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[zippo]

i should have another sparky coming tomorrow , all things being equal and the wind blowing in the right direction

[zippo]

Thanks to all who offered advice and pointers.
In the end it was a short on the heated seat  
Thanks again
Darren

[zippo]

would the tech 2 not pick up the blown fuse

No. I wouldn't say the Tech 2 would be as much use as a multimeter in this instance. If a fuse keeps blowing the reason needs to be identified first, and only once that's fixed should any further diagnosis be carried out, if necessary.

As I said, I believe the reason for the battery light on, is that the supply to the dash has failed, and this is confirmed by the fact that the fuse has blown.

The garage were wrong to charge you for a Tech 2 session, IMHO, because that was never going to help them find a short circuit.

Kevin

the wife mentioned your thoughts Kevin to the garage and they said its procedure to check for a short with tech 2 . The wife shouldn't have said anything really until i found out more about tech 2 and its uses , but that's blonde's for you

[Kevin Wood]

would the tech 2 not pick up the blown fuse

No. I wouldn't say the Tech 2 would be as much use as a multimeter in this instance. If a fuse keeps blowing the reason needs to be identified first, and only once that's fixed should any further diagnosis be carried out, if necessary.

As I said, I believe the reason for the battery light on, is that the supply to the dash has failed, and this is confirmed by the fact that the fuse has blown.

The garage were wrong to charge you for a Tech 2 session, IMHO, because that was never going to help them find a short circuit.

Kevin

the wife mentioned your thoughts Kevin to the garage and they said its procedure to check for a short with tech 2 . The wife shouldn't have said anything really until i found out more about tech 2 and its uses , but that's blonde's for you

 

I'm not fully conversant with the Tech 2's capabilities. TheBoy / Mark'sDTM could shed more light, but I'd say a code reader would be about as much use as a choccy teapot for finding shorts. :-/

Well, glad it was sorted out in the end.  

Kevin

[Marks DTM Calib]

would the tech 2 not pick up the blown fuse

No. I wouldn't say the Tech 2 would be as much use as a multimeter in this instance. If a fuse keeps blowing the reason needs to be identified first, and only once that's fixed should any further diagnosis be carried out, if necessary.

As I said, I believe the reason for the battery light on, is that the supply to the dash has failed, and this is confirmed by the fact that the fuse has blown.

The garage were wrong to charge you for a Tech 2 session, IMHO, because that was never going to help them find a short circuit.

Kevin

the wife mentioned your thoughts Kevin to the garage and they said its procedure to check for a short with tech 2 . The wife shouldn't have said anything really until i found out more about tech 2 and its uses , but that's blonde's for you

 

I'm not fully conversant with the Tech 2's capabilities. TheBoy / Mark'sDTM could shed more light, but I'd say a code reader would be about as much use as a choccy teapot for finding shorts. :-/

Well, glad it was sorted out in the end.  

Kevin

And you would be correct..........and TIS guides you through resistance and voltage measurements as a diag procedure for such things as well.

So they are a bunch of bloody muppets!