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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: mysticman aka polypathetic on 11 January 2006, 21:18
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hi guys and girls been a while since ive been on but as always i look to you guys for the desperate info cos i have no doubt that one of you will know the answer to my question
so here we go
i have abs on my mk3 and up until now i have had zero problems
but recently the light started to flicker on and of every now and again (especially after a long drive)
now the light just doesnt go out
i know my pads and disc need replacing due to wear
but is there something more sinister going on
any ideas people
or is this gonna cost me a small mortgage
cheers
jay
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Hello vdub buddy :wink: the abs system is a very exspensive thing when it goes wrong, as I just found out.
First, just to let you know, get the abs codes read and that's a start, then this will tell you if there is a fault, sensor, wiring, or even the pump! this can be done at most big garages, but make sure you see them do it, as they might say it's something when it's not, as some garages (as we all know well) :lipsrsealed: can con us into spending money when it's nothing at all.
I have a fault with my abs, and found out on the readings (done at AMD in Bicester) it's the main pump, and thats exspensive £370 recon, and even when that's done, there might be a sensor gone, but if yours is a sensor on one of the wheels, exspect to pay £65 -£80 for one.
I've had to resort to leaving mine, for now and live with no abs, which isn't a problemr to me.
just disconnect it, and take the warning bulb out.
let me know how you get on, hope this has helped.
oh, has anyone got a working, ABS pump :smiley: going cheap?
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You(both)need one of these,,,,                                                                                                 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8026288339&ssPageName=MERC_VIC_ReBay_Pr8_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT            They save you a lot of money!!!!!!!
And please dont just take the pissing bulb out of the ABS light and hope the probs go away :angry:
I bought my car and later found out the ABS bulb had been removed :angry: This practise is criminal and just downright nasty :angry: And basically, a bodge. Do you realy want to drive around in a bodged up and dangerous car?????
Stu
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Get your Abs sorted , if you have ABS that has failed then you wont have any brake balance between the front and back .
Poly , if you are near london i can read the fault codes for you . I think you have a failing sensor a similar thing happened to me , and the fault code first came up as intermittent and then it failed completely .
Never scrimp on brakes
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my abs pump is fooked. :cry: there is a place near poole in Dorset that will recon them apparently :undecided: £450 new from ECP. at the moment i've got one from a seat toledo fitted. the abs light is still on aswell as the ahndbrake light. from what i understand that may be down to the main ecu not recognising the seat unit? the brakes are very unbalanced as i found uout on a roundabout yesterday whne the back end tried to come past the front . :shocked:
bloody cars .
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just phoned BBA reman and they say that the ecu can be replaced separately and would be £200 inc vat and carridge, still sucks but not £450
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I have now found that the bulb has been taken out by prevous owner, and the code reading says 'abs pump fault' so I now need to know if this is the main problem.
I think the car is fine with the abs not working, and it brakes fine and equal to all wheels, but is this this ok long term? it went though the m.o.t ok with it like this,
whats the next step? my best mate who is a machanic, and very clued up on Golf, he said get the pump, BIG £Â£Ã‚£, and see if it work, if not then what. Don't wonna spend £370 on a recon, and fine it to be something else. this is bugging me now :angry:
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hey look chaps
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MK3-GTI-ABS-pump_W0QQitemZ4604426176QQcategoryZ9889QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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i wouldn't but a second hand one. the (free ) one i have from the seat has the same part number as the original but my ecu wont recognise it. getting and expert out tomorrow to have a look with a proper diagnostic tester rather than just my fault code reader. if the worst comes to the worst it'll be a whole new pump if not
just phoned BBA reman and they say that the ecu can be replaced separately and would be £200 inc vat and carridge, still sucks but not £450
the abs not working is ok ,i can get it mot'd, but i do want it fixed.
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is it worth bidding on that abs pump, or should i wait for the money for a recon?
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might be woth a try if you can get it cheap enough and can fit it yourself. it cost me £80 to have my second hand one fitted to find out it didn't work. :sad:
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got the bloke coming round tomorrow to test my abs pump. he reckons it will be the ecu and i found this
http://www.bba-reman.com/content.aspx?content=teves_20_fitted_to_volvo_850_and_v_w_%27s
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hello again moneyalan.
As I'm going though the same problem as you, you'll have to keep me (and all) informed on what the bloke says about yours, i'm tring to get hold of the warning lamp at the mo :wink: thats a start for me anyway.
Keep you posted. :smiley:
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YAY!!! :grin: it works.
i'm not sure what just happened. the fella read the code of my secondhand abs unit that is fitted to the car. this came up as being for the wrong vehicle. he cleared the abs ecu memory, plugged my old abs ecu in, read the original fault on that (03604) and transrefed that onto the new ecu. he then cleared that off the new ecu and bingo. £ 35 . :grin:
he says it's very rare for mk3's to have abs unit problems.
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Nice one mate :cool: Its always a buzz when you think your going to have to fork out big time then get a nice cheap fix aint it :smiley:
I bet its a releif to have the ABS working again. It certainly was for me!!
Stu
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you're not kidding. i'm moving to a new flat next week and a big bill was the last thing i needed.
I am glad it works again cos i nearly slid into someone on the roundabout at the university ( fellow sheffielder :wink:)