard turned out to be the alternator/speedo fuse.
I replaced it and the next day drove back to work. The speedo worked the entire way there, but I still had the slow wipers, windows and crappy idle (stalling sometimes at a stop). It idles fine at start up. Then when I left work just after I started the car I heard that "pop" again and sure enough the fuse was blown.
WIth no more fuses left I went to work the next day without speedo. As I drove I realized that my tach needle would intermittently drop to zero then spring back up. I noticed that when I tapped on the wipers the tach needle would drop to zero then spring back up after the wiper cycle was over. I would get the same results if I turned my headlights of and on.
I am guessing that there is a short somewhere, but would help if some one could point me in the right direction?
By the way I get the following CEL codes : 41, 17, 65, 92
I checked the C115 connector by the air intake bracket and that seems to be OK.
I will also add that it had been extremely rainy and humid here (more than usual). Could this lead to a short somewhere where water may have a tendency to collect?
THanks for any help or suggestions!
I am new to the forums and was suggested to post here about my electrical problems with some hope of trouble shooting tips from the experts.
My '99 automatic civic is my daily driver with about 225,000km. It is stock without any kinds of modification, even has the cassette radio.
My electrical troubles all started a few weeks ago when I noticed that when I activated the wipers, my radio sound would fade, like I lost signal. It would come back as soon the wiper finished it cycle. Didn't really think much of it.
Then last week on my way home from work while driving down the road, the radio started to crackle a little, then I heard a little "pop" followed by my speedometer needle plunging to zero and check engine light coming on. Other than that the car ran fine, or so I thought. When I pulled into the parking lot when getting home I noticed that my power windows went down OK but were painfully slow going up. My wipers traveled very slow across the windshield (and rear window) at any setting. Also the car was at times idling at 250rpm. Once I gave it gas there was no stutter and cruising speed is fine.
That popping sound I heard turned out to be the alternator/speedo fuse.
I replaced it and the next day drove back to work. The speedo worked the entire way there, but I still had the slow wipers, windows and crappy idle (stalling sometimes at a stop). It idles fine at start up. Then when I left work just after I started the car I heard that "pop" again and sure enough the fuse was blown.
WIth no more fuses left I went to work the next day without speedo. As I drove I realized that my tach needle would intermittently drop to zero then spring back up. I noticed that when I tapped on the wipers the tach needle would drop to zero then spring back up after the wiper cycle was over. I would get the same results if I turned my headlights of and on.
I am guessing that there is a short somewhere, but would help if some one could point me in the right direction?
By the way I get the following CEL codes : 41, 17, 65, 92
I checked the C115 connector by the air intake bracket and that seems to be OK.
I will also add that it had been extremely rainy and humid here (more than usual). Could this lead to a short somewhere where water may have a tendency to collect?
THanks for any help or suggestions!
