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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 10:28 AM
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Ruined relays?

Hi everyone! Well, today i was planning to change the maf burn off relay and the blower motor relay. When i unplugged the relays i found a suprise. One of them had frayed wires and the other looked like it melted lol. here are some pics...

First pic...all the relays on drivers side. Theres 2 and 1 hiding in the back. Anyone know which is which?

Second pic...one of the relay connecttors.,..noticed how its burned and melted?

Third pic....second relay, the wires are coming out of the connector and its like melted too...lol

Both of the relays were also burnt. Any suggestions on to go about this? Maybe splice in new connectors? Thanks.


edit: I just looked at the manual and those relays are actually the fuel pump, a/c compressor and engine coolant fan. I havent been having any problems with the fuel pump or the cooling fan. IDK about the ac compressor since the blower motor doesnt work. Should I just leave these relays alone or fix them?
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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well its prob a good idea to fix the fuel pump relay, you dont want that to get a screwd up when your drivin on the highway. you can go to the junkyard and steal some connectors from them, just make sure you correctly splice the wires and protect it from the weather. usually your MAF sensor is the furthest one on the right, but it seems to be missing from the firewall(or you removed it already and didnt tell us). and that fan relay is for your rad fan, so you dont overheat when your driving, do you have any overheating issues?
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Old Jan 28, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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Actually the maf relay is on the passenger side front, i didnt change it, thats the way it is. Overheating? hahahahaa just overheated now. I reconnected the relays and i guess the wire didnt have a good connection and it overheated. Funny....good thing the car was just idling in my driveway. I dont have any junkyards around me. Any sites that sell them?
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:35 AM
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http://tpiparts.net/inc/sdetail/3990

Would that be good? All i have to do is cut off the old wire/connector and splice the new one, right? Thanks
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