Davezj
09-04-2014, 05:23 PM
Lits play spot the difference!
67375
this is the AYC pump Relay that lives on the inner wing behind the passenger side headlights of the engine bay, next to the battery. or it should do.
last time i was in there messing about with things i forgot to bolt it back on and so it was just resting in front of the battery.
the one on the left had a little water in the relay, and this why it ha burn out. you not be surprised to hear this but the one on the right is spare i had in the shed of many parts.
the issue was noticed when the RED AYC light came on. i suspected the AYC pump had finally failed completely. i counted out the flashy dash error code and it was 81 (Relay Fail) not 82 (pump Fail).
so i had a look at the AYC relay and found the horror that is the left relay.
I was firstly gobsmacked at the damage.
and then equally gobsmacked that water actually got in there.
but you do have to remember this is a high current relay and protected by a 60A fuse which had not blown. a standard 60A fuse will hold about twice the rated current (120A) continuously and not blow.
this relay is toasted.
the morel of this story is :-
put the relays back where you found them, when you are finished. that goes for most things in the engine bay. you never know when that bracket coming off an electrical part might lust be an chassis ground point or a very usefully hold things the right way up so they act like and umbrella and not a bucket.
by the way i replaced the relay and the AYC now works again.
this is a big up for Misti error codes and keeping those spare parts that might be useful one day.
67375
this is the AYC pump Relay that lives on the inner wing behind the passenger side headlights of the engine bay, next to the battery. or it should do.
last time i was in there messing about with things i forgot to bolt it back on and so it was just resting in front of the battery.
the one on the left had a little water in the relay, and this why it ha burn out. you not be surprised to hear this but the one on the right is spare i had in the shed of many parts.
the issue was noticed when the RED AYC light came on. i suspected the AYC pump had finally failed completely. i counted out the flashy dash error code and it was 81 (Relay Fail) not 82 (pump Fail).
so i had a look at the AYC relay and found the horror that is the left relay.
I was firstly gobsmacked at the damage.
and then equally gobsmacked that water actually got in there.
but you do have to remember this is a high current relay and protected by a 60A fuse which had not blown. a standard 60A fuse will hold about twice the rated current (120A) continuously and not blow.
this relay is toasted.
the morel of this story is :-
put the relays back where you found them, when you are finished. that goes for most things in the engine bay. you never know when that bracket coming off an electrical part might lust be an chassis ground point or a very usefully hold things the right way up so they act like and umbrella and not a bucket.
by the way i replaced the relay and the AYC now works again.
this is a big up for Misti error codes and keeping those spare parts that might be useful one day.