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[markyp33]

Hi - my display in the car says my brake pads are worn. have took the wheels off and the pads are all nearly new. The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? I have the car serviced very regulalry so am not particulalry worried about he lazy light.

If i did purchase a new sensor - how do you fit it - I cant see on the caliper hwere it would go?

Thanks again in anticipation - MarkyP

[Markie]

Not sure on the electrical aspect of things but the sensor is traced up from the caliper and connects up a bit.
Obviously one on each side and there pretty cheap from vx on trade...£8 or so if i recall correctly.

30minute job to replace and away goes your warning. Someone else will advise on bridging etc  

[ians]

pretty simple to bridge.  Unlip the connector that's in the wheel arch.  then short out with short bit of wire and wrap up in insulation tape.

...or fit a new sensor.

[philayl]

Hi - my display in the car says my brake pads are worn. have took the wheels off and the pads are all nearly new. The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? I have the car serviced very regulalry so am not particulalry worried about he lazy light.

If i did purchase a new sensor - how do you fit it - I cant see on the caliper hwere it would go?

Thanks again in anticipation - MarkyP

Hi, the sensor fits in a small hole on one of the pads.

[Andy B]

..... The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? .....

Do you mean that in the wheel arch there is a socket with nothing plugged in? Or that there IS a socket with a lead plugged that used to have a wear sensor on the end of it? If the later just bare back the wires & short them togther and then wrap in tape. The sensors if you bought them just push/clip into the butterfly anti-rattle clip attached to the brake outer brake pad.

[Taxi_Driver]

..... The sensor wire has nothing on the end of it and is flagging a false fault. Can I bridge the wire out or put it down to earth to clear the fault? .....

Do you mean that in the wheel arch there is a socket with nothing plugged in? Or that there IS a socket with a lead plugged that used to have a wear sensor on the end of it? If the later just bare back the wires & short them togther and then wrap in tape. The sensors if you bought them just push/clip into the butterfly anti-rattle clip attached to the brake outer brake pad.

I was told to plug mine into the inner brake pad......not that it really matters i guess  :-/

Facelifts only have the one sensor......nearside  

[TheBoy]

Just short it out, not need to earth it.

And Taxi Driver, early facelifts still have 2 - its around 2001 they switched to 1

[Taxi_Driver]

Just short it out, not need to earth it.

And Taxi Driver, early facelifts still have 2 - its around 2001 they switched to 1

Okay dokey  

Was mentioning it coz i dont think markyp33 said what omega he has.......and if a late facelift might think he's got a sensor missing  

[markyp33]

Mine is a S reg, so no facelift  

Thanks for all your help everyone - greatly appreciated once again!    Job done, display now normal, and me smiling again  

[Markjay]

Y-reg 2001/2.6, one sensor....

Guess it's the X-reg/2.5 that still had two?

[TheBoy]

Y-reg 2001/2.6, one sensor....

Guess it's the X-reg/2.5 that still had two?

yup