In article <g0ap09$ame$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, dhs <dhs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In article <g09eo5$538$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>Scott Dorsey <kludge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>It's possible the ABS is kicking in. Pull out the ABS relay and see if
>>the problem persists.
>
>OK, I yanked the ABS relay, and didn't see the problem see
>the problem in a 20min test drive.
Sounds like an ABS issue, then. Drive it around for a week or two like
that and see if the problem appears again. Intermittents are funy.
>>If it still happens, it's an ABS issue.
>I would have thought the opposite - that if the problem doesn't
>happen with the ABS effectively disconnected, that this points
>to an ABS problem?
Yes, I posted that before having my morning tea.
>If so, could this be the relay? The ABS light has been
>intermittently on in the last few months (and is, of course,
>on with the relay removed). The relay, unlike the controller,
>is cheap enough to buy new.
Wait.... wait... the ABS light has been intermittently coming on and
you did not associate it with your problem?
It could be the relay, but probably not. It could be an intermittent
wheel sensor or a wiring issue, too.
>Or maybe I have 3 bad controllers or ???
I don't know, and I don't know if your ABS system is new enough to
generate proper error codes for diagnosis. I do know that if you
continue to swap parts out without doing actual diagnosis, it will
cost you a fortune before you find the problem.
If you HAVE established that it's an ABS problem, you're probably
going to have to take it to an ABS guru. I don't drive any cars
new enough to have ABS so I don't work on the things much. I
generally don't like the whole idea of ABS but that's another story.
>If not, I'm not sure when I last changed the brake fluid, as
>another poster suggested - would that be a good place to start?
It probably has nothing to do with the issue, but you need to change
it out anyway to prevent other problems in the future. While you are
at it, do you remember when you last changed your transmission and
differential fluids? How about coolant? You gotta do this stuff.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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