How to Test Car Fuses With a Multimeter - Continuity Check

How to Test a fuse with a Multimeter - FULL Tutorial, including instructions on how to check if a fuse is blown using a multimeter to perform a continuity check.

This will tell you how to find the bad fuse and once you have done that, in this Car How To tutorial, I also show you how to remove a fuse from the fuse box and how to replace a fuse with a good one.

However, please be aware that if the car fuse keeps blowing, it means there is another underlying electrical problem and that you should investigate further before replacing the fuse. Also Never Ever replace the fuse with a higher rated one, it should always be the same size i.e. 15 amp for 15 amp. Remember the purpose of the fuse is to protect the electrical circuit (wiring and electrically powered devices) and it will have been rated accordingly.

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00:00 How to test car fuses with a multimeter
00:13 Fuse continuity check
00:23 How to check a fuse with a multimeter
00:32 How to check blown fuse
00:45 Blown fuse
00:55 Bad fuse
01:09 Test fuses in fuse box
01:36 How to test a fuse with a multimeter
02:13 Bad fuse vs good fuse
02:23 How to remove fuse from fuse box
02:41 How to replace a fuse
03:35 How to Multimeter a fuse

How to Test Car Fuses With a Multimeter - Continuity Check

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[CraigDAL]

EXCELLENT Video! I always pulled them out to test, didn't even know you could test them while installed. What a time saver! Thanks!

[frankmossucco]

Simple no nonsense video that makes it easy for all to understand.

[brienmcmanus]

By far the easiest to understand on all of YouTube period you have a new subscriber and thank you

[paul]

very well done!!! easy to understand and slow enough that a new electric guy can use the info!!

[CSU-central]

Very good video, thank you, straight and to the point, very easy to follow, covered all the essential points.

[MalcombMedia]

Great video! I paid a guy $25 to check my fuses a few years ago. I wished I knew it was this easy back then Thanks

[zacandmillie]

That was a well explained tutorial on how to test.I have book marked this for later reference. Thanks.

[michaeleric]

Sir, thank you for sharing this! Very useful skill and tips!

[stemcleeds]

I learn something new from your videos every time.

[crushivintage]

Cool. Thank you for the demo! You sound like a Beatle.

[dvcheers]

Very useful! Thank you for sharing this, huge help for starting guy like me.

[elizabetholiviaclark]

I just bought a '95 Dodge Dakota with high hopes, and wanted to be sure before checking the fuses using a multimeter. The brake lights won't operate, so I'm moving up the line to locate the source of the difficulty. Other things aren't working as well (gas gauge, dash light, etc.), so while I'm in the fuse box, I'm going to mind everybody's business in there. The only thing wrong that doesn't bother me is the passenger's interior door handle. In order to open the door, the passenger has to roll down the window and operate the exterior door handle. I've decided that's part of the character, and I may not even fix it. lol Thanks for the tutorial.

[rayrawa]

This guy is nuts! Never put a continuity meter across a fuse that's installed. If the fuse it blown and you put a continuity meter across the terminals you could get all that current through the meter. Now if the circuit blew a 20A fuse then you could be trying to put over 20A through your meter. Bad idea. Better plan is to switch your meter to voltage and measure the voltage across the fuse. If you get zero volts then either the fuse is good or there is no power to fuse. It's sometimes a little harder but if you put one end of the probe on the ground terminal and the other on the fuse you should see 12V on one or both terminals. If you see 12V on both the fuse is good, if you only see 12V on one then the fuse is blown. If you don't get 12V on either then the circuit isn't powered (or you're doing it wrong). In that case it's best to best to check if you need to have the ignition on or something and try again.

[johnv.menyon]

What do you do if there's no current coming to 4 or 3 fuses?

[dvcheers]

Can i also check its Amperage, with multimeter right?

[MrShelby]

Do I need to disconnect the battery sounds like it may be important

[iyokeobinna]

Do i need to remove the battery head to check my fuse

[gabrielpina]

Does the car need to be on to check fuse?

[sniperpaintcorrection]

Do I disconnect the battery? Also my battery is dead

[juliustay]

I don't get any voltage to my EFI3 fuse. I unplugged the fuse and there's no power to the two sides where the fuse fits in. Where do I go from here?