Starter relay going bad
01-25-2010, 05:22 PM
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Starter relay going bad I just replaced my starter relay for the third time in a year. Every so often it goes bad, with little to no warning. Drop a new relay, and all is good for a few months. Starter is about a year old, and wiring is is decent shape. Any ideas???
01-26-2010, 04:35 PM
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no, the relay located under the hood, drivers side in the relay center, there are 2 boxes that have relays and fuses located next to the ABS control. Ive gotten the relays from NAPA. They just sold me one that is supposed to be a better, more sturdy relay, but I can't tell the difference between the two choices, we'll see. Any thoughts?
01-26-2010, 04:51 PM
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ive replaced one starter relay on my car since 2001 and have 73k miles on my car. If your replacing relays this often I really think you should go have your starter checked out for an excessive voltage/amperage draw during cranking. Sounds like you have excessive resistance in the cirduit somewhere
01-26-2010, 06:12 PM
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Test the bad one to see what went wrong, are the contacts burned open or the coil circuit burned open? It makes a difference as to what is wrong. If the contacts are burning up its time to repair or replace the starter.
