The owners manual suggests letting a professional remove and replace these. Any idea why?

And should I replace them? Could they be causing any problems at this point?

Thanks!

 

Is this a vehicle that was immersed in a flood ? Seawater ?
Are the fuses corroded or the fuse holder contacts corroded; or both ?

Spraying WD-40 may help to a point, then wash/brush as much as possible with alcohol.

If you are talking about corrosion in the fuses panels, they may give headaches at any point. If you refer to fuse link wires, should be equally cleaned including their anchoring terminals or replaced from boneyard or new.

 

Nope no flooding or anything like that. Everything is in great shape besides FL5-13 (I believe those are the correct numbers). I'm just wondering if these should be removed and replaced. Corrosion is circled.

Do these work the same way fuses do?

One reason I'm not just replacing them anyway is because the owner's manual suggests letting a professional do it.. Why shouldn't I just put some new ones in myself?

 

" owner's manual suggests letting a professional do it"


It's a "safety" issue. LR probably states this so if a link blows they don't want an owner to replace the link without fixing the problem that caused the failure. Simple, yours are slightly corroded so replace them before you get problem.

 

makes total sense. Thank you!

 

If it was in my garage, I'd leave well enough alone.

If you start seeing odd electrical issues, you know where to start looking, but I'd rather spend money fixing things that are causing problems.

 

Lol, that's like saying "I'm not going to change that tire with the fist sized bulge on the sidewall. I'm going to leave well enough alone until it blows. Then I will change it."