So in my fuse box position B there is a green 5 pin relay, standard looking enough with the usually 85/86 and then30/87/87A layout. Everywhere I look there is a diagram showing 85 and 86 is power and ground and the 30 to 87 circuit is normally closed and when the control circuit 85/86 is energized with 12v it switch's power to 87/87a.
So I do a test and I get all circuits open except 87/30, which is closed. If I power 85/86 in any polarity, NOTHING HAPPENS.
So I thought, bad relay right? Went on ebay and bought a set of two relays (used) and they BOTH TEST THE EXACT SAME as my old relay.
What in the hell is going on here, did I pick up two more bad relays? Something tells me this relay is special, I even found another thread on it on another site complaining about the same problem. No resolution in that thread.
Man, this is driving me crazy. I even pulled the old relay part to look inside, looks brand new, no corrosion. The armature flips over manually just find. The flipping the armature over manually seems to activate 87/87a fine.
It's rated at 12v but does it need some kind of high amperage? This circuit controls the air pump clutch, the A/C compressor, and the "kickdown solenoid valve / au transmisson". Have had problems with the A/C compressor- throws a clutch obstructed code, and I do have a transmission problem but I could not verify if it affected kickdown.
So confusing.
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So I do a test and I get all circuits open except 87/30, which is closed. If I power 85/86 in any polarity, NOTHING HAPPENS.
So I thought, bad relay right? Went on ebay and bought a set of two relays (used) and they BOTH TEST THE EXACT SAME as my old relay.
What in the hell is going on here, did I pick up two more bad relays? Something tells me this relay is special, I even found another thread on it on another site complaining about the same problem. No resolution in that thread.
Man, this is driving me crazy. I even pulled the old relay part to look inside, looks brand new, no corrosion. The armature flips over manually just find. The flipping the armature over manually seems to activate 87/87a fine.
It's rated at 12v but does it need some kind of high amperage? This circuit controls the air pump clutch, the A/C compressor, and the "kickdown solenoid valve / au transmisson". Have had problems with the A/C compressor- throws a clutch obstructed code, and I do have a transmission problem but I could not verify if it affected kickdown.
So confusing.
