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(Message started by: Butterfingers on Jul 26^th, 2006, 1:04pm)

Title: ABS Front wheel sensor has gone open circuit
Post by Butterfingers on Jul 26^th, 2006, 1:04pm

As above, front wheel abs sensor has gone open circuit, is it worth giving it a clean? or is it a definite replacement? I had the codes read and thats where the problem was found.

Many thanks.

Title: Re: ABS Front wheel sensor has gone open circuit
Post by Butterfingers on Jul 26^th, 2006, 1:23pm

Also are the sensors the same at the front, left and right?

Title: Re: ABS Front wheel sensor has gone open circuit
Post by Meg on Jul 26^th, 2006, 9:02pm

hi-if youve checked wiring and connectors,and still came up with sensor open circuit.might be worth a shot of cleaning sensor but think you really no the out come. http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/abssystem.htm scroll down to sensors. And both sensors on the front are the same finis no.hth

Title: Re: ABS Front wheel sensor has gone open circuit
Post by sector-9 on Jul 29^th, 2006, 9:44pm

If the sensor is open circuit when measured at it's multiplug on the wing then it'll need replacing.

Darren

Title: Re: ABS Front wheel sensor has gone open circuit
Post by Butterfingers on Jul 30^th, 2006, 7:11pm

The ABS light has gone out now so I assume that the sensor may have trapped some itron filings or something. I'll get it cleaned out though.

Title: Re: ABS Front wheel sensor has gone open circuit
Post by howiedintheplace on Jul 30^th, 2006, 11:02pm

Err if you light has now gone out you could not have had a open circuit ???

Title: Re: ABS Front wheel sensor has gone open circuit
Post by Butterfingers on Jul 31^st, 2006, 8:40am

on 07/30/06 at 23:02:42, howiedintheplace wrote:

Err if you light has now gone out you could not have had a open circuit ???

Thats what I thought. But the bloke that did the diagnosis said it was the front drivers side wheel sensor had gone open circuit? I saw it on his device.

Is open circuit the same thing as a short circuit? If so then I guess if metal filings had got in there then it could short circuit it. I don't know I'm just guessing now!