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ABS Light on - how to diagnose which component is at fault?

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Old 09-02-2010, 09:37 AM
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ABS Light on - how to diagnose which component is at fault?

My ABS light came on yesterday. This was shortly after I had work done to the right rear of the car (had the flange between the B Pipe and muffler removed and replaced with a piece of straight pipe because it had rotted out).

I suspect that the work done to the right rear may have messed up the right rear ABS sensor or sensor rotor, but I am not sure.

How can I diagnose the ABS system to see exactly where the fault is occuring (sensor, rotor, module, wiring, etc)?

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Old 09-02-2010, 09:50 AM
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Find a place with a code read that reads ABS codes.
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Old 09-02-2010, 04:16 PM
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I am going to have to subscribe to this thread because this light just came on after a stop at walmart. No recent work has been done. Let us know what you come up with.
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Old 09-02-2010, 04:28 PM
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Chances are its a sensor. Test procedure in the FSM.

Look for occillating resistance when you spin the wheel, IIRC.
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check and see if the wire that connects to your wheel sensor could have been snagged. I had a problem on a non nissan, but it's possible.
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