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5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:34 pm
by Anzezaf
Out of the blue, the ABS light popped up on my 5th gen today. I stopped the car, shut it off and started again and the light popped up again, not long after that.
I repeated that cycle about 4 times over the course of an 1 hour drive, and I always got the ABS light back.
Since the error clears up after shutdown of the car, I won't be able to read it with the paperclip trick.
What can I expect, how do I identify the problem? Or do I just keep driving and see if the error finally stays memorized..
5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Wed Oct 09, 2019 11:31 pm
by Sailor
You could check to see how much crud is around the wheel sensor(s).
5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 7:47 am
by Anzezaf
Thanks for the suggestion. I have to remove the brake calipers and brake rotors to check that, correct?
I also noticed that the ABS light pops up when braking harder than usually (not enough to trigger ABS/lock the wheels, mind you.. Just a bit more than your usual city stop-and-go traffic style braking)
5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:35 am
by Vtecmec
You only have to remove each wheel to check the sensors. My beemer started to do this a month ago, caused the traction control to continually kick in too. Turned out to be excessive rust on the hubs, pushing the ABS rings out of shape, only cost £10 to fix
, but took me 5 hours.
When you pull the sensors off, check to see if they have been making contact with the reluctor rings.
5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Thu Oct 10, 2019 3:30 pm
by Anzezaf
Alright, seems like I spoke too soon about the codes. I was able to read them and got
31 and 81
At least now I know what to do and check, hopefully its an easy fix. Will report back in a few days when I get around to it (and the weather clears up
)
5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:52 am
by Merlin
Anzezaf wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:34 pm
Since the error clears up after shutdown of the car, I won't be able to read it with the paperclip trick.
Wont it store the codes like CEL and 4WS codes?
5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 5:35 pm
by Anzezaf
Well, this was the cause >.>
I had the car at a mechanic not a week prior, and the dumbass managed to leave the cable hanging and rubbing against the power steering pulley.
The insulation rubbed off and the wire short circuited, just as error 31 indicated..
Quick fix, but I'm still pissed off
5th gen intermittent ABS light
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 6:08 pm
by toadster
Did You let them know
Cheers
Toadster