Hydra 2.17 randomly loses power- shuts car off
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I've seen many cars, including one of my old ones, where main relays keep cooking. I figured out it's not really fixed until you also pull the fuse box up & find the most-likely burnt wires on the bottom side feeding the relay. Replacing the burnt ends plus a new main relay usually solves the problem.
1990-2002 cars use a traditional ignition-switch powered main relay setup. 2003-05 cars however use a different setup where the ignition switch controls the ECU which controls the main relay switching.
Mike, you should take advantage of the current 2.7 upgrade sale!
1990-2002 cars use a traditional ignition-switch powered main relay setup. 2003-05 cars however use a different setup where the ignition switch controls the ECU which controls the main relay switching.
Mike, you should take advantage of the current 2.7 upgrade sale!
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Figure since I'm doing some searching and seeing this thread, I can update.
Car has had 2.7 for awhile and has not had the power-loss issue in quite sometime. Not terribly long ago, the damn main relay offed itself, but I know what to look for with that now. I still don't know what was causing the intermittent power cuts way back then. IIRC it did stop when I upgraded to 2.7
Car has had 2.7 for awhile and has not had the power-loss issue in quite sometime. Not terribly long ago, the damn main relay offed itself, but I know what to look for with that now. I still don't know what was causing the intermittent power cuts way back then. IIRC it did stop when I upgraded to 2.7
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