Ford Galaxy Abs Sensors

[alexlunt81]

Hi everyone

 

i am a galaxy newbie and not at all mechanically minded with cars of any sort.

 

i recently purchased a P reg 2.8 V6 galaxy and one of the problems i have is that the ABS warning light comes on and off of its own free will, somebody told me that maybe the sensors need cleaning but i have no idea where to look or what they even look like.

 

so please can someone help me with my dilemna.

 

thankyou

 

alex :45:

[alan_131]

I don't know if your problem is due to the sensors needing cleaning - sounds odd to me but I've never had a problem with mine (whoops that'll have jinxed it). Sounds as if it could be more like a loose/intermittent connection or damaged wiring to me but I suppose muck between sensor and ring might be the messing it up.

 

You can get some diagnostic information with vcds (if you haven't come across this before, as long as you have access to a laptop, a lead for less than £10 on ebay plus a free download gives you a really useful diagnostic package) - this can point you towards which sensor is at fault or if it's something else.

For example output

http://wiki.ross-tec...index.php/00285

Ross-tech are the authors of the vcds package.

Edited September 13, 2012 by alan_131

[alexlunt81]

I don't know if your problem is due to the sensors needing cleaning - sounds odd to me but I've never had a problem with mine (whoops that'll have jinxed it). Sounds as if it could be more like a loose/intermittent connection or damaged wiring to me but I suppose muck between sensor and ring might be the messing it up.

 

You can get some diagnostic information with vcds (if you haven't come across this before, as long as you have access to a laptop, a lead for less than £10 on ebay plus a free download gives you a really useful diagnostic package) - this can point you towards which sensor is at fault or if it's something else.

For example output

http://wiki.ross-tec...index.php/00285

Ross-tech are the authors of the vcds package.

 

thankyou so much alan but i dont know what im looking for on ebay any chance you can point me in the right direction, for example what do i put in search on ebay and where do i get the free download

 

thankyou

alex

[SilverBeast]

This one should do it ebay link. Read the listing, it tells you where to download the software. Make sure you use the drivers they provide, it's from the Ross-Tech site, they write the software. Edited September 13, 2012 by SilverBeast

[alexlunt81]

This one should do it ebay link. Read the listing, it tells you where to download the software. Make sure you use the drivers they provide, it's from the Ross-Tech site, they write the software.

 

thankyou very much silver beast