Nissan Repair: 120amp Battery Fuse, amp fuse, nissan pathfinder
Question
2001 Pathfinder Fusebo
I'm helping a friend replace the 120amp battery fuse in a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder with a 6-cylinder engine. Her battery died and when she tried to jump the car, the 120amp battery fuse coming off the positive terminal blew.
From my surfing, I see that there is two screws on either side of this fuse that need to be removed, but I'm not sure how to access those screws, short of tearing the plastic? I also notice the terminals on the factory fuse are closed, meaning you must remove the screws before you can remove the fuse. Is this just poor design?
How is the factory repair accomplished? Do you have to separate the plastic relay and fuse holders into two pieces in order to access the screws?
AnswerGil,
The Japanese are sadistic. The relay/fuse box unbolts and you pop the tab from underneath and pull the 120 amp fuse out the bottom and then unscrew and replace. Nissan and Toyota both do the fuse this way. The first time I pulled until I pulled the cover off the fuse and then found the trick. The maintenance manual, the factory one, does not tell you how to do the underneath trick...
