Salmon relays

[Smartbear]

When I replaced mine it was obvious the old ones were quite worn (pitted). So I put the top down and went for a 50 mile drive just to make sure they were working :driving:

Proper test, good man
Rob

 

[red_35is]

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[BadgerDog]

WELL THEN. One more thing to track pre-emptive repairs of... REALLY glad I spend time on this forum though.. so many expensive things with this car. I can afford it, but I didnt expect to have to. Oh dont get me wrong, I know BMWs have a high cost of ownership, but I expected that to manifest in regular scheduled maintenance and things breaking, not a dozen things I have to track that arent in any manual, haha.

... Still love the car though.

 

[step_change]

Anyone used these guys?
https://www.bmwpartsonline.co.uk/Samon-Relay-12631742690

 

[3.0Rich]

Hi, i duly ordered 2 relays after seeing this thread. Arrived today, fitted in 5 mins, shows the value of these forums thanks to all.
As an aside, my car, 3.0 sdrive 09, sounds horrible on cold start. Gets much better warmed up but sounds really rattly at first. Like pinking but it's not that, doesn't seem unusual according to the threads but it would be nice not having it. Might mention it to the supplying dealer so it's on record during the 3 month period.

 

[bryand]

Anyone used these guys?
https://www.bmwpartsonline.co.uk/Samon-Relay-12631742690

I was looking at purchasing from there but they are the same price at BMW so ended up ordering direct from them.

 

[Watson]

Hi, i duly ordered 2 relays after seeing this thread. Arrived today, fitted in 5 mins, shows the value of these forums thanks to all.
As an aside, my car, 3.0 sdrive 09, sounds horrible on cold start. Gets much better warmed up but sounds really rattly at first. Like pinking but it's not that, doesn't seem unusual according to the threads but it would be nice not having it. Might mention it to the supplying dealer so it's on record during the 3 month period.

You need to add liquid moly hydraulic lifter additive , had same issue with my E85 N52 , this coats the engine protects it and prevents the rattling

 

[3.0Rich]

Ah, thanks for that, I'll do that

 

[ihadablackdog]

ffs....havent been on the forum for ages and only popped on as I had a few questions and saw this!

So thats another £30 I need to spend as my car is 2011.

(obviously I'm grateful for seeing it because the cost of failure is much more ).

 

[Smartbear]

ffs....havent been on the forum for ages and only popped on as I had a few questions and saw this!

So thats another £30 I need to spend as my car is 2011.

(obviously I'm grateful for seeing it because the cost of failure is much more ).

Guide
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=119167&hilit=Salmon+relays
Rob

 

[ihadablackdog]

ffs....havent been on the forum for ages and only popped on as I had a few questions and saw this!

So thats another £30 I need to spend as my car is 2011.

(obviously I'm grateful for seeing it because the cost of failure is much more ).

Guide
https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=119167&hilit=Salmon+relays
Rob

Thanks, just emailing my guy at Cotswold BMW as he does good prices.

 

[BadgerDog]

Just finished replacing mine. Pulled the cover off of one of the old ones. Was in pretty darn good shape as far as I can tell, however there WAS carbon (or something similar) build up and pitting on both sides of the moving part of the relay. Not a ton, but I could see the damage being done over time. My car is only 4-5 years old, so it MAY have been premature, but being so cheap I figured "Why not"?

 

[Stash36]

Hi guys, took a relay out to see how old they are. Can you see a date on my relay?

 

[maxman]

2014 Wk35

 

[Stash36]

Brilliant, thanks maxman, time for some replacements then.

 

[ihadablackdog]

Brilliant, thanks maxman, time for some replacements then.

One of those connectors looks burnt?

 

[Stash36]

I think the connectors were reflecting my dark jersey, they were pretty clean. They'll get swapped out anyhow.

 

[Argyll Andy]

I think the connectors were reflecting my dark jersey, they were pretty clean. They'll get swapped out anyhow.

The red circle terminal looks burnt and rough compared to the yellow shiny and smooth one.

If it is burnt it may be worth checking the plastic connector block that terminal goes into to make sure it’s not damaged

 

[Mundee]

I am changing my salmon relays today, does it matter that the ones coming out are 64A and the new ones are 62A?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Argyll Andy]

I am changing my salmon relays today, does it matter that the ones coming out are 64A and the new ones are 62A?

Thanks in advance!

My understanding is that reference is just the production batch number and makes no difference