Re: 93 and Later Relay failures

[Mike Cogswell <mcogswel@mnsinc.com>]

Randy Wilson wrote:
> 
> >problem.  The XJS and XJ6 use them extensively on everything from A/C
> >clutch control to EFI main relays.  Hella apparently came out with a
> >replacement to "fix" the failures.  They haven't been working.  Whenever I
> 
> Not just Jaguar, either. Lots of European cars have been suffering these
> relays for years. The worst offenders are the ones with circuit boards
> inside. The solder joints flat fail.
> 
> Of course, Hella will come out of this all right. As is proven on this
> list time and again, any Jaguar electrical failure will be blamed on
> Lucas.
> 
>    Randy K. Wilson
>      randy@taylor.infi.net

In response to remarks about the famous electrical problems of British cars
(often followed by praise for German ones), I've replied for over twenty years
that the only recurring electrical problems my E-Type has suffered is failure
of Bosch relays.
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Mike Cogswell				mcogswel@mnsinc.com
'74 E-Type OTS
'88 XJ-S Convertible (Hess&Eisenhardt)
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