jmartinez1228

Hi guys im new to these trucks so im lost right now. My truck keeps blowing the small 30 amp fuse under the hood. Heres what happens. This happened to me a few days ago and all i did was swap it. i was able to drive the truck for a few days and just this morning the same issue happened. I dont have the manual so i have no clue what this fuse runs. Once the fuse is blown the truck still turns over but no ignition. Put a new fuse in and i can drive about a 1/4 mile before it blows again. any ideas as to what this fuse is and where to start looking? it obviously seems like an electrical short or some part going bad. any help would be appreciated. thanks

ol"blue

What year is your XJ ?

jmartinez1228

96 with an automatic transmission

ol"blue

I was going to send you a pdf manual, but I don't have it for a '96. The '95 and '97 won't work will they? Will this help? Jeep Wiring diagrams

jmartinez1228

i think 95 and 97 may be the same. send it to me and ill look over it. that wiring diagram looks wayyyyyyy too confusing lol i looked through it but couldnt find where that fuse could be located.

mike37

look inside the lid of the fuse box it should say what each fuse is for

ol"blue

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jmartinez1228

it says 30amp but it doesnt say what the fuse controls.

jmartinez1228

anybody?

ol"blue

There's a 30 amp fuse that supplies power to the ASD relay in the PDC under the hood on a ZJ and WJ, but I don't know if it's the same on an XJ.

jmartinez1228

i took a picture of the fuse block. i downloaded the 97 and 95 manuals but couldnt find this same wiring diagram. or maybe im just blind
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ol"blue

Your link is not working.

Try this. It might have what you need. Jeep Wiring diagrams

jmartinez1228

http://s195.photobucket.com/albums/z...inez1228/jeep/

fixed link check it out

ol"blue

I don't know. This is for '97 so probably won't help. Jeep Cherokee Electrical - 1997 - 2001 XJ Fuse & Relay Identification - Reference guide to the fuses, ratings (Amps), relays and circuit information.

jmartinez1228

thanks but its too off. i dont get why its so hard to find out what fuse this is. how the heck do the mechanics do it? tracing wires all day? Its gotta be somewhere.