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Continuity Tests

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1993 Subaru Legacy and 1993 Subaru Impreza. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove rear wiper relay from behind right rear wheelwell. Check continuity between relay terminals No. 3 and 5. SeeFig 1 . If continuity does not exist, replace relay.
  2. If continuity exists, check continuity between terminals No. 3 and 4. If continuity exists, replace relay. If continuity does not exist, connect battery voltage to terminal No. 1 and ground to terminal No. 2.
  3. Check continuity between terminals No. 3 and 5. If continuity exists, replace relay. If continuity does not exist, keep battery voltage applied. Check continuity between terminals No. 3 and 4. If continuity exists, relay is operating correctly. If continuity does not exist, replace relay.
Fig 1: Testing Rear Wiper Relay
G91B03947Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.