93 civic - engine fan / rear defroster relay
 

Last summer the rad in my 93 civic died, and in the process of
replacing it I noticed that my engine fan never spun.

The problem was the relay (in the fuse box under the hood) was blown.
I verified this by switching it with the identical relay for the rear
defroster. But now, of course, I don't have a working rear defroster.

I've been to NAPA and CarQuest in both Canada and the USA and have
always been told this is a part I will only find at a Honda
dealership. I checked my neighbourhood dealership and was told it
would cost me upwards of $60 for the part!

I have a few questions, if anyone could comment I'd appreciate it.

1. Is this a reasonable price?
2. Is there anywhere other than a dealer I will find this part?

Re: 93 civic - engine fan / rear defroster relay
 

L. Young <@gmail.com: brutallion> wrote in
news:t2ven4hsojc3fkds2i8r5sdncjh5vngdhl@4ax.com:

> Last summer the rad in my 93 civic died, and in the process of
> replacing it I noticed that my engine fan never spun.
>
> The problem was the relay (in the fuse box under the hood) was blown.
> I verified this by switching it with the identical relay for the rear
> defroster. But now, of course, I don't have a working rear defroster.
>
> I've been to NAPA and CarQuest in both Canada and the USA and have
> always been told this is a part I will only find at a Honda
> dealership. I checked my neighbourhood dealership and was told it
> would cost me upwards of $60 for the part!
>
> I have a few questions, if anyone could comment I'd appreciate it.
>
> 1. Is this a reasonable price?
> 2. Is there anywhere other than a dealer I will find this part?
>
>


A wrecking yard. About five bucks. Get several.



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Re: 93 civic - engine fan / rear defroster relay
 

On Jan 21, 1:04 pm, L. Young <@gmail.com: brutallion> wrote:
> Last summer the rad in my 93 civic died, and in the process of
> replacing it I noticed that my engine fan never spun.
>
> The problem was the relay (in the fuse box under the hood) was blown.
> I verified this by switching it with the identical relay for the rear
> defroster. But now, of course, I don't have a working rear defroster.
>
> I've been to NAPA and CarQuest in both Canada and the USA and have
> always been told this is a part I will only find at a Honda
> dealership. I checked my neighbourhood dealership and was told it
> would cost me upwards of $60 for the part!
>
> I have a few questions, if anyone could comment I'd appreciate it.
>
> 1. Is this a reasonable price?
> 2. Is there anywhere other than a dealer I will find this part?

The following appear to have it for at least $20 less:
www.bkhondaparts.com (Illinois)
hondaautomotiveparts.com (Rhode Island)
slhondaparts.com (california)



E.g.
http://www.bkhondaparts.com/billkay/...itch=&hidIrno=

and

http://www.bkhondaparts.com/billkay/...itch=&hidIrno=

Re: 93 civic - engine fan / rear defroster relay
 

On Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:29:20 -0800 (PST), honda.lioness@gmail.com
wrote:

>On Jan 21, 1:04 pm, L. Young <@gmail.com: brutallion> wrote:
>> Last summer the rad in my 93 civic died, and in the process of
>> replacing it I noticed that my engine fan never spun.
>>
>> The problem was the relay (in the fuse box under the hood) was blown.
>> I verified this by switching it with the identical relay for the rear
>> defroster. But now, of course, I don't have a working rear defroster.
>>
>> I've been to NAPA and CarQuest in both Canada and the USA and have
>> always been told this is a part I will only find at a Honda
>> dealership. I checked my neighbourhood dealership and was told it
>> would cost me upwards of $60 for the part!
>>
>> I have a few questions, if anyone could comment I'd appreciate it.
>>
>> 1. Is this a reasonable price?
>> 2. Is there anywhere other than a dealer I will find this part?
>
>The following appear to have it for at least $20 less:
>www.bkhondaparts.com (Illinois)
>hondaautomotiveparts.com (Rhode Island)
>slhondaparts.com (california)
>
>
>
>E.g.
>http://www.bkhondaparts.com/billkay/...itch=&hidIrno=
>
>and
>
>http://www.bkhondaparts.com/billkay/...itch=&hidIrno=

Thanks for the links. Based on those listings I've now also located
the relay from suppliers on my side of the border. (I'm wary of
having anything marked "auto parts" shipped across the border.)

I think I'll try the wrecker first, though.