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Old Aug 15, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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ABS light on, how do I fix it?

My ABS light has come on few days ago. I did little research and I found out that most of the time its just dirty ABS sensor. How would I go about cleaning it. Is there anything else that I can do to fix this problem.

BTW is it OK to drive the car with the ABS light on until I get some time to fix it. Thanks.
Old Aug 16, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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When the "ABS INOP" light comes on, you lose the benefits of ABS. You are now driving a car with brakes that react the same way they did before anyone invented ABS. Assuming you know how to stop your car without locking up the brakes, you will be "safe".

There are a large number of codes that can turn on the light. You need to find a dealer or a brake shop with a high end scanner, like the Tech-2, that can retrieve the ABS codes from the EBC Module.

Moving to the "Suspension,....... and Brake" forum.
Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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The ABS sensors contain magnets which attract iron filings, when the sensors get fuzzy their signal gets fuzzy. Most of the time thats it, unless the 3rd brake light is burned out. If these cures won't fix it...take Injuneer's advice.
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