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Offline hoofey

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96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« on: 29 April 2013, 17:27 »
Hi everyone.  Ive just joined after reading though all the threads but not getting the anwser im after. Im currently fighting with my abs ( a common fault it appears! :(  ) Any way ive changed all the wheel sensors but still the abs warning light is on all the time (as is the air bag warning light! ) the handbrake warning light (which was on all the time) has now started to go off after a couple os seconds after turning on the ignition so I think im going in the right direction. (this happened after the change of the rear sensors)

What i want to know is do i need to clear fault codes to get the abs light to go off  or will it do that anyway because ive changed the sensors (if that was the fault?) and where is the abs ecu located? Ive done all this without a vag diagnostic i went along the lines £40 to change all sensors or £70 to take it to be connected at the vw garage so its all guess work on my part im afraid.

Any help would be appreciated! thanks  :smiley:

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #1 on: 29 April 2013, 17:45 »
Buy your own vagcom code reader for starters fella,  you can get them for about £25 and you can wipe the ecu of any fault codes and see exactly what's going on and what actually needs fixing.

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #2 on: 29 April 2013, 17:57 »
changing parts without first checking fault codes if any light is on in a car is always a daft idea since you don't know if it will fix the problem or is money down the drain....

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #3 on: 29 April 2013, 18:15 »
Cheers guys!! any recommendations for the best place to get a vagcom code reader from I think you are right and that is the best way forward for now! :)

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #5 on: 29 April 2013, 18:23 »
Brilliant thanx I will look into getting one! :smiley:

 As an aside where abouts is the abs ecu located? Is it stuck under the master cylinder? Ive found all the fuses n relay for the abs but the ecu seems to have eluded me so far!! :(

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #6 on: 29 April 2013, 18:26 »
Its under the pump block on the right below the coolant res .

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #7 on: 29 April 2013, 18:30 »
Brilliant thank you!!  :smiley: Im still looking at the vag com readers.. I shouldve bought one years ago!!  :sad:

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #8 on: 29 April 2013, 18:33 »
Yeah for the price of them they can and will save you and your mates hundreds!   :smiley:

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Re: 96 8v golf gti abs problems!
« Reply #9 on: 29 April 2013, 18:36 »
I am selling mine if you need it. Built myself one for the fun of it and not using the other one anymore.
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