Thread: 3 Amigos - ABS Sensor....

Don't know what vehicle you have but that sounds ****ing ridiculous .
Did one in a D2 about $50 for the sensor if I remember and 5 mins work with a broken arm. You must be paying nearly $200 per hour !
Stick your head in behind the wheel and have a look.

I was quoted the same amount for the same problem. Went home removed the sensor, wiped a glob of grease from the end, no problem since and that was over 2 years ago.
Nick

Originally Posted by chopper

Don't know what vehicle you have but that sounds ****ing ridiculous .
Did one in a D2 about $50 for the sensor if I remember and 5 mins work with a broken arm. You must be paying nearly $200 per hour !
Stick your head in behind the wheel and have a look.

5 minutes work? Sorry, but that is just plain misinformative. Maybe in a disco 1 it would be 5 minutes work...Did you actually replace the sensor? Where do you buy a new Wabco ABS sensor for $50 ?

Jc

Originally Posted by justinc

5 minutes work? Sorry, but that is just plain misinformative. Maybe in a disco 1 it would be 5 minutes work...Did you actually replace the sensor? Where do you buy a new Wabco ABS sensor for $50 ?

Jc

Pippin agrees , and I have replaced them and still had lights on until it was tracked to a dodgy connection. With a bad connection the diagnostic computer reads it as a faulty part, when it may not be the fault of the part at all, that's why sometimes lights come and go in wet whether.

ABS Sensor 1997 2000 NEW Landrover Discovery MK2 94 02 Front Petrol Diesel A18 | eBay

So NOT genuine. I wouldnt much around with aftermarket sensors given their role and difficulty in changing, but thats just me. Can you walk us through the job where it takes more than 5 mins just to get the wheel off...

Cheeers

Paddocks have cheap ABS Sensors usually about 75 Pounds each.
I was suspicious but they have lasted a couple of years so far without issue

I think there's also some confusion regarding the sensors - there are two types: short lead and long lead.
The long leads are the recommended replacement, as the short lead units often have issues further up the line in the wiring. For more info see one of the threads I started in here about two months ago - has references to the part numbers and technical Bulletin from LR.
A short lead sensor would not take too long to remove and replace (longer than 5 minutes though even with two fully functioning arms). A long lead (doing the job properly) takes a lot longer as you have to run the wire all the way back into the cabin, muck around with the electrical plug connection and fit it in.

My experience with the 3 amigos was the wabco brake modulator. The wheel
sensors checked out ok, (900 - 1100 ohms ).
Go to TSB Brakes - LAND ROVER CLUB V.I., and #10 for repair or bypass the connector.
If unsure how to repair, don't.