VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 doh! my ABS light wont go out! what do i do? Link to post Share on other sites
jcorallo 0 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 VAG-COM it! Link to post Share on other sites
simey 0 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 A VW dealer will plug in their computer and work out which wheel isan't registering speed.Bit of luck the sensors just need a clean. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Andy 0 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 TAKE OUT THE BULB.......................sorry Pete no idea LOL. Link to post Share on other sites
gusto 0 Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 mine was on in my colour concept and got it reset by vag-com then it came back on.Went mental on the wheels with the jetwash then it went out !! TADA!! Never been on since!! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 well it has been standing for a few days while i get my head lamp fixed Link to post Share on other sites
vdubgirl 3 Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Trip to the vag garage or specialist i'm afraid Mine ABS light doesn't even come on anymore its given up the ghost just like my abs %-6 Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Steve 0 Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 vdubgirl - have you not had your car looked at yet?My ABS light comes on every now and again, but i know i have a dickie pump? :-( Link to post Share on other sites
vdubgirl 3 Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Dont worry I am getting around to it but a cash crisis is upon me at the mo &| I have got it service now and I will be arranging tomorow when I can get the car into the garage so they can plug it in to the machine and hopefully I can get it sorted out asap Pay day monday 8o) Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted January 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 mmm.... light has gone off now... abs works again.... any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites
tommy 0 Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 yeah....probably a bit of dirt on one of the sensors...mine started off like that then it stayed on...vag com told me one of the rear wheel speed sensors was faulty...got a new one from vw for £73 am yet to fit it though...far to cold and wet to be playing under cars this diagram may help if you need to take the sensor out to clean it should the light stay on [ abs1.jpg ] Link to post Share on other sites
marco 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 If you disconnect the ABS sensor there should be approximately 1000 ohms resistance across the terminals of the sensor. I would expect 100 ohms either way but anything more than that I would say it's faulty. Link to post Share on other sites
Macca 1 Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 [ abs1.jpg ]See those two bolts labelled #4, they are absolute CUNTS and i hate them ~ ~ Link to post Share on other sites
tommy 0 Posted January 19, 2004 Report Share Posted January 19, 2004 thats not what i want to hear &| Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 well... ABS light permently on! no sign of ABS activitty at all! had my rear sensor's cleaned when my discs where replaced, they fount no fault either ont he ABS.... it _sometimes_ goes off but the ABS doesnt work, but u can hear somet griding/making a noise from behind the peddle! any one have a clue? Link to post Share on other sites
tommy 0 Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 One of the speed sensors is fu****........Your car is showing exactly the same symptoms as mine did.......I found the noise on the pedal could be herd when the light came on while driving or braking....just replaced mine and it was a total bitch....the job should take about 20min's but as the replacement sensor is a tad bigger in dia and don?t fit very well.....spoke to a couple of the mechanics at vw about it thinking i'd been given the wrong one but they told me of the problems you have with the rear's ~ To make matters worse the other side is now showing an intermittent fault ~If the abs is still playing up for the rr day i can put the car on vag-com give you an idea of whats going on Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 cheers tommy. Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 sounds like a fubar'd wheel sensor to me too! had the same trouble with my front ones a while back, abs light came on intermittently to start with then all the time, changed both front ones, cost me slightly less for two from euro car parts as one would have from vw, same ate spares too! on the subject of the rears, the don't cause so much of a problem usually, but did you have your reluctor sensor pick up rings changed when you had the discs changed? these become loose when removed as they are sprung loaded, and dont fit too well unless you fit brand new ones! just a thought! Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 had this problem way before i had my discs replaced Link to post Share on other sites
Guest PADGE Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 When i bought my car the abs light was on i took it to a vag specialist who told me it was the front nearside sensor after plugging it into his computer. Then went down to German & Swedish bought the sensor for about 17 quid and fitted in minutes. ABS light did not go out until the first time i put my foot on the brake........ hope this helps Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Pete 1,455 Posted February 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 gonna find out what sensor is faulty when it's having the service or is on the VAG-COM at the RR day... then i'll just get the sensor cheaply and replace faulty one i assume it's a sensor as the ABS worked fine. Link to post Share on other sites
speedo 0 Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 Get your volt meter out of your garage, if not buy one very cheep and always come in habdy, then click it on to ohm`s, locate the sensor plug conectors (rears are both under back seat) & front on sensor them self. Measure each sensor`s resitance with the meters red & black lead. They should all be roughly the same, and the one that isn`t is the little bugger... ie:-osf = 203 ohmsnsf = 213 ohmsosr = 230 ohmsnsr = 1000 ohms.... faulty one!!!!!From experience it`s 99% osr, don`t know why. ps Make sure you havn`t any wheel bearing play pps the resistance sign looks like the pioneer sign... Link to post Share on other sites
maak 0 Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Sorry to ressurect this thread, but I'm having probs with my ABS at the moment - My ABS light has been on for a couple of weeks and VW dealership said N/S front ABS sensor is faulty - so today I've just had a new one put on (along with some new pads). The ABS light was out, so I drove off home happy. Near home though the ABS would come on nearly every time I applied the brake <10mph - along with some juddery noises from behind the dash (ABS pump ???) - sometimes this noise happens when I'n not even braking ! The dealership took it for a test drive before I left and confirmed there were no fault codes present. What could be the problem ? ?! Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 My ABS light comes on all the time. Fault code has been read - turns out it's a failing ABS pump.I haven't asked about a replacement at my local VW dealer, 'cos I know the response will start with a chuckle and "Are you ready?....."Does anyone know if you can get exchange/reconditioned ABS Pumps from anywhere? Link to post Share on other sites
Joenose 0 Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Try VW scrapyards, such as:http://www.vwsalvage.co.uk/I purchased an ABS pump from here for £150, which kindof beat £1400+ from the dealer Link to post Share on other sites
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