Disco 2 DRL relay and OBA wiring questions....
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:00 pm
When I got my '99 D2, the daytime running lights worked as did the remote "pathway lighting" function (which the RAVE manual indicates is operated by the DRL circuitry). Something has happened in the last while and they've quite working. To be honest, I haven't spent much time troubleshooting, but I've checked the fuses shown in RAVE to be related to daytime running lights and all appear fine, therefore I'm assuming that the problem lies in either the DRL resistor (which took me a while to find, but one of the TSBs identified it behind the left hand headlamp. The part I haven't been able to locate is the relay driving the DRL function. Is this one of the relays plugged into the interior fuse box? Is it mounted to the back of the interior fuse box? Is it elsewhere? I haven't started a detail trace of wires yet -- I'm still referring to the schematic and was hoping to avoid a bunch of detective work if someone just has the answer.
Secondly, I'm building my onboard air system. There's no room for a york or other belt driven compressor, so I'm going the VIAIR route. I have two 480 pumps that I have built a bracket to mount outboard of the right hand rear control arm bracket (effectively, just below the passenger seat). I want to wire this system so the compressors (which are going to draw roughly 40 amps when running) will only operate when the engine is running. I see three options for this....
1) a voltage sensing relay to energize the compressor circuit when voltage exceeds 13v
2) a relay tied into the oil pressure sending unit (which is a ground point)
3) a relay tied into any other power source that is hot ONLY while the engine is running (not just key-on). Does anyone have any thoughts about an easily accessible power source for this?
The relay will control a fused power feed from the battery to the compressor bank, which will then be further controlled by a pressure switch in the (to be installed) air tank (which I am mounting below the fuel filler neck).
Any thoughts/comments are most welcome!
Secondly, I'm building my onboard air system. There's no room for a york or other belt driven compressor, so I'm going the VIAIR route. I have two 480 pumps that I have built a bracket to mount outboard of the right hand rear control arm bracket (effectively, just below the passenger seat). I want to wire this system so the compressors (which are going to draw roughly 40 amps when running) will only operate when the engine is running. I see three options for this....
1) a voltage sensing relay to energize the compressor circuit when voltage exceeds 13v
2) a relay tied into the oil pressure sending unit (which is a ground point)
3) a relay tied into any other power source that is hot ONLY while the engine is running (not just key-on). Does anyone have any thoughts about an easily accessible power source for this?
The relay will control a fused power feed from the battery to the compressor bank, which will then be further controlled by a pressure switch in the (to be installed) air tank (which I am mounting below the fuel filler neck).
Any thoughts/comments are most welcome!