todays little mystery.. abs light stays on then...

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hawky666

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goes out after you drive 10-20 yards.
The only thing i can see wrong is a slightly squashed bit of the grey wire which i take it to be the abs sensor wire!!
Other than that, all good.
Any ideas folks?
 
hawky666 said:
goes out after you drive 10-20 yards.
The only thing i can see wrong is a slightly squashed bit of the grey wire which i take it to be the abs sensor wire!!
Other than that, all good.
Any ideas folks?
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You will also notice, if you put your foot on the brake before starting the engine then start it, you may feel the peddle pulse as the Abs does a pre-drive off check!!
 
Nodge68 said:
You will also notice, if you put your foot on the brake before starting the engine then start it, you may feel the peddle pulse as the Abs does a pre-drive off check!!
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Doesn't that mean the air gap on one of your sensors is to great??? I don't re-call anything about a pre drive off check.... What is it checking for???
 
Hi, a lot of ABS systems do this, its a systems check, Its not so much about time but speed, normally around 15 to 25 kph, I dont know much about landys! but have come across this with other vehicles, As long as the ABS light goes out and theres no "chatter" felt on the brake pedal, I would not be to Worried.
 
All the abs ecu is checking for on early freelanders is a wheel speed signal of more than 5mph from all wheel speed sensors, as soon as the abs ecu see's a speed signal from all sensors the abs light is turned off. If it stay's on there is a fault. This is pefectly normal for early freelander's. MOT test station's should also know this for when they are testing.
 
FREEL4NDY said:
Doesn't that mean the air gap on one of your sensors is to great??? I don't re-call anything about a pre drive off check.... What is it checking for???
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The Abs unit does a valve and motor chech at start up iirc. Sometimes there a buzz sound as well as a quick vibration through the peddle. This happens about 1 second after starting the engine before driving off! If it does it at slow speed then it's a sensor
 
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