Re: [T3] Amp rating of EFI main and pump relays

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 17 Aug 2008 at 20:56, Phil Hof wrote:

> I am asking on behalf of another T3 owner.  I helped him reconnect the 
> engine bay wiring correctly, but we suspect sticking relay issues now.  No 
> voltage to the pump at first, now the pump runs continuously.  In case it 
> turns out to be the relay, I thought a relatively cheap brand new foglamp 
> relay should do.  The terminals and operation are the same, it's just a 
> matter of capacity.  So if we know either the rating of the relay, or the 
> draw of the pump, we'll know if that would work.

The pump will never draw more than 8 A as long as the filter and 
screen are okay.

If you think the relay is "sticking" check for voltage across the 
coil. Faster and easier than subbing a different relay.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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