I had a problem with my 1997 3.0 TD auto Colorado. Two or three times, within a few seconds of turning on the engine the engine and all electrics (dash electrics and headlights) just died. When I then turned the key to the off position and then back on ... nothing, no dash/warning lights, no engine. This led me to suspect that the fault was electrical. I opened up the main fuse box, checked the fuses and the relays. On tapping the PWR OUTLET relay the headlights came back on and the car could be started again. I opened up the relay and it seems fine – there is no pitting on the contacts and they open and close normally when triggered by a 9v battery. I have re-seated the relay and now the car seems to be working fine but I don’t trust it – I am now afraid that I might have a sudden loss of power when driving on the motorway.
Does anyone know what the PWR OUTLET relay controls? Does what I have described above tie in with the function(or mal-function) of this relay? Or could something else have been the cause the engine to die?
Also the relay is a single normally open one. Toy sell it for around £24. Can this be easily swapped with a generic one? Trouble is that other than knowing that it is 12v, I don’t know what the current rating through the coil or across the contacts should be.
thanks
Reinhard
Does anyone know what the PWR OUTLET relay controls? Does what I have described above tie in with the function(or mal-function) of this relay? Or could something else have been the cause the engine to die?
Also the relay is a single normally open one. Toy sell it for around £24. Can this be easily swapped with a generic one? Trouble is that other than knowing that it is 12v, I don’t know what the current rating through the coil or across the contacts should be.
thanks
Reinhard