[s-cars] Window issues

[Nicholas Stuart]

Thanks for your help guys. I think for now I'll just cut the little yellow
wire. A lot cheaper then the $300 for a pumb ;)
I'll eventually replace it, but at the moment I be poor so snip snip it is.

-Nick

> you're lucky you caught it now.  that J139 relay is expensive and hard
> to find.  this is your relay with 329 stamped on it.
>
> the culprit is your central locking system, which is commanding the J139
> relay to close all the windows.  it causes the relay to click rapidly,
> and eventually die.  mine was bad.  when i got a replacement, i found
> the replacement was clicking rapidly, and determined that the central
> locking module was killing it.
>
> it also drains the battery, too.
>
> http://sjmautotechnik.com/trouble_shooting/elec.html#windowrelayclick
>
> i just cut the wire, but another lister removed a relay (A2?) and that
> stopped it.  check the archives for this list, sometime this year.
> i think the other lister was fred munro.
>
> -teddy
>
> --- Nicholas Stuart <nick at newtsplace.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello all, I'm new to the list and 'semi' new to my S4. (Quick
>> backstory,
>> 1992 S4 with 240k + miles, one owner car, runs like a champ, few
>> expected
>> fixes here and there).
>>
>> Anyways, now that that's done with I have a recent problem that I'm not
>> sure where to begin with. My power windows are acting really flaky when
>> I
>> turn the car off. They work fine when driving and have no issues. But
>> the
>> will sometimes not turn off (switches still illuminated and work) when I
>> turn off the car. They will also, sporadically close if i leave them
>> open
>> and leave the car. And the close while locking feature will also work
>> occasionally. One last thing is that the big double relay #'ed 329 (in
>> the
>> drivers side foot well by the door) clicks on and off really quickly
>> when
>> the car is off.
>>
>> For now, to get around this with out it killing my battery every night,
>> I've been removing relay numbered 329 in the panel by the drivers side
>> door. I think its a short somewhere, as it doesnt happen all the time.
>> Where should I look for a broken where to this? Wires going through the
>> door hing area? Or somewhere else? Or could it just be a freaky relay?
>>
>> Thanks for the help/suggestions.
>> Nick
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