hi,

the abs system on my 1988 sapp cossie was removed by the previous owner. can anyone advice is there a replacement ABS system i can get hold of.. or where can i buy the original system.

thanks

 

that will cost over £500 mate to get complete new one. is it really worth it?

 

i really don't have other option.. unless there is a replacement system i can use... what do other normally do it this situation?

 

well half my mine was taken out i think coz light didnt illuminate when ignition on. that failed mot. so my dad by passed wire to light for oil and it illuminates. i passed mot

 

its the whole brake pump thats taken out.. so i don't have any brake at all.

 

ricky 2006,
Your MOT tester broke the law then, there are SET TEST procedures for abs lights as listed in the manual, if I knew who your tester was I would report him, these test procedures of how the abs light should act are given by the cars manufacturer.
As for your dad bypassing the wire, don't you think a better attitude would of been to get it fixed not bodged ?
I don't know about 1/2 your abs is missing, what part ?
Abs is is there for a reason.
tabetha
ps please don't drive behind me

 

well thats bit fucking sad mate dont you think. WOULD REPORT HIM. bit of exagiration*. half the wire is out therefore i dont know wether abs is working or not but it stands clear on mot testing that abs light must illuminate on ignition, mine now does, therefore its a pass, so what wrong mate

 

sorry rephrase. light has to illuminate for 3 seconds.

and by the way i didnt literally mean half of its gone i meant half wire was missing therefore dnt know if abs is working properly but it can pass as long as light illuminates, simple as

 

I don't see the need to use profanity.
The actual function of the light is or should be checked according to the book of words written by people who clearly know a hell of a lot more than you and your dad combined, mind you they only made the system!!
You are talking out of your rear, the chart that ALL mot testers have tells them that it is a TEEVES 2 system as fitted between 85-93, it then goes on to say how the test MUST BE DONE, thus,
Ignition to position 2, the ABS light must extinguish between 2 and 60 seconds, THE ENGINE IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE STARTED FOR THIS TEST.
Therefore the oil pressure warning light will be on and so the way you and your dad have bodged yours will the ABS light.
If you don't consider that you have done anything wrong, and your MOT testers license is not at stake, print his details here and I'll get the MOT INSPECTORATE to perform a free inspection on your car for you, as I did on the car I bought around 6/7 years ago.
I do take seriously safety related items, unlike your dad who may be inadvertantly/unwittingly trying to kill you, this is not a blown bulb, but something which any sensible road user would rather be right.
tabetha
ps I await his details, we'll see

 

no need for that. some seriously job worth sad people on here. half the fucking people on here told me to rip the abs out. print his details, BEHAVE

 

Rules are RULES, where should we stop ?
Let us pass worn tyres as he cannot afford some new ones, or don't worry about worn out brakes as he does not go too fast.
I find the need to use four letter words, as well as peoples actions speak way louder than words ever could.
If having a safe car on the road is the job of a jobsworth glad we have them, why with your attitude do you even bother with MOT's ?
tabetha

 

getting wrong idea mate. im saying u are being over the top wot u sed.

"print his details here and I'll get the MOT INSPECTORATE to perform a free inspection on your car for you"


i was trying to say that abs in an escort s2 is shitty and cheaply made thats why half the people who owns one have taken them out.