Knobblywobbly
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I did a search but couldn´t find anyone having the same problem as me, so here goes:
On reading RAVE it says that the ABS light on the dashboard should work as follows:
1. Light comes on during the bulb check after switching on the ignition
2. Light goes out for half a second or so
3. Light comes back on
4. Light goes out once the car is driven over about 5mph
My problem is No.2 - the light doesn´t go out for the half second or so, it stays on until I drive at over 5mph then goes out. RAVE says that this is because there is a fault logged in the ECU. The ABS appears to be working as you can hear the pump going when I engage HDC (which is working).
So on to my questions:
1. Any idea what the fault may be?
2. Would an ordinary diagnostic reader (Elm 327) be able to read the fault code, or do you need something else to read ABS fault codes?
And no, I won´t be pushing it off a cliff, setting fire to it or destroying it in any other way!
Cheers.
On reading RAVE it says that the ABS light on the dashboard should work as follows:
1. Light comes on during the bulb check after switching on the ignition
2. Light goes out for half a second or so
3. Light comes back on
4. Light goes out once the car is driven over about 5mph
My problem is No.2 - the light doesn´t go out for the half second or so, it stays on until I drive at over 5mph then goes out. RAVE says that this is because there is a fault logged in the ECU. The ABS appears to be working as you can hear the pump going when I engage HDC (which is working).
So on to my questions:
1. Any idea what the fault may be?
2. Would an ordinary diagnostic reader (Elm 327) be able to read the fault code, or do you need something else to read ABS fault codes?
And no, I won´t be pushing it off a cliff, setting fire to it or destroying it in any other way!
Cheers.
