VW Polo with ABS light coming on intermittently

[george formby]

I had an ABS fault on my Honda Accord Wagon that I used to own...was there constantly and luckily under warranty so it got replaced. Picked up car and drove away from mechanics went to stop at lights and sitting there at red light the brake pedal sunk slowly to the floor. Turned around and went straight back.... diagnosed that master cylinder needs replacing...again very lucky it was under warranty! So I hope nothing like this happens to your GF's car.

My Passat did that! $800 for a replacement! Nay, nay & thrice nay I said.

Local mechanic machined the old one & put a new seal kit in for $90. Jobs a carrot.

It's a real pain having to pump the brakes 30 times a second to get some stopping.

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My Passat did that! $800 for a replacement! Nay, nay & thrice nay I said.

Local mechanic machined the old one & put a new seal kit in for $90. Jobs a carrot.

It's a real pain having to pump the brakes 30 times a second to get some stopping.

This gutless piece of shit doesn't get fast enough to pose any sort of danger as far as stopping is concerned.

Seriously though I think the brakes themselves are fine, thank god.

Gonna go get some contact cleaner after work and napalm every cnxn I can see

[onearmedbandit]

Bet ya she just loves the colour though.

[HenryDorsetCase]

electrical connector blocks. Particularly under the seats, under the carpet or wherever. undo the connector block, clean the connectors and I am sure there is a conductive grease or something you can use to keep water out and electrons in.

[HenryDorsetCase]

My Passat did that! $800 for a replacement! Nay, nay & thrice nay I said.

Local mechanic machined the old one & put a new seal kit in for $90. Jobs a carrot.

It's a real pain having to pump the brakes 30 times a second to get some stopping.

its great for building strong thighs and sphincter muscles though

[george formby]

its great for building strong thighs and sphincter muscles though

That explains why I can run in circles so fast & steer my bike via the seat.

Thank you.

[HenryDorsetCase]

speaking of strong muscles (and veering wildly off topic in a NSFW direction)

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[george formby]

Another riveting & informative afternoon on KB.

Love your work.

Back on topic..

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Bet ya she just loves the colour though.

She's got her eyes on my truck actually... No I'm not riding to work in the pissing rain over winter sorry...

electrical connector blocks. Particularly under the seats, under the carpet or wherever. undo the connector block, clean the connectors and I am sure there is a conductive grease or something you can use to keep water out and electrons in.

Yip will get some contact cleaner after work and give it a good going over. Vaseline should do the trick with keeping the water out no?

[Rhys]

wife VW beetle had the same thing mechanic reset the computer and it hasn't come back unfortunately the wife did

[The Stranger:Me]

something along the lines of the ABS module was stuffed. Don't know what the exact code was. Would it be worth finding out (doesnt mean a lot to me)?

It does to your girlfriend - about $1,200.00.

FWIW a friend of mine had the same issue with her Polo.
Had to replace the ABS unit.

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wife VW beetle had the same thing mechanic reset the computer and it hasn't come back unfortunately the wife did

ROFL very Tommy Cooper

It does to your girlfriend - about $1,200.00.

FWIW a friend of mine had the same issue with her Polo.
Had to replace the ABS unit.

Yep I know, she's not exactly loaded as it is bless her, I try to fix the thing as much as I can to keep the bills down.

Yep looks like it's the ABS unit, cleaned all the contacts no luck. Sensors been swapped over, still the left front one showing an error so must be the bloody unit. Arseholes.

Now on the lookout for a service manual for the beast... anyone???

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She's got her eyes on my truck actually... No I'm not riding to work in the pissing rain over winter sorry...



Yip will get some contact cleaner after work and give it a good going over. Vaseline should do the trick with keeping the water out no?

Dielectric grease. Theres little one-shot packs at Repco but they're about $4 a pack iirc.
BNT used to stock it in decent sealant sized tubes.

I'm guessing the low melt point of vaseline would make it redundant in this situation as it'll just melt and run out of the connectors.

[pete376403]

My daughters Rover 216 (Honda Concerto in drag) had an ABS fault that was diagnosed to a bad ABS unit - light was off immediately after starting the engine but would come on after driving about 30 -40 meters. She was quoted around $1200 to replace the control unit. Research indicated the seals start leaking internally and the reservoir cannot hold pressure from the pump and the computer registers a fault. The brakes themselves were perfect
I was going to get another control unit fro Pick-a-part ($70) pull it apart and see how they work, instead she sold the car and got something else

[The Stranger:Me]

Yep I know, she's not exactly loaded as it is bless her,

Time to get a new one.