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After a lengthy battle with wondering why my car was not getting any fuel, this little bugger is giving me some trouble.

I started out by checking power, and was getting it all the way from the EGI fuse, to the fuel pump, but still no fuel.

A bad habit of mine(Music while working on the car) let me overlook that the Main Relay wasn't clicking on with the key. Pulled it out and opened it up to check it, and it was full of water and gunk. I've let it sit out for a while now after cleaning it and letting it dry, and after putting it back in, it still isn't clicking on. The relay itself is in VISUALLY good condition, it just won't work.

My questions are as follows:

I've never seen a relay in such good condition that just didn't work. Could it simply be dead after all the water?

Secondly, I can't find a replacement one on Mazdatrix. It wasn't listed under Fuel, Electrical, or Engine parts. Is there somewhere I can track one of these down, other than the dealer?

gracer7-rx7

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What car?

The 3rd gen FAQ thread has contact info for Ray Crowe at Malloy Mazda who provides OEM parts at discounted prices for members of the club.

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2nd gen. I'm running a S4/S5 motor with an S4 harness, but the gentleman at Mazda said the part number was the same for S4/S5 and Turbo/Non-Turbo.

He also said it was an archived part, only having 8 left in the country, which brought the price to $167.

Sooooooo, I'm heading out to scour the junkyards this afternoon to see if I can find anything.

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Confirmed to be the relay, after letting it sit out to dry in the sun all day, its opening/closing and getting power to the battery plug, but no continuity on either side of the square plug.

Junkyards it is.