background info: I have a short that is frying ECUs

found this brown relay connected to one red and one black wire. This relay is coming out of the harness loom on top of the motor. It is melted and the wires are frayed, twisted and touching each other. I have attached a photo. Anyone know what this component is and what would possibly cause it to get fried like this?

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"Ignition condenser or capacitor generally goes somewhere around the coil power supply wires, it stops coil powering on and off from messing with radio sound by making static. Car will run fine without it but the bare wires MUST be looked up and covered up as that is a direct short waiting to happen. The wires do NOT join." =amc49