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Evening,
Was just wondering what the relay (or relay shaped object) on the back of the back of the battery box is for?
It'd gone brittle and when I unplugged it the casing just cracked. Hoping I haven't broken anything inside! 
Just wondered if its something important (fuel pump relay?) or not.
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Very, it's the main power and fuel pump, Glue it up or make it watertight at the very least or it can just give up
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It's power supply for the flux capacitor
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I had the same problem last weekend! was stranded at the gf's for 2 days cos water got in the fuel pump relay and knackered it all up. replace it asap!
Usefull info: Any XU engined peugeot will have the same relay and fuel cut off switch  i pinched one off an XSi and it works fine on my Rallye.
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Ah crap, I'll tape it up for now then. 
If anyone has a decent spare one they'd like to post me for cheap PM me please lol.
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If you didn't know what it was, why we're you unplugging it?
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Makes it difficult to remove the battery box with the entire engine loom still attached. Thought it best to unplug it instead. 
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I see what i can sort for you Tom i might have another one lying around somewhere.
Would deffo replace it ASAP as it left me right in the sh*t 
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Cheers Matt.
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(20-02-2014, 09:00 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Ah crap, I'll tape it up for now then.
If anyone has a decent spare one they'd like to post me for cheap PM me please lol.
I stripping the 6, I'll send it you for nothing but can't guarantee it'll work
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(20-02-2014, 08:58 AM)Matt-Rallye Wrote: Usefull info: Any XU engined peugeot will have the same relay and fuel cut off switch i pinched one off an XSi and it works fine on my Rallye.
Not quite true. Early and later cars use a different fitment relay - early cars have a metal clip on the relay socket, whereas later cars have the plastic sliding latch. Changeover was mid-90's ish.
As long as it's the correct fitment and from an XU petrol then as you say it should work fine though.
Some diesels (eg HDi) use a very similar looking relay but it's not interchangable.
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Ah well thank you for clearing that up
I stand corrected!
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(20-02-2014, 09:37 AM)kentiiboii Wrote: (20-02-2014, 09:00 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Ah crap, I'll tape it up for now then.
If anyone has a decent spare one they'd like to post me for cheap PM me please lol.
I stripping the 6, I'll send it you for nothing but can't guarantee it'll work
Thanks Kent, though please check which type it is first.
(20-02-2014, 10:26 AM)powerandtorque Wrote: (20-02-2014, 08:58 AM)Matt-Rallye Wrote: Usefull info: Any XU engined peugeot will have the same relay and fuel cut off switch i pinched one off an XSi and it works fine on my Rallye.
Not quite true. Early and later cars use a different fitment relay - early cars have a metal clip on the relay socket, whereas later cars have the plastic sliding latch. Changeover was mid-90's ish.
As long as it's the correct fitment and from an XU petrol then as you say it should work fine though.
Some diesels (eg HDi) use a very similar looking relay but it's not interchangable.
Thats useful to know!
Mine has the sliding lambda style clip....but also had a metal clip holding the sliding clip closed!  Not sure if that's standard or if someones stuck it there to stop it falling out lol.
The HDi one doesn't fit anyway, as I have one of those lol.
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The R-clip to lock the slider is original AFAIK but it's rarely refitted, so chances are that yours is still on the original relay.
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Ah right, nice! It didn't look OEM, and it's not like Peugeot to use the belt and braces approach with things lol.
It probably is the original relay, as said it was so brittle it cracked without any force at all really. Most things are original on this car tbf, all the bolts are nicely factory torqued instead of 'tight as possible' by whatever monkey seems to have fixed my cars in the past lol.
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Tape over it. That's what I did and it worked fine till I got rid of it lol.
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Lol, was going to but no need now as I'm getting a replacement.
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(21-02-2014, 09:19 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Lol, was going to but no need now as I'm getting a replacement.
Should be with you in few days mate hopefully it works for you mate. :-)
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(21-02-2014, 09:21 PM)kentiiboii Wrote: (21-02-2014, 09:19 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Lol, was going to but no need now as I'm getting a replacement.
Should be with you in few days mate hopefully it works for you mate. :-)
Nice one, thanks again Kent.
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Bit late to the party Matt, it was replaced a week ago!  And just as well really, as I've been driving through floods today!
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