mrjenrst

mats e36 has just failed it's mot as the abs light is always on.
what's the cause as a guess? nearly new brakes, can the bulb be just taken out ahemm

studabear

no the light has to come on and follow sequence

mrjenrst

ah, thats fucked that then. he rang me earlyer about it. not long had new brakes so cant understand whats wrong

studabear

probably something like a dodgy wheel speed sensor, You can usually find a dodgy sensor with a multi metre, but a diagnostic scanner is a lot faster

mrjenrst

cheers mate i might have a dabble tomorow for him

coleman

Take the two screws that hold the dash clocks in and bridge the ABS light to the oil light or whatever other light comes on and off when you first turn on the ingnition.

martynhomer01

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but

Graceland

Link the ABS light to the brake pad warning light on the E36 and then it goes off after the required "time period"

Remember, there is no requirement on the MOT to actually test the operation of the ABS, just that the warning system is working (IE - the dashboard light)

studabear

very true, but a decent tester will spot the oil light bodge, you have a good chance with the pad warning light though

mrjenrst

i'll give that a go mate, trying to talk him into keeping it but the daft cunt wants to scrap it

Dlatch!

make him a sensible offer for scrap money and sell it on then

mrjenrst

nowhere to put it mate. My vehicle quota is full