Relay Question

[Idrisu]

Do these look they they need to be changed or are they still good? If so where can I get new ones?

[Kershaw]

No way to tell from the outside.

[glnr13]

testing them is the most accurate way to determine if they have failed or are still working well:

http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/245

[StereoInstaller1]

No way to tell from the outside.

While this is absolutely technically true, I would not agree at all with the statement.

Think of this: every single time that contact inside the relay makes or breaks connection, there's a tiny spark. Every time there's a spark, there's a tiny bit of wear and a tiny carbon deposit left behind.

The condition of the terminals shows clearly those are very very old. personally, I would not even think about not replacing those, it's main relay, O2 sensor heater and fuel pump. Id say do it.

Luke

[Preyupy]

Do they work? Yes=put them back in No=change them They have part numbers on them. Google the number and you will get a few thousand places to buy them.

[PKile]

I would agree with Luke...the terminals look like they have gotten hot, most likely due to corrosion in the relay socket contacts. I would replace them. I've pulled a number of relays out of junkyard BMWs and I haven't seen heat damage to the terminals like that...of course I'm in California where things don't corrode much!