Warning Light Help

[lynneandcrow]

I have from time to time a yellow light with a symbol of a car skidding in it I dont know what this is and how to get rid of it I am hoping its not an ABS light although I think the abs light says abs in it.

 

PLEASE HELP

[kfk]

Yup its the ABS light

[lynneandcrow]

Yup its the ABS light

arrrhhh just getting the car sorted and now this Is the ABS Controled by the LHM accumulator of is it a totaly diferent system as I just had the accumulator sphere changed???

thanks for the quick reply

[kfk]

the abs lamp will come on when it detects an electronic fault, so i doubt the accumulator sphere would cause it.

 

The likely candidate will be a wheel sensor, of which there are 4, with the posibility that its the abs ecu.

 

If the light comes on intermitently i would suggest a wheel sensor as the likely cause....when the ecu fails it ussually causes the light to stay on permenant......of course it shouldnt be ruled out that connections, wiring and relays can also cause faults within the circuit.....to check the sensors at home you would need a multimeter and have a degree of knowledge to use it....all the abs sensors should be baout the same resistance.....if one is faulty it will have a wildly different reading.......of course a decode at a garage may be quicker.

[lynneandcrow]

Thank god for that its only a sensor as when I turn the ignition off then bounce the rear end of the car up and down a few times then turn the ignition on it goes away. It only comes on again once I start the car up again but I am going to the garage with it on Monday so wish me luck. Thanks very much m8 owe you one.

 

 

the abs lamp will come on when it detects an electronic fault, so i doubt the accumulator sphere would cause it.

 

The likely candidate will be a wheel sensor, of which there are 4, with the posibility that its the abs ecu.

 

If the light comes on intermitently i would suggest a wheel sensor as the likely cause....when the ecu fails it ussually causes the light to stay on permenant......of course it shouldnt be ruled out that connections, wiring and relays can also cause faults within the circuit.....to check the sensors at home you would need a multimeter and have a degree of knowledge to use it....all the abs sensors should be baout the same resistance.....if one is faulty it will have a wildly different reading.......of course a decode at a garage may be quicker.

[iannez]

check the rings on the end of the driveshafts that the sensors read.

[kfk]

good point...evening iannez

[lynneandcrow]

good point...evening iannez

Would the fact that I have just put alloys on the car have caused this to happen.

 

Regards Lynne

[kfk]

might be:

- worth checking to see if the wheel or a balance weight is rubbing on one of the ABS sensor wires.

- Could just be a case of having put the suspension into high to change the wheels it has put a strain on one of the sensor wires causing the wire to fail internally.

[lynneandcrow]

might be:

- worth checking to see if the wheel or a balance weight is rubbing on one of the ABS sensor wires.

- Could just be a case of having put the suspension into high to change the wheels it has put a strain on one of the sensor wires causing the wire to fail internally.

Will have a look thanks for the help some man cheers :huh:

[lynneandcrow]

Just back from the car doctors with my xantia the mechanic says that the ABS light is only comming on due to a new set of alloys being put on the car. As it has caused an error in the Activa suspension no ABS fault.

 

Thank god for that :blink: