Combo Relay Kills My Car (88 S4)
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Relay #24 the big wide one on the far right...if I wiggle it, **** clicks away, and my car dies.
This is the "dont put foot on panel, or car dies" issue.
Why would this relay kill the car???
This is the "dont put foot on panel, or car dies" issue.
Why would this relay kill the car???
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I am guessing that the problem is not #24 (it is just lights), but that wiggling 24 moves the terminals and wires in the CE panel, and wiggles wires to a neighboring relay. Number 25, for example, is the LH relay, and an intermittent connection there would certainly cause an issue with engine running.
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I have had similar, but different, problems with unrelated relays affecting other circuits. My climate control dies because of my window winding relay. Cleaning contacts fixed for a couple months, but the problem is returning. I'm hoping the problem is internal to the relay, I have a new one. I would suggest you buy a new relay, funny things happen with dying relays.
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I am guessing that the problem is not #24 (it is just lights), but that wiggling 24 moves the terminals and wires in the CE panel, and wiggles wires to a neighboring relay. Number 25, for example, is the LH relay, and an intermittent connection there would certainly cause an issue with engine running.