Main Relay

1999 Mazda 626 ES, 2.5 D, StandardSECTION Main Relay
  1. Ensure main relay clicks when ignition is turned on and off. If no sound is heard, locate and remove main relay from main fuse block, in left side of engine compartment. Using ohmmeter, check continuity between terminals "C" and "D". See Figure . Continuity should not exist.
  2. Using jumper wires, apply battery voltage to relay terminal "A" and ground terminal "B". Check continuity between relay terminals "C" and "D". Continuity should exist with battery voltage applied. If continuity is not as specified, replace main relay.
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