Hi all.
So, i'm on to my second P38 now, although I still have my other one which is absolutely identical except it has a bit of rust on the bonnet tip and lower tailgate. Anyway, on with the issue.
My new p38, year 2000, 4.6 vogue, lpg, has a couple of little faults that I'm currently making my way through. The main fault I have being that when you turn the key to the second position and the ABS pump runs, I believe normally the pump should turn off within 5-10 seconds. It is running/priming for a long time. Maybe 15-20 secs. This is causing an almost 3v drain on my battery. Example, open bonnet, test battery, get reading of 12.3v. Get in car, turn key to second position, abs pump runs then stops. Get back out of car (without starting it) re-test battery and it reads just under 10v which is just enough to start it. Once started, battery reads 14.4v and all is good and charges.
However, when I drive off, as soon as I touch the brake, "fuse 17 failed" message comes up along with "traction failed" message. I've replaced the fuse a few times and each time I touch the brake, the same thing happens. As I mentioned, I currently have 2 of the same vehicle so I robbed the brake switch from the other car (which I know is fine), but this hasn't changed anything. I also changed the abs relay but again this hasn't solved the issue. Braking appears to be unaffected whilst driving, however, I now have no brake lights now so it's a bit of an issue.
I'm thinking ABS pump might be the culprit especially since its running longer than it should do on start-up.
Does anybody have any ideas? Should I be pinching the pump from the other car for testing purposes before I rush out and potentially waste money on a new pump?
Thanks in advance
Chris
So, i'm on to my second P38 now, although I still have my other one which is absolutely identical except it has a bit of rust on the bonnet tip and lower tailgate. Anyway, on with the issue.
My new p38, year 2000, 4.6 vogue, lpg, has a couple of little faults that I'm currently making my way through. The main fault I have being that when you turn the key to the second position and the ABS pump runs, I believe normally the pump should turn off within 5-10 seconds. It is running/priming for a long time. Maybe 15-20 secs. This is causing an almost 3v drain on my battery. Example, open bonnet, test battery, get reading of 12.3v. Get in car, turn key to second position, abs pump runs then stops. Get back out of car (without starting it) re-test battery and it reads just under 10v which is just enough to start it. Once started, battery reads 14.4v and all is good and charges.
However, when I drive off, as soon as I touch the brake, "fuse 17 failed" message comes up along with "traction failed" message. I've replaced the fuse a few times and each time I touch the brake, the same thing happens. As I mentioned, I currently have 2 of the same vehicle so I robbed the brake switch from the other car (which I know is fine), but this hasn't changed anything. I also changed the abs relay but again this hasn't solved the issue. Braking appears to be unaffected whilst driving, however, I now have no brake lights now so it's a bit of an issue.
I'm thinking ABS pump might be the culprit especially since its running longer than it should do on start-up.
Does anybody have any ideas? Should I be pinching the pump from the other car for testing purposes before I rush out and potentially waste money on a new pump?
Thanks in advance
Chris