Thread: ABS Help......
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Old 08 Sep 2004, 09:10 pm
Gordon McGrew
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Default Re: ABS Help......

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 06:31:45 -0700, John Ings <nodamned@spam.org>
wrote:

>On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 00:36:41 -0400, Raymond <mailray@bellsouth.net>
>wrote:
>
>>Thanks to all that replied to my earlier question on the location of
>>the DLC for a 95 Prelude.
>>
>>Here is what my problem is:
>>
>>After I drive the car for about 10 seconds, the ABS light comes on.

>
>>This is like clock work. When I reach the same distance from my house
>>while driving, the light come on. Typically this is about a block.

>
>>The ABS light only comes on after I start driving. If the car is
>>sitting idle, it will not come on. Once it is on, it stays on until I
>>turn off the key. Then the patter repeats.

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>The system has failed its self-check. Is your park brake not all the
>way off by any chance? That's a possible cause.
>
>Do you hear the pump gronk for a second or so just after startup?
>Do you hear it at any other time? Have you changed the brake fluid in
>the ABS system?


The fact that the light doesn't come on until the car starts rolling
seems to indicate a wheel sensor failure. Good news if true, as that
should be relatively cheap.


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