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Old 24-02-2010, 06:53 PM
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ABS light stays on, took sensors out to give them a clean and all looked fine except the rear left looks like this:



Some scratches could this be my problem?

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Old 24-02-2010, 07:29 PM
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Most likely the problem, especially if water has got in.
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Old 24-02-2010, 07:33 PM
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Cheers tabs as always mate

Hows best to test it?
Old 24-02-2010, 09:04 PM
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no pics

is there white furring on the sensor? possibly open curcit but you need ot have a meter to test them with first
Old 24-02-2010, 09:46 PM
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Not to rain on the parade or anything but rears are NLA from Ford


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Old 25-02-2010, 05:21 AM
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Originally Posted by charlie luciano
Not to rain on the parade or anything but rears are NLA from Ford


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What a surprise
Old 25-02-2010, 01:45 PM
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All you can do really is a resistance test on it.
As the sensor merely outputs a square wave signal from the abs ring, any sensor of this type can be used, ie flywheel sensor etc that fits.
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Ok, will try
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Measured all sensors, all in area of 1100ohms so ok i think, there was a little difference in volts between left and right at the rear (left is 205mV and right 160mV at aprox 60rpm) and i noticed that the handbrake light sometimes stays on
Any help is welcome guys
Old 27-02-2010, 03:54 PM
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Could be unrelated the e brake light, I know on mine I need to run the level around 1/2" ABOVE the max mark when pressurised or the light comes on on corners sometimes, 1/2" above it's fine.
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Originally Posted by MARCOSWORTH
ABS light stays on, took sensors out to give them a clean and all looked fine except the rear left looks like this:



Some scratches could this be my problem?

Thanks in advance
you can silicon it back up again but it might be crap in the sensor hole, the erars run without any covers so give it a blast with some wd40
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Originally Posted by tabetha
Could be unrelated the e brake light, I know on mine I need to run the level around 1/2" ABOVE the max mark when pressurised or the light comes on on corners sometimes, 1/2" above it's fine.
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Good point as mine always has about a 1/2'' above the level so worth checking

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you can silicon it back up again but it might be crap in the sensor hole, the erars run without any covers so give it a blast with some wd40
Allready cleaned them out with wd40 and air, also the abs rings
Old 27-02-2010, 06:40 PM
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good man

if there is a bit of rust in the ring though it can give the sensor funny readings, but i've found that putting a dollop of greasy grease on the end of the sensor and going for a spin collects most of the loose flakes of crap
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Tried another ecu today but no luck

Is there a wiring diagram for the abs system, would be helpfull
Old 09-03-2010, 11:19 PM
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http://www.jasonhollister.com/manuals/
Old 10-03-2010, 01:20 AM
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The ABS wiring diagram in the standard sierra Haynes manuals is virtually correct for 2wd cars (only some of the earth info is wrong), but it doesn't cover the 4x4 ABS wiring. You should be able to find a copy on the net somewhere.
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Thank you very much Jason

Hope this will help me tackle the problem
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