Traction control on the 16v?

[Mikester]

Im gonna go and check, thank's mike

No probs. I would suggest buying a fault code reader, i got one from talktomycar.co.uk for like £17, and tells u all the faults.

I have replaced all of my abs sensors over time. Not too hard. Or expensive!

[mk3valver]

Yep the bulb's smashed up inside but I cant get it out, might have to buy a new unit when I do the sensor's. Ive seen people taking about vag coms and stuff, can you fix the faults yourself? Like, I've seen people say that they've cleared the faults, do they have any other tool's?

[Mikester]

VAG.com is good, but u can get a reader for cheaper, that will erase the fault codes for you and read them. VAG.com can do all sorts of fancy stuff, but also if used wrong can cause big problems. As you can edit things.

I have this: http://www.talktomycar.co.uk/products/codereaders/mj001.htm

And reads codes for engine, abs, etc etc. And can clear the codes.

Best advice would be to fix the light. Erase all the codes (as old ones will still be on there that may be fixed)

Drive the car for a few days 100miles or so. Then read the faults and you will know what is and isnt broken.

Also abs faults can be intermitant. Once my abs light would stay off but when it rained it would come on, as the sensor was shagged and water got in, but when it dried out it was ok, lol.

Thats the best advise i can give you from my personal experience of owning a mk3 for too long. haha

[mk3valver]

So get the reader befroe doing the sensors? I'll get one at the end of the month. Hope there idiot proof 

[mk3valver]

Cheer's for your help again mate 

[Mikester]

Well that way you will know exactly whats broken. You can test each sensor with a multimeter and test its resitance. But its a bit fidly/time consuming.

Up to you mate. But you have to do 4 wheels to test them all. And jacking my car up takes all day, before i fiddle with a multimeter behind a brake disc blindly. lol

[Cable]

the traction control on the mk3 uses the abs solonoid to apply the brakes to the wheel/s that are/is spinning, when we had the snow i could hear the relay clicking every time the wheels would loose grip but nothing happend and the wheels kept spinning? maybee its broken.

[mk3valver]

Yeah or maybe it's just s***e   

[Mikester]

Yeah or maybe it's just s***e  

Spot on there. lol. Got to remember the mk3 was made 1993-1997. First era of mass production cars to have abs, airbags, traction control and all that. Obviously the mk2 rallye had it pre 1993 but that was a rally car!

[mk3valver]

just off topic for a moment I need a rubber for my beesting base now does it fit over the aerial externaly like stretch it over or do you have to drop the headlinding and undo the aerial?