Salmon Relay Change

wanderer · Post by **wanderer** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:34 am

I changed the Salmon Relays today.
They were dated from 2010.
They do seem to be in good condition. But one can never be sure.
Better €50 than €4000.

BeardyJon · Post by **BeardyJon** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:41 am

Yeah I did mine in October. They looked a little corroded so definitely glad to have replaced them now. Its an essential job for any E89 owner.

peeblezZ4 · Post by **peeblezZ4** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:30 am

BeardyJon wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:41 am Yeah I did mine in October. They looked a little corroded so definitely glad to have replaced them now. Its an essential job for any E89 owner.

I need to do mine. Where did you buy yours?

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:49 pm

peeblezZ4 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:30 am I need to do mine. Where did you buy yours?

Direct from the dealer Stuart, if mail ordering try Sopers in Lincoln, mention the forum for discount. About £30 posted for the pair iirc

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 2:09 pm

When my roof stuck, my obd reader said it had failed.
How does it know?
When i tested them they worked fine.
I threw them away but later found there is a component across the coil.
Can someone look at an old relay, is it a diode or resistor?

peeblezZ4 · Post by **peeblezZ4** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:31 pm

Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:49 pm
peeblezZ4 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:30 am I need to do mine. Where did you buy yours?
Direct from the dealer Stuart, if mail ordering try Sopers in Lincoln, mention the forum for discount. About £30 posted for the pair iirc

Thanks Andy. I'll take a look. I reckoned on main dealer.

B21 · Post by **B21** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:37 pm

https://www.bimmerworld.com/Engine/Engi ... 42690.html

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172803336479 ... 4edc244538

As Andy says Sopers offer good service..

flybobbie · Post by **flybobbie** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 7:49 pm

Just go local dealer, my local said they had dozens in stock. Common part (or must fail a lot!).
Couple of years ago £15 each.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Mon Dec 27, 2021 8:18 pm

Got to say Neil at Sopers, Lincoln is very helpful and is good at supplying the right parts first time. Of all the dealers I have had to buy from, whatever car make, Sopers are by far the best.

Dave 2 dogs · Post by **Dave 2 dogs** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:04 pm

Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

peeblezZ4 · Post by **peeblezZ4** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:11 pm

Dave 2 dogs wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:04 pm Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

I've just ordered mine from ebay. Coming from Lloyds BMW, Carlisle. There's a YouTube video covering what's involved. Looks really easy to me so I'll be doing it myself.

Smartbear · Post by **Smartbear** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:13 pm

Dave 2 dogs wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:04 pm Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

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wanderer · Post by **wanderer** » Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:26 pm

Dave 2 dogs wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:04 pm Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks

Very easy to do.
Just ensure that you have the right Torx driver bit.

It's dead simple.

The only bit easier was switching the antenna/aerial.
That took all of 20 seconds and 5hrs of research.

tiglon · Post by **tiglon** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:14 am

Genuinely the easiest thing to do.

Unscrew one thing, unclip old relays, clip new ones in. It's as difficult as unplugging your kettle, then plugging it back in again.

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Thu Dec 30, 2021 12:51 am

peeblezZ4 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:11 pm
Dave 2 dogs wrote: ↑Wed Dec 29, 2021 11:04 pm Been told about these a couple of different times and still not changed mine, guess I really should is Iran. Easy enough job to do ? Do you have to re set any codes or anything?
Thanks
I've just ordered mine from ebay. Coming from Lloyds BMW, Carlisle. There's a YouTube video covering what's involved. Looks really easy to me so I'll be doing it myself.

Stuart, you don’t actually need to unscrew anything, there’s a quick release lever. If you push that the whole housing with the relays in it slides out, switch the relays over then slide back in place until it locks home

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