Edited by KnightOwl738, 31 December 2019 - 05:58 PM.
Rover Mini Spi - Blown Something...
#1
Posted 31 December 2019 - 02:41 PM
#2
Posted 31 December 2019 - 03:18 PM
I’m not sure 4 lamps was a factory option on that year of mini but same logic/ care needed. If they’re an addition to the car then it will require additional wiring to handle all four at the same time.
Do you have a separate front fog light switch in addition to your rear fog light? If so then you could have a factory fit system which means the 4 is already setup to work as full beam and fog via relays.
Unfortunately it’s quite likely that by adding the 2 non working lamps you’ve fried a wire somewhere. You’ll need to look over your loom visually and then start working through the logical wire paths to look for the problem .
#3
Posted 31 December 2019 - 03:24 PM
#4
Posted 31 December 2019 - 05:57 PM
Thanks for the comments, there is an internal front fog light switch to the right of the dashboard. Never occurred to me that the two outer would be the fog lights.
I have put all the wiring back to how it was and it still won't start. Annoying as I was trying to fix something which wasn't broken and broken it!
I'll have to take the front grill out again, disconnect all the lights and visually look over the wires as you've suggested.
Thank you. Will post back once I've done that.,
#5
Posted 31 December 2019 - 06:02 PM
My suggestion would be to undo the additional wiring you’ve added to get back to square one, when your car worked.
So I haven't added any additional wires, all the lights where already wired up, just the two outer lights weren't on with full beam. Thanks though, as stated above, will undo everything and check the wires.
#6
Posted 01 January 2020 - 12:54 PM
Edited by KnightOwl738, 01 January 2020 - 12:54 PM.
#7
Posted 01 January 2020 - 12:55 PM
Could it be the relays which I've blown?
#8
Posted 01 January 2020 - 02:58 PM
Could be a knackered relay yes, could also be the in the light/indicator stalks where the issue is, it all runs through them too.
#9
Posted 01 January 2020 - 03:10 PM
#10
Posted 01 January 2020 - 04:21 PM
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#11
Posted 01 January 2020 - 04:23 PM
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#12
Posted 01 January 2020 - 04:27 PM
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#13
Posted 01 January 2020 - 04:58 PM
Is the battery fuly charged?
Is there an inertia fuel cutout on the SPI? If so does that need reseting?
Edited by MikeRotherham, 01 January 2020 - 05:03 PM.
#14
Posted 01 January 2020 - 05:12 PM
The battery has been on charge over night. When the ignition is turned all lights come on and you can hear things clicking
#15
Posted 01 January 2020 - 05:29 PM
That block of fuses behind the air filter is an aftermarket change to replace the standard nest of inline fuses that are usually there. It can be a sensible modification but it means you’re likely going to have to get familiar with the wiring diagram and work out which fuse does what for yourself. Do you have a Haynes manual?
I can see what looks like an additional relay on the left hand side of your engine bay. One looks to be on the factory fit mounting which would be to work 2 standard spots. The other relay will likely be to run the other two lights. It’s possible that relay too could be wired to come on with flash/main beam or as I previously mentioned as front fogs. When working correctly you will hear them click on and off when flashing your headlights.
Did you say whether you had any additional light switches inside the dash? Trying to work out if the additional lights are wired as fogs or spots.
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