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Old 03-06-2009, 04:19 AM
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Once you have it out, the black plastic cover on the actual relay can be pried off to get a look at the internal electronics. You might want to take a look and make sure it looks alright. I still need to post a picture of mine - what a mess.

I just came across this picture again and it made me remember that I had planned to post a picture of it here - if only for posterity's sake. Thanks to the PO (or whoever) for taking out the KLIMA/KD relay and reinstalling it upside down so it slowly collected moisture! When I grabbed and turned it right-side-up and reddish-brown water start leaking out of it, I knew I found my problem.
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