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Originally Posted by CamasM3e93
Dang, is it corroded or is it scored from arcing? The inside of a plastic relay that lives inside the ECU cubby - if anything should be safe from corrosion you'd think it'd be that.
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You are assuming that the installer actually put the fuses and relay in the DME Box. This whole endeavor was the first time I actually opened up the DME box, and I'm less than thrilled at what I see. The wiring for the harrop kit is actually going out the sides of the DME box, and one latch isnt secure as to not crush the wires. I think its all soldered, but I haven't checked all connections yet. Fuses and relays were tucked in front of and below the DME box. Was kind of surprising considering the engine bay wiring seems fine.
I'm considering getting a new harness and redoing it. I could also hypothetically cut and reroute the existing harness then resolder, if the factory harness solder connections are good. This option isn't terrible when you consider the a new harness needs to be soldered in anyway.
However, you do raise an interesting point. Maybe this is actually the result of arcing? The relay was not where it was supposed to be. The car had its engine bay detailed, and the trouble started after that. The relay and its connector could have been hit with water or something as they were exposed and caused the arcing.