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Author Subject: Abs warning light on
tony1991

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Hi all

I fitted my b8s today all went well apart from I have the abs warning light on now anyone had this if so what could I have done wrong?
Posted 22nd Mar 2014 at 20:02
scotzman

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Damaged the wire to the sensor?

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Posted 22nd Mar 2014 at 20:16
bigbadbowen

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Have you driven the car since the light came on ?
Posted 22nd Mar 2014 at 21:17
tony1991

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Yer seems fine to drive, couldn't be anything to do with ECU needing resetting could it?
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 00:33
aaron6

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Have you tried the ABS out?

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Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 07:04
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More than likely one of the ABS sensors hasn't been plugged back in (if you unplugged them to fit the suspension) or one of the cables have been damaged whilst you were carrying out the work.

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Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 09:16
tony1991

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I removed the sensors from the hub probably not the best thing to do as they are far easier to unplug. Could they be damaged they are not the easiest things to get out carefully
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 14:43
bigbadbowen

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I'd say you prob broke one when removing it ? Do an ohms test on both sides and find the one that gives no reading
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 15:24
Niall

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bigbadbowen wrote:
I'd say you prob broke one when removing it ? Do an ohms test on both sides and find the one that gives no reading


Wrong. You want to set your meter to vAc and spin the wheel with the sensor in the hub and you should pick up a voltage pattern.
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 15:27
bigbadbowen

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What ever - has always worked for me but hey what do I know ?
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 16:08
bigbadbowen

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http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/maintenance/testing_abs/testing_abs.htm

Using a multi meter set to ohms does work thanks !
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 16:16
Niall

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Thing is, resistance can vary depending on sensor/car and if its a live sensor or not (although generally doesn't in all fairness). At least with voltage, you know that it will be 100mv if its a healthy sensor and it achieves the same thing when you turn the wheel as resistance.
You can measure resistance and can find the on-off pattern you are looking for quite happily but how do you know there is no internal damage in the sensor causing high resistance unless you know what the resistance should be for that particular brand and model of sensor.
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 17:14
cully

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did you start the car on stands? did the wheels turn while in neutral? ABS will see this as a fault and flag a light
it should go after a few good start cycles or you could reset it via PP2000
i had this happen recently
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 20:25
Niall

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cully wrote:
did you start the car on stands? did the wheels turn while in neutral? ABS will see this as a fault and flag a light
it should go after a few good start cycles or you could reset it via PP2000
i had this happen recently


It will disappear after a few minutes of driving if thats the case. Mine was on when it was on the dyno but turned off by the time it was out of the yard.
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 20:33
tony1991

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I checked all connections, I have drove it about 20 miles and still is on also unplugged battery for 10+ mins to reset ECU
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 21:54
bigbadbowen

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Get a multi meter on it dude ?
Posted 23rd Mar 2014 at 22:08
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I'd say a sensor has been broken for sure. Yes

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Posted 24th Mar 2014 at 16:01
tony1991

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I will get a multi meter on it tomorrow night. See what it says. I think I probably have broke a sensors like I say they are a pain to get out. Oh well what abit more money ain't going to hurt. Just bought rear beam an bigger tbs and anti roll bars. Really need to get some money together an get those bent valves sorted Stan.
Posted 24th Mar 2014 at 20:07
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That tapping will drive you mad if it hasn't already Tony - I hate them when they sound like that. And then when you fix them, it's one of the best feelings in the world, not having to listen to that racket.

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Posted 24th Mar 2014 at 23:39

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