bigtangonovember
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Hello everyone,
So i had the old classic 80 series dash waring lights on, read up on it through the forums and went ahead and ordered and installed a new alternator thinking this would solve it - it didn't. I noticed that the grey plug on the back of the alternator was a bit miserable so i ordered a new one and installed that thinking this must be it - it wasn't.
Scratching my bonce, i stumbled upon this relay mounted under the bonnet just behind the ABS valve, its screwed to the inner wing. It has a fuse on it. When i pulled the relay out, i could see right away that it was rotten. Started the engine and hey presto the warning lights are out.
Now, i'm not fully celebrating yet as i don't know what this relay is for and i haven't yet received the new one and installed that. I will only celebrate once the new one is in and the engine is running with no warning lights.
I don't have any wiring diagrams. Any ideas what this relay is for? Looks like somebody has been at it in the past, it has a bullet connector on the red cable. I can't work out if this relay is a standard fit or some sort of add on? So far as i know the car is standard, that's not to say some cowboy hasn't been at it before. Whatever it is it looks old, especially with made in W. Germany printed on it.
Does anybody else have this relay there?
Thanks everybody.
So i had the old classic 80 series dash waring lights on, read up on it through the forums and went ahead and ordered and installed a new alternator thinking this would solve it - it didn't. I noticed that the grey plug on the back of the alternator was a bit miserable so i ordered a new one and installed that thinking this must be it - it wasn't.
Scratching my bonce, i stumbled upon this relay mounted under the bonnet just behind the ABS valve, its screwed to the inner wing. It has a fuse on it. When i pulled the relay out, i could see right away that it was rotten. Started the engine and hey presto the warning lights are out.
Now, i'm not fully celebrating yet as i don't know what this relay is for and i haven't yet received the new one and installed that. I will only celebrate once the new one is in and the engine is running with no warning lights.
I don't have any wiring diagrams. Any ideas what this relay is for? Looks like somebody has been at it in the past, it has a bullet connector on the red cable. I can't work out if this relay is a standard fit or some sort of add on? So far as i know the car is standard, that's not to say some cowboy hasn't been at it before. Whatever it is it looks old, especially with made in W. Germany printed on it.
Does anybody else have this relay there?
Thanks everybody.