Starter Relays, I recommend them on all cars now |
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Starter Relays, I recommend them on all cars now |
McMark |
Nov 10 2013, 03:16 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I've been meaning to post this for awhile and Andyrew's recent starter thread inspired me. I used to recommend against a relay at the starter because it was always known as a 'hot start' relay, and hot start issues can be a sign of a wearing starter. So I considered the relay to be a baind-aid to avoid have to really fix the problem - a bad starter.
Jamie (JRust) was having some ignition switch issues and I started to rethink my position on the starter relay. I realized that the crappy reproduction ignition switches that are available now are prone to failure from having too much current pushed through them. They simply aren't built with enough focus on quality to stand up to the way Porsche/VW designed the starting system. So now I recommend a starter relay on all cars in order to avoid undue stress on either old, tired factory ignition switches or crappy reproduction switches. This can be any 30A or larger relay and Bosch sells a starer relay kit, but I didn't like some of the choices they made, especially because it's sold as a universal kit, which means it doesn't fit nicely on anything. So I put together my own kit designed specifically for our cars. I also found a relay that has a fuse built in, rather than a separate unit. A starter relay can be made with pieces available from your FLAPS, but for those of you who don't feel like going that route, I've made a few of my setup available for sale. This thread is more about sharing information though, so I'll exclude the details here. Attached image(s) |
jvmarino |
Nov 10 2013, 04:16 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: 22-March 09 From: Baltimore Member No.: 10,188 Region Association: None |
I added one to my car a few years back. I still have issues every now and then, but I believe it is due to poor electrical contact of the blade fuse, as fiddling with the fuse holder usually solves the problem when it does happen. It beats crawling under rear tire to jump the started solenoid with a screwdriver (especially if you are on a date (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif).
Your design looks nicely packaged, but one concern I would have with the installation location is the relay/fuse will be exposed to the elements (as well as the heat from the exhaust system). Mine is mounted on the rear wall of the engine compartment, and the fuse holder is a rubber capped unit. I am sure mounting it inside the trunk would be even better, I used my location for ease of wiring the retrofit, as well as easy fuse access. Jim |
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