Author Topic: glow plug relay repair (Read 12777 times)

rob76 · « **on:** September 24, 2007, 05:28:02 pm »

Has anybody ever repaired a non working glow plug relay? My 7 second relay stays on for 45 seconds....so something is obviously wrong. VW part number 171 911 261E which I guess is an outdated part number but the dealership won't give me the new part number so I'm having a hard time finding a replacement online.

Has anybody ever repaired one of these things? It's just a bunch of resistors and 3 capacitors inside. Maybe a few diodes and an IC. The dealer wants $135 for a new one!

burn_your_money · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2007, 05:51:36 pm »

what year car?

It might be a faulty temp sensor or wire from the sensor

bigblockchev · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2007, 06:11:46 pm »

Post a closeup digital pic of both sides of the relay printed circuit board so we can get an idea of how complex it is. Might help to answer the question. Cheers Dan

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2007, 07:26:27 pm »

Update your profile to contain the model and year of your car and us Canucks will find you the best Canadian deal possible on a new part... no messing around reverse-engineering.

So far, I spy with my little eye... that part number for 56 bucks.

Whoops.... somewhere else.... 44 bucks.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #4 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:05:32 pm »

Or there's those crazies (like me) that have boxes full of them

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #5 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:08:52 pm »

Quote from: "burn_your_money"

Or there's those crazies (like me) that have boxes full of them

You sly dog... I thought you were out of the business or I woulda mentioned you right away.

Arent you supposed to be studying right now

;-)

burn_your_money · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:22:42 pm »

Just because I'm not buying any more cars doesn't mean I'm not trying to unload all my left overs. I need drinking money anyways :lol: actually the money from car parts usually goes towards my truck.

I finished studying already, homework first

rob76 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:26:09 pm »

Sorry bigblockchev I already put it back in the car, it had about 20 resistors and diodes and some transistors and 3 capacitors... probably not the easiest thing to repair. Would one component go bad or would all the components kinda go sour with time eventually throwing the timer out?

Vincent which part number did you search for? On those sites they only list parts for the NA diesel and I have a 1991 Turbo Diesel so I have no idea if that part matches mine. Is HUCO a decent maker of relays?

burn_your_money why on earth do you have a bucket of them? lol, Are they working? Could you send me one?

rob76 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:28:57 pm »

My temp sensor is working fine, goes to 0 ohms below 50 degrees. Infinite ohms above 50C.

burn_your_money · « **Reply #9 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:29:21 pm »

I had a chop shop, I killed alot of TDs (or as I like to say, I saved alot of other TDs)

Yeah I can send you the one out of my daily

rob76 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:32:30 pm »

lol, oh I did a part# search on that site and it did come back with the HUCO so I suppose that must be it. Coool

Vincent Waldon · « **Reply #11 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:36:15 pm »

yeah I searched for your part number... they're a good vendor for us Canadians to know about... OEM parts at non-dealer prices, and if you can get the order over 75 bucks shipping is free... I can always find something to put me over the edge !!

rob76 · « **Reply #12 on:** September 24, 2007, 08:38:01 pm »

I need a bunch of brake parts, rear cylinders, drums, shoes, bearing kit, front hoses... I'll be over $75 nooooo problem. Thanks for sharing the extra site. The other one I was looking on is autopartsonlinecanada.com which is like the same kinda site.

blkboostedtruck · « **Reply #13 on:** September 24, 2007, 09:07:42 pm »

PartsPlace in michigan i think has both relays for like 32 bucks new! IIRC
thanks Duane

rob76 · « **Reply #14 on:** September 24, 2007, 09:33:28 pm »

Yeah trouble is they charge me 14% tax and 10% duty and a retarded brokerage fee if I buy from the US. Plus most US companies won't even ship to Canada anymore. It makes me sad. Damn overpriced canadian merchadise!!