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Blitzkrieg Bob
04-30-2006, 03:05 PM
This time on the freeway with my wife and mother-in-law in the car.

not a good time for "WTF was that?" moment.

Since the first time I replaced the groung wire between the block and the chassis, and thought all was well. But now I am thinking a rely is going bad "Ala LKM"
632 Regal
04-30-2006, 04:13 PM
Definetly check around the battery, connections, fusable link and that sort of thing, if you dont find anything check the grounds. Sounds like a stupid intermittant connection to me.
Blitzkrieg Bob
04-30-2006, 04:48 PM
the fusible link and battery.


The ground does look a little crispy. maybe that's it.
632 Regal
04-30-2006, 05:01 PM
I believe there is also a ground from the engine to the chassis that was fubared on a few cars, they had all kinds of bad stories too.
Blitzkrieg Bob
04-30-2006, 05:05 PM
A short length that jumps from the body the the block.

But I am still wondering why the dash lite up as if I just started the car.
BillionPa
04-30-2006, 05:52 PM
replace the DME relay
Blitzkrieg Bob
04-30-2006, 05:57 PM
where is is it?

They all look alike!
632 Regal
04-30-2006, 06:10 PM
c'mon, youve been faking this whole time? Its in the Bently!
I'll dig it out tomorrow if no one else has one handy.


where is is it?

They all look alike!
Blitzkrieg Bob
04-30-2006, 06:14 PM
Been there first.

there is no single relay the would appear to intermittantly kill the car.
ajt3nc
04-30-2006, 07:50 PM
We had a 3 series that would do this. ( Wonder why I got such a deal at the auction).
After kicking our techs butt's they declared it fixed and I took it on a road trip. At 5 in the morning it started doing this and I finally got off the freeway. An old local guy came up, asked what I was doing and told me a story about a peagot ( not mis-spelled, his pronounciation) doing this. He said the battery had plates loose and would short on bumps or turns.
I changed out the battery and it solved the problem.
Blitzkrieg Bob
05-01-2006, 10:42 AM
Brought a bag of relays along, just in case.

Tried simulate the failure by tapping then removing the various relays, but no luck.

I'll recheck all the battery cables to see if that's it.

Don't supect the battery just yet, it's only 2yrs old and is clamped down so it won't be sliding around.
Blitzkrieg Bob
09-18-2006, 01:57 PM
This time on the freeway with my wife and mother-in-law in the car.

not a good time for "WTF was that?" moment.

Since the first time I replaced the ground wire between the block and the chassis, and thought all was well. But now I am thinking a rely is going bad "Ala LKM"