Three amigos and the ABS Modulator

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BryanH

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Hi guys
I had the notorious three amigos a couple of years back (ABS, Traction Control and Hill Descent warning lights), which would come on at random and could usually be shut off by restarting the engine. The computer say '134 shuttle relay electrical fault' and on the garage's advice we replaced the ABS modulator (a remanufactured one - I'm not made of money).
All was OK for a couple of years now my 'friends' are back. Same computer fault code and I don't fancy paying another £250 for just two years peace of mind!
I have seen on various forums the recommendation to by-pass the circuit board by connecting the wires from the SVS direct to the incoming green/black feed and to earth. It seems to be popular practice in 'the colonies' where main stealers are long distances away.
Does anyone have any experience of doing this? Does it work? Does the modulator continue to do what it should do? If so why do WABCO include the circuit board?
HELP:confused:
 
hi i did this 6 weeks ago & it fixed the 3 amigos google discovery 2 abs mod & it will come up with full instuctions & pics no need to take the abs modulator & still works fine the reason why its done by circuit board is easy of fitment (one plug for all wires)
hope this helps
 
This may sound stupid, but I kept getting the same issue.. In the end I disconnected from the modulator and sprayed the wires with WD40.. now it's perfect... For some reason, they corrode really quickly... It's possible, that in two years, they are mildly corroded causing the intermittent read..

Just a thought...

Mudrat
 
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