Craig4937

Hello All! I am having a issue with the cig lighter and the pcm port not working. I checked the fuse and tried to replace it, but it immediately blows the fuse...I checked the wiring and it all looks good...any ideas???
My truck is a F-150, 4.6l motor.

Thanks,
Craig

techrep

iTrader: (1)

lighter may have a short.. do you have anything plugged into the ECM port ?

Martian

If you have any accessories plugged into the power points / lighter, unplug them. Test them. If you have cheap Chinese cell phone chargers, trash them.

Craig4937

I did try to unplug the Sirius system that was plugged into it...do I need to remove the connector on the back of the cig lighter?

Craig4937

And yes i did have a edge programmer plugged into it but unplugged it...so nothing is plugged into the PCM or the cig lighter...

Craig4937

And it still snaps that fuse!

techrep

iTrader: (1)

I would pull the lighter and inspect it... look in the lighter socket at the prongs to make sure on did not get bent...those fuses are $4 ea. I know... the lighter panel just pops right off.. unplug the lighter and try another $4 fuse..lol

Craig4937

I will pull it off and check it at lunch.

Thanks...

techrep

iTrader: (1)

No Problem..

Craig4937

Well, that looks like it was the issue! I found a top of a charger (metal ring) lodged in the cig lighter..

Thanks for your help!!

Craig