Fekkin ABS Light

Lovedoctor · Post by **Lovedoctor** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:18 pm

Need your help Chaps and Chapettes,

Not driven my car since it passed its MOT last week - only advisories are front Discs and Pads on their way out. Turned the car on today to head to a mates and the fekkin ABS light is on!!! Grrr

Any ideas whether it might be the pads/discs or could it be something more sinister?

Post by **Merlin** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:26 pm

Pull the code and see what it means http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/wiki/in ... ault_Codes

Lovedoctor · Post by **Lovedoctor** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:42 pm

Thanks Merlin. How do you pull the codes

Post by **Merlin** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 2:57 pm

The 5th gen service connector is in the passenger footwell. There is a bit of carpeted trim underneath where the radio is, it pops off and reveals two connectors. You want the blue 2 pin one.

http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/wiki/in ... _and_codes

kris_aka_edu · Post by **kris_aka_edu** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:18 pm

My ABS light keeps flashing too with my hand brake light. I think the pads are worn that low it's making it flash. It's scoring a ring around the disk and I've noticed a small chunk has gone off the disk. Think it's very dangerous they sound awful!

I can't run it to London tomorrow it's too bad when I brake one side flicks because of the pressure on one side is greater.
Good job I got new disks and pads sitting in the hall way waiting to be fitted Saturday!

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 7:35 pm

Definitely don't drive it if you've had a chunk come out the disc and it pulls to one side!

kris_aka_edu · Post by **kris_aka_edu** » Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:18 pm

wurlycorner wrote:Definitely don't drive it if you've had a chunk come out the disc and it pulls to one side!

It's proper f**ked dude! Think the driving at the national meet killed them off. I knew the MOT tester a few days ago said they was low but Christ he wasn't joking!

So basically instead of thread jacking low pads could be your problem from my experience so far mate!