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Fazeel

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Brake pad sensors ?
« on: 23 November 2011, 11:27:12 »
I have a 2002 model 3.2 V6 Executive Omega and I want to know if my car has brake pad sensors because I have never seen a warning come up yet since I've had this car for quite some time now.
Maybe some wire is not connected or a fuse is blown, can I get help on where these sensors are and what should I do to get them working ?
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #1 on: 23 November 2011, 12:05:17 »
on facelift cars the brake wear sensor is nearside front wheel (hmm could be opposite on yours)
routed up behind strut to a plug/connector on the inner wheelarch, sounds like someone has shorted the wires together or the cable has been damaged and shorting, so you will never get a brake warning up  :y
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #2 on: 23 November 2011, 18:07:42 »
Your car does have brake pad warning sensors fitted,
but weather you have 1 or 2 depends on when it was built, as some have 1 and some have 2 sensors.
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #3 on: 24 November 2011, 11:31:36 »
To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor, early ones had two.

Change over was around mid/late 2001  :y
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #4 on: 24 November 2011, 11:55:00 »
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To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor

yup as i said  ::) just dont know what side op's will be on due to being in bahrain  ;)
get confuddled with lhd and nearside and offside  ;D
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #5 on: 24 November 2011, 17:35:01 »
Quote from: tunnie on 24 November 2011, 11:31:36
To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor, early ones had two.

Change over was around mid/late 2001  :y
my fathers 3.2 elite on a 52 plate has 2 sensors so depends on when it was built.
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #6 on: 24 November 2011, 18:41:02 »
Quote from: ffcgary1 on 24 November 2011, 17:35:01
Quote from: tunnie on 24 November 2011, 11:31:36
To clarify, only later facelifts have 1 sensor, early ones had two.

Change over was around mid/late 2001  :y
my fathers 3.2 elite on a 52 plate has 2 sensors so depends on when it was built.

Seems like a lottery. My 52 plate 3.2 MV6 has one.

Well, actually, it doesn't have any any more.  :-[
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #7 on: 24 November 2011, 20:40:35 »
ok so Im guessing mine has one. But I cant seem to make out which wire it is or where the sensor is ?
Do they need to be changed everytime the brake pads are replaced ?
My brake pads arent from the original dealers so I think the garage I got them changed from didnt know about the sensors ? :-\
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #8 on: 24 November 2011, 20:52:53 »
Quote from: Fazeel on 24 November 2011, 20:40:35
ok so Im guessing mine has one. But I cant seem to make out which wire it is or where the sensor is ?
Do they need to be changed everytime the brake pads are replaced ?
My brake pads arent from the original dealers so I think the garage I got them changed from didnt know about the sensors ? :-\

The sensors plug-in in the wheel arch, the plug & socket lives in the same clip as the ABS sensor.  :y
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Re: Brake pad sensors ?
« Reply #9 on: 24 November 2011, 22:37:12 »
have a look at this picture  :y  the brake sensor is the white clip thing you can see on the caliper follow the cable back to the connector   :y






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