ABS Light on

**ross85** · by **ross85** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:31 pm

My redtop has the ABS light on permanently, where's the best place to start looking? Did the paperclip test but it didn't come up with anything.

**pas** · by **pas** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 12:31 pm

Well paper clip test should tell you where is problem...

Get under the car and check all abs rings and check if any teeth is missing on one of them, also check are they clean (anything/mud in holes betwen teeths), check abs sensor cables and check where they plug in if connection corroded or got loose.

If everything looks fine and there are still no codes on paper clip test but abs ligh is staying on try disconnecting car battery for20-30 min so it clears fault codes...

**ross85** · by **ross85** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:03 pm

OK, cheers

Robs-se · by **Robs-se** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 8:03 pm

Check the brake light bulbs as well. my Se was doing this and it was because the bulb holders were corroded and shorting out.
Changed them and the bulbs and cured it.

Rob

**hormonedmonkey** · by **hormonedmonkey** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:36 pm

Mine is doing this. Anyone care to advise me where to check.

I know it tells me what to look at - but where are all these things!!!????

**hormonedmonkey** · by **hormonedmonkey** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:45 pm

No fault code. but failed MOT on this so need to sort.

What can I do to make the light go out!???

**buggzbunny** · by **buggzbunny** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:02 pm

abs paperclip test? please tell me? lol i had my abs light on since i bought my car, i got it cheked once was told its front sensors, i cleaned the sensors and used wd40 and a wire brush, sometimes it goes off and then comes on when i start moving!

in a way id feel lonely if it didnt come on! lol

does it make a difference? besides mot?

**ross85** · by **ross85** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:46 am

http://www.topbuzz.co.uk/index.htm

Have a look at the tech section it tells you how to read ABS codes. Mine said an OSF sensor was the problem so I replaced it and the light went off.
hormonedmonkey - do you mean the diagnostic plug? As you look at the engine bay it's on the far right corner near the alarm siren/relay box

sinbrad · by **sinbrad** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 4:59 am

Even if you clean the sensors that may not solve the problem. The only way to be sure is to replace them. I had the same problem with the passenger side sensor and no matter how clean it looked, it was still faulty and after replacing it the fault went away

**hormonedmonkey** · by **hormonedmonkey** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:26 pm

I've just removed my ABS bulb. Hope it goes through MOT - no faults came up on test so don't see problem

sinbrad · by **sinbrad** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:53 pm

Can't remember if ABS bulb is one that comes on during initial start up check. If it is then there's a possibility the MOT tester will spot this and then start asking questions?

Calibra_Mike · by **Calibra_Mike** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:33 pm

It is meant to light up on initial start up...

Mine dosent come on at all so im thinking someones removed the bulb although I swear it used to light up... unless I have a blown bulb, still gotta check this...

Another thing, does the ABS make a noise when you first start the car up, I remember when I first got the car it would make a sort of buzz noise for a second then stop, like the ABS was turning on or something, it doesnt do this anymore???

sinbrad · by **sinbrad** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 10:38 am

Must admit that I've never heard any sort of buzz noise when starting up?

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