Thread: Brakes, almost crashed....

yeah, the overwhelming response i have received has been
'sounds like ABS sensor'


has anybody pulled out the sensor?
replace, or just a general clean/crc??

keen to get this soooorted.

You mentioned previously that you were considering removing ABS system, you need to check if your vehicle will technically be roadworthy if you have it removed or rendered unworkable.
I've heard of a Disco 1 owner who was defected off the road for converting his ABS Disco 1 to non-ABS, his brakes worked perfectly without the ABS, as in an original non-ABS Disco of the same model, but the extra pipes (disconnected) were picked up in an "over the pit inspection.
So, might be worth checking out where you are legally before taking the step.
I chose our '98 "S" model because it had no airbags and no ABS, I'd heard the ABS in particular could be troublesome.

If you take it to a LR dealer or authorised workshop who has the program to read the system it will tell you which sensor is faulty or requires replacement or it may just need resetting. The diagnosis is not expensive appprox. $50 to $90 depending where you go but a new sensor is a bit more costly.

Originally Posted by SLOWBOAT

If you take it to a LR dealer or authorised workshop who has the program to read the system it will tell you which sensor is faulty or requires replacement or it may just need resetting. The diagnosis is not expensive appprox. $50 to $90 depending where you go but a new sensor is a bit more costly.

Question for someone with more knowledge than myself...
Are the D1 ABS codes logged, or is it only current faults that are visible?
If its the latter then unless you've got the ABS light on its likely a waste of time/money getting the codes read.

Steve

^^^interested to find this out please. dont wanna burn money i dont have.

the codes are logged so it is east to find the fault, most faults are air gap to big, you can fix that but gently tapping the sensors in a bit being carefull not to damage the wiring.
the rear sensors are drug money to replace about $650 because you get both sensors and wiring loom that plugs in above the diff centre.

mine has had the same issue on occassion and a quick lift off and reapply of the brake peddle will work.

if there are no faults logged the ABS light on the dash will blink once when the ignition is turn on, if a fault is logged it will come on and not blink, sometimes it will turn off when you drive off other times it will stay illuminated if there are numerous faults.

Originally Posted by discomatt69

the codes are logged so it is east to find the fault, most faults are air gap to big, you can fix that but gently tapping the sensors in a bit being carefull not to damage the wiring.
the rear sensors are drug money to replace about $650 because you get both sensors and wiring loom that plugs in above the diff centre.

mine has had the same issue on occassion and a quick lift off and reapply of the brake peddle will work.

if there are no faults logged the ABS light on the dash will blink once when the ignition is turn on, if a fault is logged it will come on and not blink, sometimes it will turn off when you drive off other times it will stay illuminated if there are numerous faults.

So in the OP's case, since the ABS light isn't on - there's no codes to read?

Steve

if the ABS light doesn't blink once there will be a fault logged even if the light goes out once he drives, about 5 km/h and the light should go out.

very few D1's will have no fault logged, slight worp in discs will log a fault so will loose wheel bearings, in my experiance its not worth the grief to try and fix it just learn to live with it.

if I ever bought another D1 it would have no ABS or SRS