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(Message started by: irratic on Jul 24^th, 2006, 8:32pm)

Title: ABS light
Post by irratic on Jul 24^th, 2006, 8:32pm

abs light was on all the time.. metered the sensors.. one was open circuit. changed it . light is still on... do i have to get the light put out by computer or does it go out as soon as the fault is rectified??? in other words could i have cured it? but the light is stuck on or do i have another fault???

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by Atlantic_blue on Jul 24^th, 2006, 8:52pm

Unfortunately you seem to have another problem.

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by irratic on Jul 24^th, 2006, 9:07pm

cheers mate.

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by Mummra on Jul 25^th, 2006, 8:56am

There seem to be different cures for the putting the ABS light out. Sometimes it does need to be cleared by diagnostic equipment, however some members have found that the light will go out when you start driving it, and some have cleared it by leaving the battery disconnected for a while.

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by irratic on Jul 25^th, 2006, 5:26pm

so mummra, what you are saying is i may have cured the problem and the light could still be on?? its 2.0l 16v 95.. to be honest i havn't drove the car yet... so it may go out when i drive it???? also how long does the battery have to disconnected?? cheers

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by Kjetil S on Jul 25^th, 2006, 5:29pm

An hour should usually do the trick, but it probably won't hurt to leave it over the night. (Remember to have your radio code handy when you connect the battery again)

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by irratic on Jul 25^th, 2006, 5:43pm

i'll leave it off overnight... will the light go straight out after the abs self test or will i have to drive it to see if ive cured the problem..

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by Kjetil S on Jul 25^th, 2006, 5:48pm

That all depends. I think members have seen both happening, so it's probably a "try and see" thing.

Btw, don't be alarmed if the car has a rough idle and running when you re-connect the battery. That's normal b/c of the ECU needing to relearn settings. Give it a few miles and it should run smoothly again.

Title: Re: ABS light
Post by irratic on Jul 25^th, 2006, 6:27pm

thanks for all the advice