Perc pump

Level 4 User Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 85

Bl**dy thing keeps going! I've disconected the timer relay thing behind the left head light to stop it running the battery flat. Its a ten mile walk to work, ive got other cars to use, but they aren't 19 16 valvers!
Give us a clue, who has a wiring diagram, i've checked other sites (naughty me)! but they arnt as cleaver as you lot! HeHe...
awaiting with tools in hand! yes, "tools".
Cheers

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

common fault.

Its just sticking more than likely, if you can be bothered take it apart and clean it up, may need a dab of solder on the pins etc.

The way it works is when the ignition is turned off the relay closes and supplies the pump with power for 8 mins. But they usually play up.

Disconnecting it will not cause any damage, if the cooling system is well maintained and you don't just turn the engine off after ragging it at 7krpm for an hour, let it cool down first.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

so is it possible to actually take the relay apart and give it a clean up in the hope of bringing it back to life? as mine has the same prob...sticking on indefinately.

cheers

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Yes, just relays can be a bit of a bother to get back together. My last valver had the wires cut to stop it constantly pumping after the lump was turned off...

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Aye mine were disconnected too. No probs at all

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

well seeing as its knackered then i got nothing to loose taking it apart for a fiddle....nice!

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Until those 140mph RR Gumballs take place eh? Wink

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

is the relay the little black box bolted to the inside wing?

the one with a gay nut and bolt...so u cant undo it without forcing your hand up inside the arch lining, ripping it to shreds in the process (both arm and lining) u try to hold the nut still but then its just stuck cos its 10 yrs old and rusty so you end up just rippin the fecker off the bracket instead , so it will never go back on again?? is it that one?

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

aye thats the one.

Usually a philips self tape that holds it on.

Relays can be tricky others can be bad. In the old Saab my lights were dodgy, headlights going out at night etc, stripped th erelay and lots of dodgy joints, solder and perfect again.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

ok took it apart today...god what a rip off...when u look at it its just a tiny circuit board and renault want Â£70odd for it...bastids...

anyway..it was green in one corner so some water has go to it and the copper has rotten...one of the resistors snapped...so i bridged the broken tracks..replaced the resistor...dowsed in WD40...and it works!!! hooray!!!

Level 5 User Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 112

[quote="Soneji"]Until those 140mph RR Gumballs take place eh? Wink

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They ceratinly killed mine! sob sob

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Well done jonny!

Hehe I know, that day is legandary!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

mine would sit at 140 and not blow itself up with 3 peeps in it, wouldn't it George.

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Aye but I don’t know how long they were sat at 140mph for!

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

not as long as I would keep the boot in, I was doing over 120 for a good 10 miles quite often on the same trip. They did it for wee 1/2 blasts and maybe a mile.

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

Hmmm very poor cooling sys then, be that a lesson to all!

Level 4 User Joined: 16 Mar 2004 Posts: 85

With renewed hope, bonnet up, i removed the offending relay. Clutching it in my hot little hands i headed for the shed, switching on the soldering iron, i prised the relay cover off!.... At last , the iron's hot enough, deftly re-soldering each contact on the board i'm sure the chaps on the forum are right. Re-fit the cover on the relay and head for the car, nearly at a trot!.... Right, it's pluged in, it's now 5:23 and counting....5:24.......5:25.....
These bl**dy mins. are getting longer.....
F*uck,Sh*t,B**locks...After 15mins, relay was savagely removed from vehicle, after it hit the floor at Mac 3, it crumpled under the weight of 15 stone!!!!!!!!!
Well it didn't work... never will work , but i had to try!

Wonder why i didn't tape up the wires in the first place? Thanks for all your help chaps..Cheers

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

lol you sound like me. If it disnae work break it savagley. If it does work and your in a bad mood break it so it doesn't etc.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

ha ha ha...if in doubt, give it a clout! maybe it had got wet..corroded but then went on to short out and burn something out like in that chip...something beyond repair...

u can get em from a scrapyard or second hand from paul mitchel...he wants Â£20

Forum Moderator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 1356

LMFAO! Unlucky mate! Get down the scrappers..

Retroholic Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 5685

Foden wrote:

With renewed hope, bonnet up, i removed the offending relay. Clutching it in my hot little hands i headed for the shed, switching on the soldering iron, i prised the relay cover off!.... At last , the iron's hot enough, deftly re-soldering each contact on the board i'm sure the chaps on the forum are right. Re-fit the cover on the relay and head for the car, nearly at a trot!.... Right, it's pluged in, it's now 5:23 and counting....5:24.......5:25.....
These bl**dy mins. are getting longer.....
F*uck,Sh*t,B**locks...After 15mins, relay was savagely removed from vehicle, after it hit the floor at Mac 3, it crumpled under the weight of 15 stone!!!!!!!!!
Well it didn't work... never will work , but i had to try!

Wonder why i didn't tape up the wires in the first place? Thanks for all your help chaps..Cheers

Best post on retro-renault so far Laughing