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load reduction relay
by
jaysen71581
on 24 May, 2011 12:39
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I need a pic of the location for the load reduction relay for my rabbit, i think its bad..
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#1
by
Quantum TD
on 24 May, 2011 13:32
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I need a pic of the location for the load reduction relay for my rabbit, i think its bad..
Should be bottom left or right. It's a small tin-relay. If you pull the relay, it will say what it is on the panel below it. In this case, it will say "X-Relay".
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#2
by
jaysen71581
on 24 May, 2011 17:50
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I found that and i replaced it with the relay in the horn spot and i still got nothing, no wipers and no blower motor, i know they work they were both working...
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#3
by
Quantum TD
on 24 May, 2011 19:37
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The only thing I can think of is blown fuses either in the fuse panel, or one of the 2-3 fusible links in the engine bay near the battery. Or, one of the ground wires behind the fuse panel came unscrewed. I'd check the ground. That would explain why both don't work.
Lastly, you could try an ignition switch.
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#4
by
jaysen71581
on 24 May, 2011 19:45
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fuseable links in the engine bay??? I no longer have the fusable link for the GP's, ill get a new relay tomorrow and try that, my fuses are good ive tested them,
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#5
by
Quantum TD
on 24 May, 2011 20:30
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If you have a USA Rabbit or Pickup, there are fusible links in the wiring harness. There should be 2-4 depending on the year. Earlier cars had fewer. There's part of the RED wires that are exposed from the harness. They connect to their plain-copper equivalents with BLACK rubber fused-rubber. You'll notice that the wire on one side of the black rubber "bullets" are weaker and more-pliable than on the other. The weak side is designed to burn up in case of a voltage overload, rather than sending power to the cabin and causing an electrical fire.
Electrical fires=common on aircooled
Not so common on USA Rabbits.
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#6
by
jaysen71581
on 25 May, 2011 05:17
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Thats new to me, ive never noticed anything like that in my harness, it is a USA rabbit, hmm ill check it out though thanks..
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#7
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 25 May, 2011 08:48
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Thats new to me, ive never noticed anything like that in my harness, it is a USA rabbit, hmm ill check it out though thanks..
there up by the battery. they all have them.
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#8
by
jaysen71581
on 25 May, 2011 13:13
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Ill pop the hood when i get home, any chance you can snap a pic for me so i have a reference to go off of?
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#9
by
jaysen71581
on 26 May, 2011 06:14
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Ok well i got kinda good news, i grabbed a 40amp relay this morning from Autozone and my blower fan came on but still no wipers..
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#10
by
Mark(The Miser)UK
on 26 May, 2011 07:02
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Ignition switch fault?
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#11
by
R.O.R-2.0
on 26 May, 2011 11:25
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yea, thats kinda weird, wipers usually always work, even without the relay installed..
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#12
by
jaysen71581
on 26 May, 2011 16:03
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Hmmm got me too on this one, RAINX lol
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#13
by
sdwarf36
on 26 May, 2011 20:33
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Electrical fires=common on aircooled
Not so common on USA Rabbits.
Well.. there was that time my Jetta's headlight switch started smoking
...while taking the wife out to dinner for her birthday
......