Always Bring Protection

Sonic dB · Sonic dB's Garage

DME Relay that is, but if you want to apply it to your personal life... more power to you.

My DME relay died last week, the car shut down and I was stranded miles from home. Not having my replacement in the car, I had the car trucked back home at a tab of $180.

The replacement DME relay, which was sitting on my kitchen countertop after a cleaning of the car... fixed the problem.

I am thankful that it was just the relay and not a fuel pump or more severe problem... but Im kicking myself for not bringing protection with me on the road. That will never happen again. Dont let it happen to you!

toolman · toolman's Garage

Good Advise!! Thanks

scottb · 12-01-2003, 05:56 PM

I replaced mine before it failed, just to be on the safe side. I took the old one, put it into a ziplock bag, and stuck it in the glove box. It was working when I removed it, so it will likely get me home if the new one fails. Cheap insurance!

chuckw951 · 12-01-2003, 05:57 PM

I feel your pain. Same thing happened to me with a bad fuel pump relay. Had to have the car towed from PA to MD.

I wasn't happy when I found out that I could have jumped the relay to get home.

There's a thread around here listing key parts to carry with you...clutch cable is probably one of them.

trj911 · trj911's Garage

DME relay got me too! Just 3 miles from home.

Sonic dB · Sonic dB's Garage

Absolutely fellas...its a tragedy to see our babies brought to their knees by a simple little part.

My car did look cool up on the flat bed though...shoulda took a picture though damn...