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Offline 01664gti

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ABS lights on ????
« on: 28 August 2008, 14:04 »
Hi all my abs lights come on for the first time,Any ideas what it could be??.

I just wondered if it was a common problem
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Offline boneybradley

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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #1 on: 28 August 2008, 14:14 »
common fault and its most proberbly this http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=57396.0
all though mine has come on and gone off a few times due to a seized handbrake cable!!
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #2 on: 28 August 2008, 15:10 »
Ive replaced all but 1 sensor on my gti. And guess what!

My abs lights back on!!! lol
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #3 on: 28 August 2008, 15:19 »
Quote from: Mikester on 28 August 2008, 15:10
Ive replaced all but 1 sensor on my gti. And guess what!

My abs lights back on!!! lol

Did you do a scan for fault codes??
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #4 on: 28 August 2008, 15:26 »
Mines on too while we're on the subject, BUT mine also occasionally makes a werid grinding noise - best way I can describe it is that the first time It happened I thought a platic bottle or something had caught under the front of my car. After the noise the light goes of for about 10 minutes or so, then comes back on again - any ideas on that one? I wondered if the caliper might be fuct?
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #5 on: 28 August 2008, 15:29 »
How do i scan for fault codes?? and how many sensors are there??
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #6 on: 28 August 2008, 15:34 »
Quote from: Tom H on 28 August 2008, 15:26
After the noise the light goes of for about 10 minutes or so, then comes back on again - any ideas on that one? I wondered if the caliper might be fuct?

Sticky caliper or a knackered handbrake cable (if its on the back?).....mine has done this in the past and a quick freeing of the caliper and cable sorted it.......

and you can get a fault code reader connected up to your car and this will scan the abs ecu for any faults stored...or see if someone on here can connect you to vag-com
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #7 on: 28 August 2008, 15:35 »
Quote from: 01664gti on 28 August 2008, 15:29
How do i scan for fault codes?? and how many sensors are there??

One sensor on each wheel, they measure the wheel so then it knows when you are skidding and can kick in.

If the sensor is faulty, the ECU brings up the light and turns of the abs.
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #8 on: 28 August 2008, 15:39 »
LOL oh great i better buy 4 then lol,

what is vag.com??
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Re: ABS lights on ????
« Reply #9 on: 28 August 2008, 17:33 »
Quote from: boneybradley on 28 August 2008, 14:14
common fault and its most proberbly this http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=57396.0
all though mine has come on and gone off a few times due to a seized handbrake cable!!

F*ck me theres some quality information on this site.

Although my girlfiends mk3 is pritty mint it has a couple of niggly probs, this being one (ABS light). Im going to check all the sensor's as described in the guide but the handbreak does seem a little rough so im wondering if its a little seized. If it is will it be the actual rear calipers (iv just had to re-build the rear calipers on my clio 172  :angry:), or the routing of the cable thats the common problem? 
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