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What’s the deal with fuel pump relays?

 
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2024 7:49 am    Post subject: What’s the deal with fuel pump relays? Reply with quote

I just put a spare used one on eBay and it sold instantly for 100. Crazy money for a relay.

Are they completely NLA now?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2024 2:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't think they're completely abandoned, but forgotten for the time being with supply chains still a mess. I was lucky to get a couple used ones from a user here for $50 or so in unknown condition; one worked, thankfully. It seems they're somewhat failure-prone. Mine had a plain relay in the socket when I got it and no correct relay to be found, so apparently it failed at some point in the past. I was going to see if I could adapt a VW relay I picked up, but didn't get anywhere on that before I found a correct replacement. There may be a direct interchange with some VWs, but those relays are hard to find too...
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 1:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

They've been difficult to find for a couple of years now. I picked up spare KAE 3.300.300 from a Board member back in Oct 2021 after searching high and low for one.

There's one on Ebay listed for $369(!). https://www.ebay.com/itm/266721765255

The description is the best part....it's either working or defective....take your chances...


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 05, 2024 3:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its crazy, not many years ago they were available and still reasonable. Maybe that group buy for a soild stade relay that never went through should be resurrected, the interest might be bigger now that the regular relays arent available.
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was searching around and came across this listing on Ebay. Interesting.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166860874752




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PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

chuck21401 wrote:
I was searching around and came across this listing on Ebay. Interesting.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166860874752





that is interesting, so is this guy making them himself?
worth sharign on the 924 owners facebook group to see if anyone has had any experience with these..
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 4:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mkol wrote:
that is interesting, so is this guy making them himself?
worth sharign on the 924 owners facebook group to see if anyone has had any experience with these..


Don't know. Found their website here: https://norx-electronics.hu/

Decided to buy one on Ebay and try it out. I have one good fuel pump relay and one relay where the soldering failed. I soldered it back together...and it works...but don't entirely trust it to be my backup. I also have a wire to jump the relay just in case but would prefer to have a new relay in the glove box.

Will report back...will take a couple of weeks to get here apparently.
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