Relay, make contact — a genuine BMW part, number 61 35 8 353 090. The number stamped on the part is 61358353090; BMW's catalog files it under the short number 8353090. You will find it on our Electrical shelf, under Control units, modules. BMW has since replaced it with 8364690.
It fits every E36 body style (318i, 318ti, 320i, 323i and 325i, 1992–1999), with the M40, M42, M43, M44, M50 or M52 engines — and the European-market versions.
BMW draws it on 6 diagrams, among them Various Relays (61_0066) and Relay w/ make function, violettblau (61_4497). It weighs about 41 g (under 0.1 lb).
We have not had one on the shelf yet. Request it and we will tell you when one comes off a car.
