Freelander 1 ABS LIGHT

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 8, 2017

Took my freelander for the mot today it failed abs light not working
I didn't even know it had one so gets it home to check bulb in dash and it's been covered with blackout foam
I bought this car last year a day after it was tested the shady ******** has anyone any idea's on the fault it stays on all the time

Madmustang · Sep 8, 2017

DCUNNINGHAM said:
Took my freelander for the mot today it failed abs light not working
I didn't even know it had one so gets it home to check bulb in dash and it's been covered with blackout foam
I bought this car last year a day after it was tested the shady ******** has anyone any idea's on the fault it stays on all the time

What car is it? TD4? what year? Auto or manual? What light is lit? The ABS light or the hand brake light or the three Amigos?

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 8, 2017

Car is a1.8 petrol manual
The handbrake light comes on at 10mph
And now I've unblocked the abs light that
Is continually on
All other lights are fine they go out as normal

Madmustang · Sep 8, 2017

DCUNNINGHAM said:
Car is a1.8 petrol manual
The handbrake light comes on at 10mph
And now I've unblocked the abs light that
Is continually on
All other lights are fine they go out as normal

Have a look at the brake fluid reservoir, If it's over the top mark you will have to get some of the fluid out to below the top level mark. let us know what you find.

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 8, 2017

Madmustang said:
Have a look at the brake fluid reservoir, If it's over the top mark you will have to get some of the fluid out to below the top level mark. let us know what you find.

Will do thanks

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 9, 2017

Done some messing today there was no and ring on drivers rear that's been sorted but the abs light still won't go off and the handbrake light comes on at 10mph

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 9, 2017

DCUNNINGHAM said:
Done some messing today there was no and ring on drivers rear that's been sorted but the abs light still won't go off and the handbrake light comes on at 10mph

Abs ring

Madmustang · Sep 9, 2017

What about the brake fuild level?

Nodge68 · Sep 9, 2017

DCUNNINGHAM said:
Abs ring

What year is it?

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 9, 2017

Hi nodge 68
It's a 2002 model one of the last mk1s
I've had it 11 month and never realised the abs light never came on its been blocked with some sticky pads
I removed them last night and the abs light us constantly on
I've just put a new cv joint on rear as the abs ring was knackered but it still won't go out

Nodge68 · Sep 9, 2017

DCUNNINGHAM said:
Hi nodge 68
It's a 2002 model one of the last mk1s
I've had it 11 month and never realised the abs light never came on its been blocked with some sticky pads
I removed them last night and the abs light us constantly on
I've just put a new cv joint on rear as the abs ring was knackered but it still won't go out

It could be a sensor. They're easy to check on that year with a simple DMM on resistance. They should measure about 1 K ohm or so.

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 9, 2017

Nodge68 said:
It could be a sensor. They're easy to check on that year with a simple DMM on resistance. They should measure about 1 K ohm or so.

I've just been reading a blog from the landrover blogger and he removed the prop and the lights stayed on but he hasn't got round to saying how he reset them
I'm just going to take it to the garage and let them check it out
I don't no how to check the sensors with a multi metre

Madmustang · Sep 10, 2017

He would have used a scan tool like mine or nodges

Defender01 · Sep 10, 2017

To save a lot of time i would take it to a local friendly garage to get them to do a diagnostic check.
Sounds like one of the A B S sensors has failed.

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 10, 2017

Cheers lads
It's booked in tomorrow morning
I can't be arsed checking everything myself and getting nowhere
It's only £30
And I will get strait to the problem

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 10, 2017

Madmustang said:
He would have used a scan tool like mine or nodges

What scan tool have you got I was looking to buy one for future reference

Madmustang · Sep 10, 2017

DCUNNINGHAM said:
What scan tool have you got I was looking to buy one for future reference

I got the lynx locked to the freelander only because i had a old laptop so it cut down on the price as it was on offer at the time. I would go for the Hawkeye with every land rover option enabled

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 10, 2017

Madmustang said:
I got the lynx locked to the freelander only because i had a old laptop so it cut down on the price as it was on offer at the time. I would got for the Hawkeye with every land rover option enabled

I will look into that cheers

DCUNNINGHAM · Sep 11, 2017

Well it's been on machine this morning and has the following problems
Osf abs ring broken
Nsf abs ring broken
Ns rear abs sensor broken
Cost of repairs including labour and vat
Is an astonishing £448
This problem could of been solved sooner
If the last owner hadn't blacked out the 3 amigos

Nodge68 · Sep 11, 2017

DCUNNINGHAM said:
Well it's been on machine this morning and has the following problems
Osf abs ring broken
Nsf abs ring broken
Ns rear abs sensor broken
Cost of repairs including labour and vat
Is an astonishing £448
This problem could of been solved sooner
If the last owner hadn't blacked out the 3 amigos

The rings are £15 each. The sensor is about £40.
It's a 45 minute per side job to change the rings.
The sensor can be a bugger to get out. So allow an hour for that. Your quote sounds excessive to me.

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