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ABS is not quite right!

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Dr Strangeglove:
How much do you use your rangie?  My ABS can click a little when I have not run if for a while.  It goes within a couple of uses.

Jonny Boaterboy:
Well I have been back to the garage and they spent an hour or so trying to get the orange warning light (ABS & Traction control) to go off. He told me that all the fault codes have cleared but he carnt get the warning light to go out. He said to drop it round when he had more time to try and work it out, (which is fair enogh as he didn't charge me for the hour he spent on it!)

I also have the red low brake pad warning light on as well just in case any one might make a link between the two!

Dr Strangeglove, yes the Range rover is used every day, the garage folk said the ABS kicking in was due to it not knowing what to do while the fault codes were logged. I have only diven it back from the garage as yet so have not noticed whether it is still doing it or not now the codes have been cleared!

Mr blues, thanks for your input again! Have you ever changed the timing chain on a V8? I ask because mine is leaking coolent from the the front cover...... I think! I thought it was from the waterpump but I had a look the other day and saw what I thought was a crack/hole where the front cover mates with the main engine block. I have had a read through the manual and it seems fairly streight forward just quite involved. How do I know if the chain needs changing? the Range Rover has done 150,000 and I have no info of when it was changed if ever! if I am doing the front cover gasket I might as well do the chain as well.......? Is there anything else I should do while Im at it!

So is it a Job I can do or is It better left to some one else?

Thanks all again

Jonny

Smego:
mine did that just after the rear right wheel bearing went, had it adjusted and that improved it but still happened the wierd thing is the TC and ABS still worked, used to get rid on it by restarting the engine in N while slowly coasting.

Jonny Boaterboy:
Yep I have worked that one out too..... but would like to fix it properly as its a pain in the arse have to do that all the time! Thanks anyway!

Range Rover Blues:
At 150,000 I'd say the chain needs swapping if you are in there anyway.  Even if it's still running fine the timing will have started to "scatter" due to the wear in the chain (no tensioner) so for what it costs I'd do it on a sound engine.

Another alternative is some instant bodge-in-a-can.  I had a similar leaks on the TDi and having just spent a fortune on the head I didn't want it off the road again in this weather, so I put some K-Seal in.  Job done.

This is the stuff my mate sells, it's been very effective, VERY or this is easier to use but not so good for big cracks.

Belt and braces, use both, leaving the K-Seal in permentantly.

Any questions ring Phil and ask him :wink:

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