Hi,
I am hoping that someone on here can help me with this fault and know of a fix.
I own a 1999 TD5 Defender. The other night when leaving work I reversed out of the driveway leaving work when I saw the dredded ABS and TC lights come on and stay on. I drove home a little sad and had hoped it might go away before I arrived home. I tested the brakes on the way and all seed fine. I have researched as best I can on this site and the internet. Sadly I cannot seem to find much info about Defenders with this issue. I have read lots about the Disco's having this issue and see there is a fix to the Wabco modulator.
As far as I can tell this fix is better suited for the Disco's and not the Defender. I pulled out all the wheel sensors and gave them a clean. I also checked the earth wires under the drivers seat box (as was noted on online). The lights have not gone out. I believe that the ABS and TC lights will not go away when the issue is fixed and that they will only go away when cleared by a fault reader. I do not own a fault reader
I took the Defender into a LR specialist near to where I live. I have had my Defender repaired by them before and they do great work. So they checked the fault and they told me that the fault showing is the ABS Shuttle Valve. They quoted my $6200 for a new unit or $1800 to repair the unit
That is a ton of money I do not have! I just bought 5 new bloody tyres a couple weeks ago that I had been saving up for for ages.
The LR guys told me that I can still drive on roads with the 2 lights showing but not to venture onto sand, dirt ect.
My questions are (and I hope there is some help out there),
Is there a known fix for this for the Defender apart from buying new?
Has anyone on here with a TD5 found another way to fix this?
What damage, if any, can I do by leaving this fault on?
Can I still go off road? (sand, dirt or hills - I don't do any rock climbing or mud holes).
And, if so what is the downside?
Can I just replace the $40 shuttle valve myself?
And,
Is there anyone on the Sunshine Coast, QLD who can help me if this bloody thing can be fixed??? I don't really want to pay $1800 or $6200!!
I should note I have used the search button on here. Not much luck. I did find this quote from Daz about the issue;
Thanks for any help
Scotty
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