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Stopped in at a parts store just before I crossed the border. The last auxillary relay had just failed so I bought a replacement. Now, a year later it too has failed. Ten dollars down the tubes. Twelve amp NO load. Bosch STYLE relay. FIVE RELAYS IN THREE YEARS? Gimme a break!!
Yet again i opened up the relay. SOLID RUST. Disgusting. It does not rain here. And the car gets washed once a month. The relay is well away from the hood combing and there is ZERO evidence of rust on nearby plated fasteners. Unplug the relay and the prongs are green. The relay interior is disgusting, not coated with rust, globs of rust like rust colored mud.
GARBAGE!
Lucky for me I had a friend bring down a half-dozen TYCO relays which have supplanted the original Bosch relays, They seemed to be SEALED. But I took no chances and when they arrived i saturated them with a wax like electrical corrosion inhibitor. Four coats. We're talking THICK.
Is there an ALTERNATIVE PROVEN brand that I could rely on? Something SEALED with the Bosch/Tyco pin layout? Some of the failed relays were the SHROUDED type, with a skirt, and yes they are mounted with the pins beneath not upside down.
Reling on an overpriced "People's Revolutionary Army Factory Serene Honorable Hummingbird" relay to prevent an aluminum engine from overheating has gotten old.
Yet again i opened up the relay. SOLID RUST. Disgusting. It does not rain here. And the car gets washed once a month. The relay is well away from the hood combing and there is ZERO evidence of rust on nearby plated fasteners. Unplug the relay and the prongs are green. The relay interior is disgusting, not coated with rust, globs of rust like rust colored mud.
GARBAGE!
Lucky for me I had a friend bring down a half-dozen TYCO relays which have supplanted the original Bosch relays, They seemed to be SEALED. But I took no chances and when they arrived i saturated them with a wax like electrical corrosion inhibitor. Four coats. We're talking THICK.
Is there an ALTERNATIVE PROVEN brand that I could rely on? Something SEALED with the Bosch/Tyco pin layout? Some of the failed relays were the SHROUDED type, with a skirt, and yes they are mounted with the pins beneath not upside down.
Reling on an overpriced "People's Revolutionary Army Factory Serene Honorable Hummingbird" relay to prevent an aluminum engine from overheating has gotten old.