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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Smego on June 04, 2007, 17:50:37

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: Smego on June 04, 2007, 17:50:37

I have a 1994 300TDi and just lately the ABS and TC lights have stayed on, usually just restarting the engine turned them off but now they come back on as soon as I move off (i.e. as the ABS checks the wheel rotation)
I have also started to notice the brakes are a bit more vague lately and as you stop the very last bit the ABS fires for a few yards until it actually stops. I know both systems are still actually working ( have tested).
SO, what is wrong?
I have booked it to have the brakes looked at by a local garage but they can't touch the ABS bit? any ideas folks I think maybe the brakes have just worn down??

Ta,

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: Skibum346 on June 06, 2007, 19:26:54

:shock:  :shock:

I'd seriously ercomend getting one of the wheels off and checking your pads and discs... if they are ok... then it could be crap in the ABS sensor ring causin gthe light but it'll be something more significant if the pads and discs are ok but you need ABS to stop in normal conditions!

Let us know where you are based and we can point you at a LAnd Rover friendly specialist that can deal with your ABS.

Skibum

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: muddysteve on June 08, 2007, 16:45:32

This wouldnt be related to your recent wheel bearing trouble would it Gary?

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: Smego on June 08, 2007, 16:48:00

Looks like it might be, will update after Paul has looked at it tomorrow, seems I have a bearing oil leak..?

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: muddysteve on June 08, 2007, 16:52:10

if its the same one as he replaced it can only be down to him to put right

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: Smego on June 08, 2007, 16:57:55

it is the same one, will reserve any judgement until he has had a chance to look at it, I took the car in to the local garage to visally inspect and see if they could suss out what was wrong as I didin't think it was related and challenger were really busy, but after spending an HOUR looking up at it there words were, "the seals on the rear off-side wheel bearing are fitted wrong and it's leaking out oil all ove rthe disk and the sensor"

That explains why it was better for an bit after I washed the car the other day.  

My guess is the fault started when the wheel bearing first went wrong (it was very intermittent) and the new seal has a manufacturing fault?  I cannot see Dave or Wavey fitting it wrong.

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: Range Rover Blues on June 08, 2007, 21:37:10

Big travel menas disk runout, often a loose bearing.

Disk rounout or hub runout will push the sensor back, giving at best an intermittenat reading.

Diagnosis, blink test.  The highly technical diagnostic equipment required consists of........


.... a short peice of wire, a paper clip or a pair of pointy tweezers :roll:

Title: RRC Vogue SE Traction control and ABS lights
Post by: Smego on June 08, 2007, 21:43:01

Yep I got given a link to a range rover site that listed ever possible issue - really good inc the good advice above :)

amazing what these forums give you!