Ok here are the series of blinks, i turn ignition on and wait 10 secs like the haynes manual says, there is one blink, wait 5 seconds then another and then 5 more seconds and then another, 3 in all, i cant understand the chart in the manual, anyone know where the malfunction is?
ANYONE , PLEASE…?
bad wires perhaps. I don’t really know. I would have someone look at it!
could it be b/c my fluid is low, is not too low but its a little close to the lower mark
If its not below the low meter then it should not be a problem! May want to fill it up non the less though!
well if you could still help me figure out the trouble code i would appreciate it man!
I’m thinking i’m thinking…i got my own problems with this stupid air intake…hehe
Explain how the haynes manuel tells you to decifer(SP?) the code…could you scan what the chart looks like it might help me a bit.
no i cant i dont have a scanner but i can try to sum up the chart, ok it has big #s on the side, then starting with #3 it has little #s in another column that reads 1,2,4,8
sorry man, this is not alot of info, hope this helps a little.
I’ll tell ya what…i am about to go out with my friends…if nobody else gives ya any help by the time i get back…since i’ll be out i’ll stop by pep boys and see about getting a service manuel…i need to get one anyways. I’ll check for your stuff as well. hopefully its still open!
sorry im just now replying back, did you get that manual if so lemme know man…preciate your interest to help me!
No man sorry…they were closed i’m gonna try now!
alright…btw my fluid was a lil low i think i mentioned, i filled it back up, did not solve problem…man i hope its nothin big thats gonna be costly:(
Are we not the most unlucky people around…they were sold out of the service manuel!! Plsu i needed some pumice hand wash stuff…been working on my brakes…dirty is all i got to say!!
Anyway can anyone else help this guy out? I know someone can! Cuz i won’t get the book for 5 days…thats thier earliest order date!
yeah please… thanx G2magnus
read the teg tips section…I think that there is a part in there for diagnosing abs codes:
Diagnosing an ABS Problem
The ABS computer in our cars has an LED (light) that will tell you why the ABS light is on. If the problem is a sensor that is broken/missing, the computer will tell you which one.
On a hatchback (coupe) the light is located on the passenger side, behind the plastic panel next to the rear seat. If you look at the plastic panels on either side of the rear seat, You will see two plastic squares on the passenger side, and one square plastic piece on the driver’s side. The piece that is the same on both the drivers side and passenger side is the manual override for the automatic seatbelt (American version teg). The other plastic cover that is on the passenger side only is the one that covers the ABS light on the ABS computer.
On a Sedan (4 door) the access cover is located in the trunk on the passenger side fender wheel cover.
If you pop out this cover, you will have access to the light behind it. The light is not very bright, and it is not directly behind the hole. It will probably be better to look for it at night and move your head around to get the best angle to see it at.
Once you have the cover removed, Have someone turn on the ignition (turn the key until the Dash lights up) while you look into the hole and find the blinking LED. The LED will start blinking CODES 10 seconds after the key is turned on.
(Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to jumper any service connectors to get the computer to blink the ABS codes.)
The LED will blink to indicate MAIN CODES and SUB codes…
Here is what you will see once the key is turned on…
10 second pause…MAIN CODE…1 second pause…SUB CODE (if applicable)…5 second pause…NEXT MAIN CODE…1 second pause…NEXT SUB CODE (if applicable)…5 second pause… and so on
Some Main Codes have sub codes, some do not. so you might just see Main codes separated by 5 second pauses. the computer can store up to 3 codes, so you’ll be able to see up to three things that are wrong with the system at a time.
Here are the codes:
Main codes:
Main Code 1) ABS Pump Overrun - this means there is a problem with the pump, accumulator or pressure switch that is causing the pump to run continuously for more than 120 seconds.
Main Code 2) Parking brake switch - this means the system is receiving a signal from the parking brake switch as if you were driving with the parking brake on.
Main Code 3) Pulsors - this means the sensors on the wheels are not “seeing” the teeth on the rings that tell it the wheels are turning. This Main Code has sub codes that tell it which wheel has the problem.
sub code 1) Front Right Wheel
sub code 2) Front Left Wheel
sub code 4) One of the rear wheels (could be either one)
Main Code 4) Wheel sensor - This means the ABS computer is not getting any response from one of the four wheel sensors. the sensor is either bad or disconnected. sub codes are:
sub code 1) Front right
sub code 2) Front Left
sub code 3) Rear right
sub code 4) Rear Left
Main Code 5) Rear wheel lock - this means the sensors in the rear wheels are telling the ABS computers that the wheel is locked (not turning) while the car is in motion. sub codes are:
sub code 4) Rear right
sub code 8) rear Left
no sub code) Both wheels
Main Code 6) Fail Safe Relay
Main Code 7) solenoid related problem.
If you have a service Manual, check the section on ABS Brakes for detailed information and troubleshooting of the different components once you figure out what is wrong.
thanx for the info, i have the haynes manual but dont really understand how to figure it out but as i mentioned earlier it blinks once after 10 secs, then once after 5 secs and then one more time after another 5 secs, so its a total of three blinks