can anyone tell me where this relay is located on my 93 wrx
 

Bump!!! Really need help with this asap as ive totally come to a standstill.

looks to me like the ones under the bonnet passenger side

All the other ones are there apart from the sbf 6 one it even shows in the diagram that sbf 12345 and 7 are in the passenger side fuse box apart from the 7 one which i need. What a nightmare im having with this like.

ok i have a 96 wrx version 2, mine is located, under the bonnet in the fuse box there are 3 45a fuse then looking left you will see the link wire then to the left of that is my sbf 6 a 45amp fuse, if you need a piccy let me know

Cheers mate will you put me up a picky please. Do you know where i can buy these if mines gone or do you reckon it will be a dealer part?

anyone breaking a subaru will be able to sort you 1 out. i'll ask a mate he is always breaking scoobs. i'll take piccy and post it tonight be fore i go bed just eating me tea


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piccy of sbf-6, 45amp fuse

thats the sbf 7 fuse if you look on the wiring diagram it shows you.

have just looked at the lay out on my fuse box cover and it is deffo sbf-6 the space above is for sbf-7 as you can see i do not have sbf-7, can you take a pic of both your fuse box as i did and the fuse box cover layout

Will you post up a picture of your fuse box cover so i can compare it to mine please mate. I even took half of the dash out yestersday to try and find it but still no joy. this is driving me crazy lol.

Will do mate

daft question, but why did you start this thread, are you having any problems

What the problem is on mine is my alternator wont charge my battery. Ive tested it and it works fine but what im thinking is the relay is stck open so thats whats causing it. ive checked all my fuses etc but all is ok. the car will jump fine and keep ticking over but as soon as i take the leads off it slowly dies as its draining the battery.

ok so when you say you have tested it in what way, have you started the car with leads and put a volt meter on it to see your charge, you will need to remove the other leads from donor car, but have you replaced your battery, if the cells in the battery are buggered then it won't hold any kind of charge, that relay your looking for could be the relay in the alternater itself,

you should be getting at least 13.8v when car is running up to 14.8v as there is a regulater in the alternator set at 15v i believe,

don't worry we'll get to the bottom of it

Ive just been to the garage and tried some more with no joy. Does the alternator itself have a relay located within the unit? Whats happening now is the alternator wont charge at all. If i jump the car with no battery on am i right in thinking if when i take the leads off the alternator will keep the car running if its working. If the battery is shot could that brake the alternator?

other way round if the regulater goes in the alternater it will overcharge the battery and basiclly boil it dry, i would get a alternator of a breaker and a brand new battery from your local halfords or car spares shop, then start it up and switch everything on and check your charge rate..........also what you will need to do is a current draw test, we'll leave this for now see how you get on

Al get them tomorrow if halfords is open with it being bank holiday. and my mate breaking a forrester so il got get the alternator off that.

sorted m8y, let me know

Quick update. Charged up my battery and got a new alternator and starts up and runs fine. Only thing ive noticed now is my car will idle ok but when i moove then come to a stop the revometer gos right to the bottom almost as if the car wants to stall and then gos back up to normal idle position. im going to take it to get my alternator and battery checked today and change my idle sensor and my throttle position sensor and see if that makes any difference.

ok bud, how is the charge rate, i would also look at the MAF might be and indication that it is on it's way out, what colour is the label on it, should be green i think

Charge rate is fine. Yeah its a green label. How can i check to see if the maf is working?

start the car then when it's warm unplug the maf and the car should run lumpy and stall