DIAGNOSTICS HELP NEEDED

[Synclare]

Anyone with portable diagnostics available in Staffordshire? My year 2000 2 litre has ABS / ASC light on. A scan by someone I can no longer get hold of (non forum) showed up both rear wheel speed sensors to be dud (he used Bluetooth for live readings driving around the farmyard). He said the ABS module also showed up as defective. It took a 3 week wait for new wheel sensors to arrive, now fitted. Just wanted to find out if the new sensors (aftermarket) are any good and giving readings now. I have a spare ABS module to fit if needed if this is a cheaper option to a recon (poor solder joints?) but how does one go about coding it to the car?
As I cannot mot the zed with the dash lights on I cannot take the car to anyone so it would mean coming to me!! Anyone with diagnostics prepared to travel? Located near Alrewas, south of Burton on Trent (just off A38), happy to cover time/mileage.

Cheers, Adrian

 

[Clive]

I've got an autel scanner that will read abs. Local to you in pelsall

 

[windym]

Anyone with portable diagnostics available in Staffordshire? My year 2000 2 litre has ABS / ASC light on. A scan by someone I can no longer get hold of (non forum) showed up both rear wheel speed sensors to be dud (he used Bluetooth for live readings driving around the farmyard). He said the ABS module also showed up as defective. It took a 3 week wait for new wheel sensors to arrive, now fitted. Just wanted to find out if the new sensors (aftermarket) are any good and giving readings now. I have a spare ABS module to fit if needed if this is a cheaper option to a recon (poor solder joints?) but how does one go about coding it to the car?
As I cannot mot the zed with the dash lights on I cannot take the car to anyone so it would mean coming to me!! Anyone with diagnostics prepared to travel? Located near Alrewas, south of Burton on Trent (just off A38), happy to cover time/mileage.

Cheers, Adrian

Hi, Adrian if you want I can post my scanners to you no worries, let me know.

Andy

 

[littlefeller]

hi @Synclare , read last pages of thread ABS/ASC thread for possible coding of the module. i did the coding with NSC expert.
it might be a good idea to also put this in the swapsies threadyou never know, you may have a part that someone with the diag needs. (thinking now umm what do i need?)

if you fit the uncoded module and is a good module it should switch off the lights anyway (get you through the mot)

 

[Synclare]

Thanks all, will reply tomorrow eve as need to get to bed as up early (for a Sunday) for East Kirkby do.

 

[Synclare]

That sounds ideal Clive and very good of you. When would be good for you?
Regards, Adrian

I've got an autel scanner that will read abs. Local to you in pelsall

 

[Synclare]

Thanks everso Andy, with Clive being just t'other side of Lichfield that seems the ideal way out so will go that route first, if still probs may well take you up on your kind offer. Hope you are enjoying the 'born again' zed

Hi, Adrian if you want I can post my scanners to you no worries, let me know.

 

[Synclare]

Hi Jason, your scaring me with all this magic talk, I don't really do electronics ! If I switch over the spare ABS pump/module unit will this then take the lights out but presumably render the ABS side inop until re-coded? The intial scan showed no signals from the rear wheel speed sensors and a defective ABS module, now whether that's a result of no signals from rear wheels I don't know. They are now changed (aftermarket) and want to see if indeed they are functioning or if I've bought a load of tosh!

 

[Synclare]

Well following advise from a member on t'other side who's been there and done it, today I fitted the spare module from a zed I broke and known to be in working order. I simply undid the 4 setscrews holding the module to the pump on my donor unit

Removing the module (same part number) it showed all the inner workings. Simply fitting it in lieu of the original took 5 minutes and took all lights off. Apparently the only need for recoding is if it's from another model type, i.e E46 as opposed to E36, providing it is from the same model then no problem, in other words it's not individual vehicle specific. Just to prove things I refitted the original, lights back on - switching back to the replacement and lights off again. Presume it's a good idea at some point to delete fault codes from the memory?

Fancy another repair job Jason?

 

[littlefeller]

yeh it might be fixable, though as to regards lights out - yes the lights are out as the module has nothing wrong with it, it will do a self test when you switch on the car. But as both me and Antim discovered, even if you use the same part from an identical car (same spec and trim) if wont be recognized by the cars electronics, this isn't really a problem if you dont use the abs or asc, my previous car didnt have abs and i cant say it made that much difference (i had a few smoking Tyre incidents though, didnt have an airbag either but then you only need them when you need them). if you plug the diagnostics in it will say you have a brake switch error though the brake switch is working fine, i think the abs may still work but the asc wont, no hardship really on a 1.9 like mine (fat chance of needing asc eh)

 

[Antm72]

As said by @littlefeller The module will turn the lights out but create a fault that technically you can not see the self test will clear the lights as the module is good. All the on /off functions buttons work but it does appear the asc doesn't as this is the bit that wants coding.
The old modules fault is a broken solder joint hence on self test most of the time the module does not discover the pump so it throws the light the new module allows this hence no light but you will find it probably doesn't function.
Jason has the know how to resolve it quickly or if you have the kit the write up of how too is on here now.
But glad you got the lights out @Synclare

 

[littlefeller]

@Synclare , are you going to the Z fest in August?

 

[Synclare]

Absoutely, can't not do as it's about one mile from me - not worth getting the zed out as I could walk

 

[littlefeller]

get the zed out, im bringing my laptop with diagnostics, think antm72 needs an abs module re-coding, might as well form an orderly queue.

 

[Synclare]

Oooooooh that sounds good!!

 

[windym]

might as well form an orderly queue.

Gosh, this is an opportunity no English gentleman can refuse. I'm looking for the Tweed Smilie right now.

Andy

 

[littlefeller]

 

[Russell O]

get the zed out, im bringing my laptop with diagnostics, think antm72 needs an abs module re-coding, might as well form an orderly queue.

Can I have a go too please. Had my lights on for a bit now. Really could do with some direction as MOT soon..

 

[Antm72]

Can I have a go too please. Had my lights on for a bit now. Really could do with some direction as MOT soon..

Do you have a code reader ? If so what is it saying ?
Normally the module fault is a tad intermittant to start with so the light goes on and off randomly before it refuses to go out.

 

[littlefeller]

we can plug it in and see.