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ABS light?

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  • 23-11-2007 11:05pm
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    CuppaCocoa
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    My 'ABS' light on the dash is coming on and off. What's the cause of this? My breaks seem to be working fine :confused:


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    andyeire
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    Check the manual sometimes a flashing ABS light can be different to a steady light .It usually means the anti lock part of the brakes are not working ie wheels will lock up under heavy braking .Best thing to do is to bring i to garage to be checked.


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    CuppaCocoa
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    Thanks. It was a Jap import so no manual. The light doesn't flash, it just come on for a few minutes and then goes off again.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Sometimes caused by a piece of dirt affecting the sensor.

    To see if the ABS is actually working - find a piece of wet road and brake hard (if safe to do so). If you don't feel the brake pedal vibrating when you press hard then you'll know that you do not have ABS.


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    JamesM
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    lilybarlean wrote: »
    My 'ABS' light on the dash is coming on and off. What's the cause of this? My breaks seem to be working fine :confused:

    When I towed with a Mitsubishi Galant, the ABS light used to comer on - naturally with the lighting board connected.


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    Kimbot
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    Is it a toyota??

    I know on some batches of ABS sensors that Toyota used was actually linked to the brake fluid resevoir or something like that. If the brake fluid went even a mm less than the max that would happen with the ABS light coming on while driving. Mine has this issue and it only happens the odd time.


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    5500
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    What car is it on?


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    CuppaCocoa
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    It's a Pajero Junior. The brake fluid is fine because I checked it last week :confused:


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    crosstownk
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    There is a fault somewhere in the ABS system. Your brakes will be fine - but there is a chance that that the ABS will not activate when required.

    Take WA's advice earlier to test to see if the ABS is working.
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    JamesM
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    lilybarlean wrote: »
    It's a Pajero Junior. The brake fluid is fine because I checked it last week :confused:

    I got the make right - are you sure that you weren't towing ?:D


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    C_Breeze
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    Its the brake pads that need changing. Did u have a look to see if they were worn down?

    Same thing happened in my mazda. - the light would come on for a while then go off - i replaced all the pads and it never came on again (however, i did know the pads needed replacing prior to the light coming on)


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    crosstownk
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    Does the ABS light come on on a Mitsi to indicate brake pad wear - is there not a dedicated light for brake pad wear?
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    C_Breeze
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    crosstownk wrote: »
    Does the ABS light come on on a Mitsi to indicate brake pad wear - is there not a dedicated light for brake pad wear?

    Im not sure about mitsubishis but i know some cars have dedicated brake pad wear lights , others just use either ABS light or Handbrake light


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