ABS light
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herman
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ABS light was on, went to a garage with, so they said the gear. They said the rear wheel sensor needed replacing, did this Ԛ£70 for the part. The light still on. Rang the garage back they said it needed re-setting and only a BMW garage could do this. Any ideas how I can reset light. Need a MOT now.
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Brianmoooore
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The only "gear" needed to find a dud ABS sensor is a Ԛ£5 multimeter.
ABS light goes off as soon as it's happy, nothing to reset.
Find a new garage.
ABS light goes off as soon as it's happy, nothing to reset.
Find a new garage.
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bigkev
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sounds great but whats the values of resistance for the sensors please
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cheers
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Brianmoooore
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2nd time tonight I've posted this. About 1000 ohms each.
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herman
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Thanks for the advice
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herman
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The sensors are ok now light still on, could this mean a new control unit or does it go to OBC
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Brianmoooore
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The ABS light come on with the ignition and stay on after the engine starts without the car moving?herman wrote:The sensors are ok now light still on, could this mean a new control unit or does it go to OBC
If you take the plastic cover off the ABS unit (behind LH headlamp), there are a couple of relays there. I've never had a faulty one, but I've read that one of these is the usual culprit.
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herman
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Replaced the two relays, no joy, must be a wiring problem. Any other ideas.
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dasparkybad
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there is another relay behind glovebox shoould be a silver one had to change this on my own car because abs light stayed on all the time
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herman
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Is this behind the glovebox in the car or on the bulkhead, engine bay?
