So the other day I hit a major pothole on the passanger side on the way to eat lunch. I didnt notice anything strange immediately but after lunch my car would not fire. After some inspecting I found that the #11 fuse had blown in the engine compartment fuse box. This fuse is for the ignition coils and a couple other things. I replaced the fuse and drove a week with no problems. After a 300 mile trip this weekend I went to start and nothing, the fuse had blown again.

Do I have a short somewhere? Anything else possibly the culprit? The fuse may also be tied in with the AC, could that be the cause?

 

I finally had a chance to investigate. There was a pinch in one of the ignition wires under the ignition coil cover. It looks like when I changed my spark plugs 6months ago the wire was pinched by one of the screws holding the cover down. It just took forever to finally short, maybe the jolt of the pothole.