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Originally Posted by TeamJacobs111711
UPDATE: I have checked all relays supposing that I was checking them correctly at 20 ohms. (Correct me if I’m wrong). I checked all fuses in the engine bay which all seem to work besides the headlight ones and the windshield wiper ones (a total of six). But get this ...when i connect the battery none of them work..which leads me to believe that’s a relay problem. Also I checked the fuses again inside the car under the driver side dash and all seem to work except for the heater ones and the ones that control the traction button and trunk button. (A total of six). I just want to make sure I am checking the relays properly..if anyone has any input on that it would be greatly appreciated.
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When you say they "all seem to work besides"...stop there and troubleshoot that specifically. How are you checking them? You should be connecting the black lead from your meter to ground and using the red lead to touch the little silver square on top of the fuse (while it's still installed in the fuse box) next to the fuse rating number. You should see 12vdc on both sides of the fuse with the vehicle running or ignition in the correct position to give power to those systems. If you see 12vdc on one side (supply side) but not the other... that fuse is blown. If you don't see 12vdc on either side, figure out what the fuse/connector upstream (using the wiring diagram) that feeds those that have no supply voltage and check for voltage there.
Don't forget that the 12vdc side is only half the circuit, you still have returns and the systems that are not working may share a common connector.
As for relays, they are typically specific to 1 system only and won't affect other systems. Follow the video above if you really want to test them, but I see no reason to look at relays. Cool thing about relays is that a lot of them are interchangeable so if you suspect a bad one, swap it with a another from a system that is working.