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Brake fluid light on or not? Posted by Ari [Email]  (#2847) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from Ari) on Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:05:26
In Reply to: Anti lock light on, nat, Fri, 1 Aug 2008 06:55:52 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Is the Brake Fluid light coming on also? Does the Brake Fluid light work (should come on for at least a few seconds on startup after the car has been sitting for a few hours).
Does the ABS light go back out while driving, or does it come on and stay on? Does it go out a few seconds after starting the car, and then come back on? Only after driving a bit?
If you're getting both the ABS and Brake Fluid lights, it is a pressure issue. I'd suspect air in the system or something got disturbed in the repair.
As a check, do the ABS stomp test. Let the car idle until you hear the ABS pump stop. Then stomp the brake pedal, hard and fast - stomp-stomp-stomp. Count how many stomps before the ABS and Brake Fluid lights come on. 12 or more is good. 6-12 is a weak accumulator; less than 6 is a bad accumulator.
If it is just the ABS light (and the Brake fluid light works), then it's probably a sensor. If the light never goes out after starting the car, then a sensor resistance is off. It can be a bad sensor or harness. If the light goes off but comes back on after the car is moving, then it can be a bad sensor, or gunk in the gearwheel on the hub the sensor reads.
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