I'm really not fussed about ABS at all, Ive had 5 cars so far in my life and only 1 has had fully working ABS, on the rest I have either personally disabled it or it didnt come with it in the first place. 

 

If the 2 ABS sensors at the rear are getting dodgy reading, Ill disconnect them, in theory this should just throw an ABS light as opposed to ABS and Brake warning as now there is an open circuit as opposed to false reading, this in turn should disabled the ABS and TC completely, 

 

I hate computers and sensors in cars 99% of the time whatever the sensor is shouting is bull, I feel like manufacturers know that these sensors have limited lifetimes, hence why they try to seam to be fitting them for EVERYTHING these days..... Less Sensors, Less Problems..... When there's a mechanical fault, I would fix that but sensor faults, my personal fix to that is disable them I would be able to tell if there was a mechanical brake issue a ping and a flashing dash light is just a distraction.

 

Ill fix it for the MOT, thats it

 

 

4 hours ago, taylsy01 said:

I'm really not fussed about ABS at all, Ive had 5 cars so far in my life and only 1 has had fully working ABS, on the rest I have either personally disabled it or it didnt come with it in the first place. 

 

If the 2 ABS sensors at the rear are getting dodgy reading, Ill disconnect them, in theory this should just throw an ABS light as opposed to ABS and Brake warning as now there is an open circuit as opposed to false reading, this in turn should disabled the ABS and TC completely, 

 

I hate computers and sensors in cars 99% of the time whatever the sensor is shouting is bull, I feel like manufacturers know that these sensors have limited lifetimes, hence why they try to seam to be fitting them for EVERYTHING these days..... Less Sensors, Less Problems..... When there's a mechanical fault, I would fix that but sensor faults, my personal fix to that is disable them I would be able to tell if there was a mechanical brake issue a ping and a flashing dash light is just a distraction.

 

Ill fix it for the MOT, thats it

 

 

 

OK, I do sympathise with you, I hate ABS with a passion as well.

BUT if ABS is fitted it must work, not just for the MOT but also for your insurance. If you have an accident and it's discovered that the ABS system is non-functional your insurance company WILL refuse to pay out on the basis that your car is not in a roadworthy condition.

You'll be personally liable and you'll definitely end up in court and you may even go to prison if you hurt someone.

The sensors are cheap so there's really no excuse, you're not living in the wild west so your frontiersman attitude simply won't wash with the man. Get it sorted then come back and we'll help if the problem persists.

5 hours ago, taylsy01 said:

I'm really not fussed about ABS at all, Ive had 5 cars so far in my life and only 1 has had fully working ABS, on the rest I have either personally disabled it or it didnt come with it in the first place. 

 

If the 2 ABS sensors at the rear are getting dodgy reading, Ill disconnect them, in theory this should just throw an ABS light as opposed to ABS and Brake warning as now there is an open circuit as opposed to false reading, this in turn should disabled the ABS and TC completely, 

 

I hate computers and sensors in cars 99% of the time whatever the sensor is shouting is bull, I feel like manufacturers know that these sensors have limited lifetimes, hence why they try to seam to be fitting them for EVERYTHING these days..... Less Sensors, Less Problems..... When there's a mechanical fault, I would fix that but sensor faults, my personal fix to that is disable them I would be able to tell if there was a mechanical brake issue a ping and a flashing dash light is just a distraction.

 

Ill fix it for the MOT, thats it

 

 

 

I want my Chrysler Avenger back. Yes the bodywork disovled at the first sight of rain but it was sooooooo simple

Trying to work out from your posts -

 

When stationay is you handbrake light on when the handbrake is engaged and off when it is released?

 

 

PS - Nice and simple - Cortina MKII for me

Edited 3 August, 20178 yr by bigjohn

12 hours ago, sepulchrave said:

 

OK, I do sympathise with you, I hate ABS with a passion as well.

BUT if ABS is fitted it must work, not just for the MOT but also for your insurance. If you have an accident and it's discovered that the ABS system is non-functional your insurance company WILL refuse to pay out on the basis that your car is not in a roadworthy condition.

You'll be personally liable and you'll definitely end up in court and you may even go to prison if you hurt someone.

The sensors are cheap so there's really no excuse, you're not living in the wild west so your frontiersman attitude simply won't wash with the man. Get it sorted then come back and we'll help if the problem persists.

 

 

These cheap sensors. I have them ready to go. But surely you must agree with me, not using an oem sensor for your abs is probably worse than no abs? At least when it's off you KNOW you have no abs, where as who knows when the cheapos will go, they could end up failing when you need them most then that's you locked up. Get your point for insurance purposes, never thought about how "the man" would look at it. I'm sure as a car man you'll agree with common sense, a car is perfectly safe without abs so long as it has a competent driver.

 

11 hours ago, TMB said:

 

I want my Chrysler Avenger back. Yes the bodywork disovled at the first sight of rain but it was sooooooo simple

 

Thats the only problem I have with this skoda. Bring back the simple!

11 hours ago, bigjohn said:

Trying to work out from your posts -

 

When stationay is you handbrake light on when the handbrake is engaged and off when it is released?

 

 

PS - Nice and simple - Cortina MKII for me

 

 Yeah handbrake light works fully as it should. Pretty certain it's the false abs readings.

 

 

 

anyone got tips on getting the screw holding the abs sensor out without snapping the head? We're one head down allready 

An ABS sensor is just a coil of fine copper wire wrapped round an iron pickup, they either work or they don't, I always test them before fitting them because they can be DOA. Other than that it doesn't really matter.

For the rear sensor faults, it may be well worth your while having a look at this recent thread, skip straight to page 3 for the solution if you're short of time:

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/432913-abs-warning-light/

 

Exec summary: the rear sensors seem to be spliced into the cabin loom at points where water ingress through the rear doors can wet the joint. Water ingress through the rear doors is a near universal feature of mk1 Fabias (until they are properly sealed up).

11 minutes ago, Wino said:

For the rear sensor faults, it may be well worth your while having a look at this recent thread, skip straight to page 3 for the solution if you're short of time:

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/432913-abs-warning-light/

 

Exec summary: the rear sensors seem to be spliced into the cabin loom at points where water ingress through the rear doors can wet the joint. Water ingress through the rear doors is a near universal feature of mk1 Fabias (until they are properly sealed up).

 

 

Excellent man, thanks very much, if replacing the sensors doesn't sort it ill get here checked.  Great Help

I'd check the wiring first, if it were me.

I haven't noticed any significant leaking but suppose its 12 years old, good chance of seals being away and me being blind lol

That my lunch break planned out

 

2 minutes ago, Wino said:

I'd check the wiring first, if it were me.