Why would my car melt fuses instead of blowing them...?

[Lost_In_Translation]

Yeah just like that I am using the fuses listed in the fuse box cover but my car decided to melt some of them, I'm not really sure what the problem could be any help please?

[S13Lovell]

idk maybe the fuses that were in there were way to small for whats needed?... if they r whats listed tho, maybe ur car is evil

[Vegascorbin]

What do you mean by "Melt"? That is what a fuse does when it "blows". Too much current heats the fuse material beyond the melting point and it melts creating an open circuit condition.

[Lost_In_Translation]

What do you mean by "Melt".

I wished it was that, but the plastic of the fuse just melted Sorry for the bad pic.

idk maybe the fuses that were in there were way to small for whats needed?... if they r whats listed tho, maybe ur car is evil

YEah it seems like it's evil cause the fuses are the ones listed

[r3v_v3ng3]

which fuse is this for?

[Lost_In_Translation]

Air Conditioner Blower , but the one for the taillights also melted ( had a fun time trying to get it out) and I can see other's that were damaged by the heat...

[BigMACKenzie]

Thats just your cars way of telling you "hey, you know this thing that this fuse is supposed to protect? yeah, well it's way F**ked and we melted instead of melting the wiring/other parts of your car" Feel happy bc your fuses are totally doing there job.

[Lost_In_Translation]

Yeah but fuses are supposed to pop the contact inside them not melt and make a mess...

[BigMACKenzie]

like I said its doing its job, but the problem is worse than just popping the fuse out, its melting it out. repeat: Something is very very wrong in your car. I would start by tracing wires and looking for breaks in the covering and or melted/crossed wires. Getting into the dash is going to be fun.

[maik21]

I wished it was that, but the plastic of the fuse just melted Sorry for the bad pic.



YEah it seems like it's evil cause the fuses are the ones listed

this happens when fuse has a false contact.

a bad contact in the tips of fuse cause extreme heat in the metal fuse and then plastic comes to melt.

look at the place where fuse is placed and clean it. try to close the gap of the fuse box tips to get a better contact in fuse tip.

[Lost_In_Translation]

Ok I'll clean the contacts and make sure the fuse is making good contact, thanks for the advice

[BoredDSM]

Did it damage anything on the fuse box? If it melted the fuse it could have melted some plastic on the fuse box making the plugs loose in there and making more shorts. Should double check?

[maik21]

so what happened with the problem?

[Lost_In_Translation]

Not sure if that fixed it because I haven't been using my car so much recently but ill keep an eye on them.