Anti-Lock Brakes

MuscleInc1320 · Sep 11, 2008

i know that it is kind of a vague question but here it is anyways. the other day i noticed my anti-lock light was on. i tried reading up on it at work and in the haynes repair book which wasn't any help at all. the book just says to take it to a shop. lol but back to the point i look at my wheel speed sensor and checked the wires running to them and everything looks fine. on the other hand tho i did find a a vacuum line running off the intake manifold that was disconnected. i fixed that small problem but havent ran the car sense. my question is.....is there anyway to check the speed sensors with a volt meter or anything? i would hate to buy new ones if that wasn't the problem, after all they are pretty pricey. the other question that i was going to ask is do you guys think that the vacuum line i found disconnected could be related to why the anti-lock light came on?

Downshift · Sep 11, 2008

MuscleInc1320 said:
i know that it is kind of a vague question but here it is anyways. the other day i noticed my anti-lock light was on. i tried reading up on it at work and in the haynes repair book which wasn't any help at all. the book just says to take it to a shop. lol but back to the point i look at my wheel speed sensor and checked the wires running to them and everything looks fine. on the other hand tho i did find a a vacuum line running off the intake manifold that was disconnected. i fixed that small problem but havent ran the car sense. my question is.....is there anyway to check the speed sensors with a volt meter or anything? i would hate to buy new ones if that wasn't the problem, after all they are pretty pricey. the other question that i was going to ask is do you guys think that the vacuum line i found disconnected could be related to why the anti-lock light came on?

I doubt it was the vac line. I could be wrong though. There is a way to test the ABS just like the CEL codes and then you can look up the codes. I will try and find the site for you. I hope someone else posts also to give you more info though.

MuscleInc1320 · Sep 12, 2008

i know that they make scanners for abs systems on obd2 cars but idk if they make one for OBD1

Downshift · Sep 12, 2008

I cant find it. I think it was bookmarked on my other computer I can get it tomorrow. It was basically just like doing the CEL you would jump the plug with a paper clip or wire and it would blink on the dash and do codes from there.

MuscleInc1320 · Sep 12, 2008

oh i get ya....well if you can find the link i would really appreciate it. i dont want to start replacing parts til i find the problem or have to take it to a shop.

Javi · Sep 12, 2008

Rycleff, our mod over the 5.0 sections has a write up on how to pull codes.

eliyarbrough · Sep 12, 2008

I had that light on for about 6 months. I finally got it fixed by getting a new ABS Sensor.

MuscleInc1320 · Sep 12, 2008

is there any way to test the old sensor before buying a new one?

Downshift · Sep 13, 2008

MuscleInc1320 said:
is there any way to test the old sensor before buying a new one?

Sorry man I cant find it.

MuscleInc1320 · Sep 13, 2008

damn...well its cool dude, i appreciate you looking. guess i will have to do some research and see what i come up with.

eliyarbrough · Sep 13, 2008

As far as I know, the guy just hooked mine up to a hand held computer thing. Sorry, I am very dumb now. It showed a bad ABS and Air Bag Sensor. My Air Bag light still is flashing.

MuscleInc1320 · Sep 13, 2008

so would a regular obd1 scanner show me abs codes as well?

95 svt cobra · Sep 14, 2008

you should be able to get it with the OBDI scanner, autozone may be able to tell you what it is with their free scan tool, most likely its a ABS sensor or something of that nature, also recheck the wiring going to them cause the slightest knick will cause the light to be on