Hi folks, long time no see. I have an 04 td5 disco that has had 3 amigos on for a while now, back in the spring used to come on and off intermittently when going through mud and water then stayed on permanently. I have now replaced all 4 hubs with new sensors in but lights are still on. Do I need to reset them some how or should I be looking else where??
3 amigos!!!
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I think, but only think you understand, that you may need to reset them, I use my Foxwell. Providing everything else is OK they should reset automatically, but some of us have found they don't. They didn't for me!
Hellastony
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As said, usually once over (IIRC) 10mph they should reset. It also begs the question of what hubs you fitted. Did they come with the sensors, are the sensors Wabco, do the hubs have the correct number of teeth on the reluctor ring, (60), the cheap ones often do not? Even though the hubs are new, is there any play in them, the cheaper hubs even when torqued up properly often still have play in them, which will upset the sensors? You need to establish what or which hubs are causing the issue, ideally using a diagnostic. You can also check the resistance on a sensor by disconnecting it at the plug end and reading across the pins. They should read between 950-1100 ohms, and should be all very close to each other.
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Hi. Once a fault is not present anymore the amigos should go away without other involvment but if the fault was not sensor signal related the fact that you changed the hubs is irrelevant, you need to see the fault code to know what's the trouble
Thanks for that, fault still present so like you say must be something else!! Looks like I’ll have to invest in a better code reader!
All parts were sourced from famous four, all had sensors Pre fitted and yes they are Wabco. Back to the drawing board!!
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If you've fitted all the hubs and connected up all the sensors properly, then you may well just need a diagnostic tool to reset it. I got a garage to do mine. He also told me that the previous garage had diagnosed the wrong hub. So I changed the correct hub, bought a Foxwell and reset the ABS system.
Never had a problem since.
A Foxwell is nowhere near as expensive as either a Nanocom or Hawkeye, and many of us reckon they are real value for money.
So even if you get one and reset all the codes and it doesn't fix it, you'll still have a machine that will be very useful to you.
I know the system is supposed to automatically reset, but many have found it doesn't.
Just sayin!
mattni
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Surprised no one's mentioned the shuttle valve, or modulator on the abs block. Unless I've missed something (I probably have). Atlantic British, have 2 good videos that cover it. Both straight forward jobs.
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I deliberately avoided mentioning this as altho I could see it hull down over the horizon, I still suspect it could be simply a matter of wiping the codes off.
But we do each tend to have opinions coloured by our experience, so you may be right.
