Big boo-boo happened today...

[fmicle]

So, eventually it was meant to happen... after all the mods so far went more or less smooth and without problems, I finally screwed up :cry:

I took the alternator out and, stupid me, didn't bother to disconnect the battery. Moronic, I know, it won't happen again. When I was putting it back, something happened, some wires touched each other somehow and I had a big spark. Nothing else, no white smoke, no funny smell, I disconnected the battery and finished reinstalling the alternator.

After some troubleshooting and research, I believe I blew one the main fuses that sits on the positive terminal of the battery, #52 in my manual, called ALT 120 A and it's responsible for half the car's electronics...

Those 2 fuses are funny looking and I was wondering where can I find replacements? Pepboys, Autozone or does only Toyota have those?

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[YAR1S]

yikes..... I say go to toyota but they'll charge you two arms and two legs.....

[YarisSedan]

You might get lucky at a local parts house. Otherwise its to the dealer. Sometimes those main fuses can be costly like 40-75 bucks. You could temporarily and i mean only temporary pop the plastic cover off and solder the fuse back together.

[yarisugi]

Those places you mentioned should have it. Bring your blown one for them to see.
It might cost a little more than a "normal" fuse but still way cheaper than Toyota.
I replaced some main fuses from my other Toyota at a local parts store.

[SilverBack]

Is the main fuse the same as the old buss fusible link? I can't tell by the size of it in the pic. If it is a buss, then any auto parts store should have it. I've blown one on my first car after it touched metal (it was a salvage and the body repair shop didn't install a new mounting bracket). It only cost me about $5 at AutoZone at the time.

Edit: this might help: http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalog/parts/partsShelf.jsp?displayName=Fusible+Link&currentPage=1&categoryDisplayName=&vehicleNValue=3071501&navValue=15700361&itemId=361-0&parentId=57-0. My money's on the 4th one

[frankieschl]

I just did the say thing. Where did you finally get the part from???

[hw6515]

I just did the say thing. Where did you finally get the part from???
Look in this thread. Has a pic and the part number. You can fix that one in the mean time, let me know if you need some help on how to.

http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43996

[CrankyOldMan]

Thread necro!

I blew my ALT fuse this morning. The plastic cover to the alternator is no longer present (broke off when installing the supercharger), and I contacted it when trying to tighten the alternator bolt. It's a Toyota-only part, not stocked at my dealership. Good news is it's only $18, bad news is it won't be here until tomorrow. I ordered 2 so that I don't leave myself stranded like this again.

[xdarkxfirex]

Been there done that. I thought it could've been that, and I have a tow service, towed to the dealer on a Saturday, they didnt get the part till Tuesday and charged two hours labor. Part is less than $20 at the dealer, dont think they make an aftermarket.