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24th August 2019, 18:33 | #1 |
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ABS/speedo problem?
Was driving along earlier today when I heard a faint tapping from under the front of the car somewhere – shortly after that, the ABS light came on. Car’s driving normally, but the light has come and gone all day (mostly come).
This all happened a long way from home. As I was driving back, suddenly the speedo needle dropped to 0. It stayed there a long time, then began a pattern of slowly climbing up to 30 or 40 (I was doing 70 or so), then dropping back to 0 again for a while. Them every so often, it would indicate my correct speed (amazing at how good I proved to be at guessing!) Do these symptoms indicate a single fault, or worse? Any advice appreciated. PS don’t know if it’s relevant, but about ½ an hour before it happened, the front o/s wheel got a bit of a thump in a pothole… Ta
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24th August 2019, 20:30 | #2 |
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ABS sensor, right hand front wheel.
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24th August 2019, 21:27 | #3 |
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What Tim says. I had it on my first 75. The fuel gauge can actcweird with it as well, bizarrely!
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24th August 2019, 21:34 | #4 |
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Thanks chaps. Yes haven't had the fuel gauge (I think) but the Range went up to 750 miles at one stage, on less than ½ a tank... then back to normal a bit later.
I've read a whole pile of posts since posting, and I was cautiously coming to that conclusion, but best to hear it directly. I wonder if the pothole could have dislodged something... anyway, sounds like it's relatively safe to drive till the man with the T4 gets back from his honeymoon
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You don't need a T4 check, just fit a replacement OSF ABS sensor.
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Cheers. I need him to do the job for me though
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