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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Road Hog Mad on 07 April 2010, 17:02:10

Title: ABS ECU
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 07 April 2010, 17:02:10

Just checking before I replace it... (friends car)

ABS & TC light on permanently (use to be intermittent)

Speedo inoperative (use to work intermittently)

Steering goes heavy intermittently, (some what weighted but not too hard to turn)

I have got my self the odd screws to remove the ABS ECU and have sourced a second hand ABS ECU from one of the same model (3.0 AUTO ELITE - S Reg).

Looking at it and to make more room for me to do the job I would remove the battery and a water hose. Any tips for this and am I right in assuming it is the ABS ECU.

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: henryd on 07 April 2010, 17:04:40

it may not be the ecu,it could just be a wheel speed sensor fault.you need to have it code read

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 07 April 2010, 17:05:43

The engine management light is not on, who would come and read it for me?

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: henryd on 07 April 2010, 17:07:02

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The engine management light is not on

the abs ecu is seperate and is code read seperately

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 07 April 2010, 17:10:12

so how do you read the code to see if it is the speed sensor? and would this cause the abs and tc lights to come on etc.

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: Entwood on 07 April 2010, 17:13:18

NOT the speed sensor ... classic ABS ECU symptoms IMHO ... had exactly that on the old 2.5 ... refurbed ABS ECU (£130:00   :(  ) fixed it  :y :y :y

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: henryd on 07 April 2010, 17:14:23

you will need a suitable code reader and yes any fault with the abs will light tc and abs lights as the traction control uses the abs to brake the spinning wheel

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: Elite Pete on 07 April 2010, 17:16:28

I would say it sounds like the ABS ECU as well.

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 07 April 2010, 17:48:16

on your sig I notice cam belts done for £200, mine will be due in around 15,000 miles so if you're local I may contact you, i have done the tensioner and aux belt.

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: dbug on 07 April 2010, 18:59:22

Abs ecu breaked mate - classic symptoms, especially a 1998.

Did the Estate by just removing top hose - a bit tight though.

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 09 April 2010, 14:44:24

Tried to get this off today, 3 hours later and only 3 out of the 6 screws removed I gave up, told my mate to take it to a garage :@

Title: Re: ABS ECU
Post by: Road Hog Mad on 09 April 2010, 14:56:59

So... anyone in Manchester area who would do this please PM me with a price..