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(Message started by: gost on Apr 16^th, 2008, 6:55pm)

Title: ABS LIGHT
Post by gost on Apr 16^th, 2008, 6:55pm

Hi gents, had my 2.3 since November, ABS light nalways on, was told it was needing a new pump complete, bought a second hand pump and had ity fitted tody, light still on and computer reads no faults!! Ant ideas???

Title: Re: ABS LIGHT
Post by TiberiuS on Apr 16^th, 2008, 7:57pm

Hi. Is the lamp on all the time or just above 15mph?

What Teves version is it?

Did you replace the ECU in the plastic box bolted to the pump as well?

Lamp on ALL the time could point to bad loom or broken/shorted wheel sensor, the other guys will know more.

Regards, Bruce.

Title: Re: ABS LIGHT
Post by gost on Apr 16^th, 2008, 8:02pm

Hi Bruce, light is on all the time, dont know what was replaced yet just picked car up, but i bought a replacement pump complete from breakers up north, i assume it was complete, apparently light has been on for past year

Title: Re: ABS LIGHT
Post by TiberiuS on Apr 16^th, 2008, 8:11pm

Yeah, usually the pump/ECU are bundled together, just checking.

If it were my car then a wiring loom fault or shorted/open circuit wheel sensor would be my next suspect, you can check the wheel sensors for broken coil, short circuit etc with a basic multimeter at the main connector plug at the pump/ECU unit...pinouts are on the site somewhere. Hopefully one of the other guys can chime in with more info.

Regards, Bruce.

Title: Re: ABS LIGHT
Post by Octavian_P on Apr 17^th, 2008, 5:04pm

When i bought my 2.3 it had the ABS light all the time. I have checked the sensor, they where OK, i have measured the plug on the ABS was ok, so the only problem that remained was the module. I have bought one from a break yard from Germany and mounted it on the car.....same result, light on. After some time Tompion a member here discovered that there's a dry joint in the module which needs re-soldering. Sooo...

1) have a read here first:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/abssystem.htm

2) If the first part doesn't help then read this:
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/abscontrollerrepair.htm

PS: both my modules had the no 2 problem.

Title: Re: ABS LIGHT
Post by gost on Apr 17^th, 2008, 6:28pm

Thanks for that Octavian, guess i will have to take bull by the horns and have a go,