Accessory Relay
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1996 Mercury Villager. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Turn ignition off. Remove accessory relay No. 2 from instrument panel fuse block. Connect a jumper wire between positive battery terminal and relay terminals No. 2 and 5. See Fig 1 .
- Voltage should not be present at relay terminal No. 3. Using another jumper wire, ground relay terminal No. 1. Battery voltage should be present at relay terminal No. 3. If voltage is as specified, remove jumper wires and go to next step. If voltage is not as specified, replace relay.
- Connect a jumper wire between positive battery terminal and relay terminals No. 2 and 7. Voltage should not be present at relay terminal No. 6. Using another jumper wire, ground relay terminal No. 1. Battery voltage should be present at relay terminal No. 6. If voltage is not as specified, replace relay.