Little Kev
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Hi
I've had my 1995, 4.0 se for about 6 months and i bought it with an ABS fault. you would turn the ignition on and the ABS fault message would come up. You let the pump run up to pressure and then turn the ignition on and off and there would be no fault. the stored fault code was for the "pressure switch". I replaced the Acummulator and pump (thinking it was the pressure switch inside the pump), but had the same fault. After further investigation, i found that all the brake fluid is returning to the resevior, sometimes within an hour of the ignition being switched off. This in turn triggers the ABS fault of the "pressure switch", because there is no fluid in the pump on start up after the car has been left a while. I managed to get an ABS brake booster/modulator fitted today, as i thought there might be an internal leakage in it, causing the fluid to return to the resevoir. Sad to say, i still have the same problem
. I have never had a problem with the brakes failing or any other ABS warning light come on and the pump works as it should, while i have been driving, just the one on start up. At the moment i am at a loss and i certainly don't want to keep throwing money at this problem as i'm out of ideas. Surely the braking system shouldn't completely de-pressurise in an hour? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Merry Christmas
Thanks
Kev
I've had my 1995, 4.0 se for about 6 months and i bought it with an ABS fault. you would turn the ignition on and the ABS fault message would come up. You let the pump run up to pressure and then turn the ignition on and off and there would be no fault. the stored fault code was for the "pressure switch". I replaced the Acummulator and pump (thinking it was the pressure switch inside the pump), but had the same fault. After further investigation, i found that all the brake fluid is returning to the resevior, sometimes within an hour of the ignition being switched off. This in turn triggers the ABS fault of the "pressure switch", because there is no fluid in the pump on start up after the car has been left a while. I managed to get an ABS brake booster/modulator fitted today, as i thought there might be an internal leakage in it, causing the fluid to return to the resevoir. Sad to say, i still have the same problem
. I have never had a problem with the brakes failing or any other ABS warning light come on and the pump works as it should, while i have been driving, just the one on start up. At the moment i am at a loss and i certainly don't want to keep throwing money at this problem as i'm out of ideas. Surely the braking system shouldn't completely de-pressurise in an hour? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.Merry Christmas
Thanks
Kev
