New Front & Rear Disc's and Pads = 3 Amigos

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wattsowatts

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Hi Everyone,
Very new to this Land Rover game and wondering if I've bought something which is going to cost me an arm and a leg - Series 2 (51 plate) TD5 Auto.

Down to the problem - I have the dreaded 3 amigos coming on, but they have reset when i have switched off and left it standing for soemtime. They seem to only come on when I am on slightly rough ground and I guess the TC may be trying to enagage.

My question is that my mechanic has just replaced all 4 discs and pads and since then I have had this problem. Being totally illiterate when it comes to mechanics could this work have easliy damaged the ABS sensors, which I see is often the cause of the 3A's.

Is it also safe to drive when the lights come on

Any help will be greatfully appreciated. :)
 
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probably knocked sensor or connector while doing discs ga between sensor and ring is critical ,should be okay to drive with lights on,alot of people do regulary but best to get fixed asap ,perhaps someone near can use diagnostics to check which one or if different fault
 
Hi Everyone,
Very new to this Land Rover game and wondering if I've bought something which is going to cost me an arm and a leg - Series 2 (51 plate) TD5 Auto.

Down to the problem - I have the dreaded 3 amigos coming on, but they have reset when i have switched off and left it standing for soemtime. They seem to only come on when I am on slightly rough ground and I guess the TC may be trying to engage.

My question is that my mechanic has just replaced all 4 discs and pads and since then I have had this problem. Being totally illiterate when it comes to mechanics could this work have easily damaged the ABS sensors, which I see is often the cause of the 3A's.

Is it also safe to drive when the lights come on

Any help will be gratefully appreciated. :)


Ok, re the Three Amigos, there are lots of different causes, none of them dreadful or terminal, but the first thing to do before spending any money is to have the system read by a diagnostic device to ascertain the problem.

It will be safe to drive the car, but if it was me I would want to test to see if my abs brakes worked with the abs function by driving & braking firmly on some loose ground and see if the abs cuts in - you'll know if it does as you will feel a pulsing through the brake pedal.

If it doesn't pulse then it means you have full brakes but no abs function - so drive accordingly.

Cheers
Dave
 
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