Main relay fix

[lil_dcb7]

Alright people, I know the majority of us have had problems with our main relays, and I've found us a great link to fix the problem.

*Motion to Sticky*

Main Relay Fix

This is when the car turns over but wont start.

[mrhonda]

Yep, I've never in my life bought a new main relay, I've always just resoldered them....works great.

[lil_dcb7]

Yep, I've never in my life bought a new main relay, I've always just resoldered them....works great.

lol, how many times have you resoldered yours? id rather just buy a new one and not have to worry about the hassle. But im borke so i have no choice...

[Dhsmokymcpot]

yep just did mine works great. not hard at all.

[YK86]

lol, how many times have you resoldered yours? id rather just buy a new one and not have to worry about the hassle. But im borke so i have no choice...

I've done quite a few Honda relays now as well (resoldering) and so far, I have not had any that needed to be redone. I already have everything I need but even if I did have to buy a new soldering gun and solder, it's still only $10. And if you solder it well and a bit more beefed up, it shouldn't crack like the original so it'll last alot longer.

[timmy0tool]

what exactly breaks inside the relay? does a contact come loose? do one of the pads come undone? my relay is starting to crap out on me and i would love to fix this problem. i love to solder stuff up. i just need to know what to solder. thanks in advance!

[YK86]

Basically, you need to resolder everything LOL. When you open it up, you'll see a whole bunch of solder joints on the one side of the circuit board (or whatever it's called..). I find some will be cracked, some starting to crack, and others perfectly fine (visually) but you never know so I redo every one of them.

[lkm]

how much does one cost? cuz i will buy one. screw resoldiering, being late for work = not good.

edit: $57 brand new +plus tax

[wed3k]

how much does one cost? cuz i will buy one. screw resoldiering, being late for work = not good.

edit: $57 brand new +plus tax

got mine off san leandro honda for 45+6-7 shipping...

[lkm]

woot. its been replaced. It was unbeleivably hard because of
1) not having right tools
2) wierd angle and not remmembering which way to turn to loosen
3) power tools are your friends and i don't have any.

edit: in fairness, those two cruise control bolts are a bitch to remove but after that, its ridicously easy.

[phonts69]

i think this is a better link. has real pics.

linky

[wed3k]

woot. its been replaced. It was unbeleivably hard because of
1) not having right tools
2) wierd angle and not remmembering which way to turn to loosen
3) power tools are your friends and i don't have any.

edit: in fairness, those two cruise control bolts are a bitch to remove but after that, its ridicously easy.

power tools?

the main problems with me was the sharp pieces of metal up there, the door sill digging into my back and hand losing blood circulation.

[lkm]

lol, i was some wierd ass positions while trying to loosen those screws. Just imagine a 19yr old male with driver seat leaning back with bare legs in the air and head at the pedals. Look like a freaky porno in the making. anyways, i got it done. now time will tell if it was worth it. btw, the old main relay smells roasted. seriously, it has that burnt eletronic smell to it so atleast it was worth to replace.

edit, oh, the soldier joints are surrounded by burnt brown silicone or whateva that is.

[phonts69]

it is worth it, for me at least. never had the no fire cranking after replacing it.

[MADMAXX]

What are exactly the symptoms of the main relay going?