TNS relay

Pourman · 09-29-2008, 07:13 PM

I noticed my Car battery would die and I had to jump the car off over the weekend , everything looked and seemed fine ... tonight right before I tried to start it I heard a noise coming from under the hood ... sounded like the fan motor was on , but I popped the hood , and coming from the relay box the TNS Relay was "Buzzing" ... I pulled it out , the noise stopped , plugged it back in and the relay itself would vibrate loudly when the relay was reconnected ... I read that the TNS relay controls all the lighting , except for the headlights , but I've never seen a fuse or a relay vibrate or buzz like that WTF ??

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Pourman · 09-30-2008, 01:37 AM

Found the problem ... FIXED

Brent · 09-30-2008, 08:47 AM

What was it if you don't mind sharing?

Pourman · 09-30-2008, 05:21 PM

Pulled all the relays and swabbed the contacts IN the relay box , and inside the relay switches themselves with alcohol ... then , disconnected the battery while I was cleaning relays to reset the ECU (just to start over) ... everything functioned fine today , but it's a 15 year old car so I guess these things will happen from time to time

09-29-2008, 07:13 PM	#1
Pourman Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Perdido Key , Florida Posts: 320 Rep Power: 18	TNS relay I noticed my Car battery would die and I had to jump the car off over the weekend , everything looked and seemed fine ... tonight right before I tried to start it I heard a noise coming from under the hood ... sounded like the fan motor was on , but I popped the hood , and coming from the relay box the TNS Relay was "Buzzing" ... I pulled it out , the noise stopped , plugged it back in and the relay itself would vibrate loudly when the relay was reconnected ... I read that the TNS relay controls all the lighting , except for the headlights , but I've never seen a fuse or a relay vibrate or buzz like that WTF ?? _

09-30-2008, 08:47 AM	#3
Brent Sua Sponte Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 839 Rep Power: 18	What was it if you don't mind sharing? __________________ Road Atlanta August 2011 NASA TT 1:33 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFY00PAK_Ps Traqmate's video of my car from the 2011 UTCC at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zcn6...layer_embedded Video of Yellow LS1 FD at NASA TT at VIR http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6k0lJkcwrM

09-30-2008, 01:37 AM	#2
Pourman Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Perdido Key , Florida Posts: 320 Rep Power: 18	Found the problem ... FIXED

09-30-2008, 05:21 PM	#4
Pourman Rotary Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Perdido Key , Florida Posts: 320 Rep Power: 18	Pulled all the relays and swabbed the contacts IN the relay box , and inside the relay switches themselves with alcohol ... then , disconnected the battery while I was cleaning relays to reset the ECU (just to start over) ... everything functioned fine today , but it's a 15 year old car so I guess these things will happen from time to time