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[nick v6]

took the car for its mot today and all was fine untill he got a great big bar out and started to smack it around the car
ive used this garage for years and they have never done this
new tester they have now got and he is a right t***

he got it to the brake test and noticed the abs and tc light was on and carried on with the brake test and said its fine it wil go out in a bit

after he finished he took the car out the garage and said he will take it for a spin to clear the light, and when he got back the lights was still on
he conected the computer to it to try and read the codes and there computer would not read it
he has failed the car now due the abs and tc light being on

is there a way i can get this light off or anything i can check
ive looked round where the sensors are to see if there is any damage and to what i can see they are all fine
ive tried driving and then braking sharp and braking lightly and even tried just wheel spinning the wheels to try and clear it but nothing seems to be working

any ideas anybody

[RobG]

Sound like the ABS ecu is on the way out. Whip the bulbs out and get it re-tested. Muck about with it after

[nick v6]

Sound like the ABS ecu is on the way out. Whip the bulbs out and get it re-tested. Muck about with it after

cant do that as they will look for them to light up when the ignition is turned on, if they see them not light up they will know the bulbs have been taken out

[RobG]

Sorry, I meant get it tested at another garage

[nick v6]

be the same problem, if they dont see them light up when the ignition is turned on they will just fail it, plus don't fancy paying out another £40

[RobG]

Did the lights only stay on after he`d taken the bar to it :question

[nick v6]

Did the lights only stay on after he`d taken the bar to it :question

not sure as i only noticed the lights on when he got to the brake test part, he put it down to the brake test machine has confused the brain because the front wheels was turning and not the rear

[RobG]

Did the lights only stay on after he`d taken the bar to it :question

not sure as i only noticed the lights on when he got to the brake test part, he put it down to the brake test machine has confused the brain because the front wheels was turning and not the rear

:-? :-? :-? :-?
Getting any probs with the speedo. Have you checked wheel sensors and cabling :question

[nick v6]

Did the lights only stay on after he`d taken the bar to it :question

not sure as i only noticed the lights on when he got to the brake test part, he put it down to the brake test machine has confused the brain because the front wheels was turning and not the rear

:-? :-? :-? :-?
Getting any probs with the speedo. Have you checked wheel sensors and cabling :question

no problems with the speedo and all sensors and cables look fine

[RobG]

Best bet is a code reader to talk to the ABS ecu. Sorry I can`t be more helpful Nick
I`m not sure but IF the ecu is OK and it`s been confused as the tester thinks is it not possible to get a re-set done :-/

[nick v6]

Best bet is a code reader to talk to the ABS ecu. Sorry I can`t be more helpful Nick
I`m not sure but IF the ecu is OK and it`s been confused as the tester thinks is it not possible to get a re-set done :-/

thats no problem buddy thanks

[nick v6]

is there anyone near walsall that could pop round with a code reader to see if they can have a look please

[tunnie]

be the same problem, if they dont see them light up when the ignition is turned on they will just fail it, plus don't fancy paying out another £40

Not if you take it to another garage who knows squat about the car, how are they gunna know its meant to have ABS and TC?

Senator had this problem, i wipped the bulb out before it went for the MOT.

[JayMV6]

My mate had that problem but needed mot fast so took dash lights out and linked the abs bulb with one of other ignition lights that goes out when engine starts up. Im not suggesting u do tht tho 

[nick v6]

be the same problem, if they dont see them light up when the ignition is turned on they will just fail it, plus don't fancy paying out another £40

Not if you take it to another garage who knows squat about the car, how are they gunna know its meant to have ABS and TC?

Senator had this problem, i wipped the bulb out before it went for the MOT.

just 1 look under the car when they mot it will tell them its got abs,
i dont fancy taking bulbs out or linking the connector to another light as the problem is stil there