as the title says

#1 im not exactly shure if its my headlight switch but when you turn on the headlights the lights will go up but not turn on and will work on high beams only..

#2 it seems that i have no ABS is there anyway to get it back or something?? here in miami driving in the rain is scary ive had some close encounters with my step moms ford focus with doesnt have ABS..

#3 there is some minor rust on the subfram what can i do about this looks like the previous owner threw bondo over it to cover it up.. what can i do about this? and i was thinking about some crap there called cross stitching or something to that effect...


thats about it right now if i run into anything else ill post ive overlooked the car already changed oil,new wires,new splarkplugs stuff like that..

any info would be greatly appreciated..
Thanks
TwEaK

 

also forgot im leaking oil threw the oil pan could i just buy the oil pan gasket and replace it is it a pain in the *** to replace??
TwEaK

 

1) you sure your low beams aren't just burnt out? Also could be the dimmer relay...
2) don't know
3) minor rust can be sanded, then the area topcoated with something to prevent further rusting
4) oil pan is kinda fun to replace with the engine in the car, but it's doable. You can use RTV, instead of a gasket, for a more "pliable" bond

 

for question number 2,, did you check the fuse?? my first place to look.. im not 100 percent sure 7's have a fuse but most car that i work tend to have them

 

yea checked the fuse and its there and the fuse is good thing is im not exactly shure what the previous owner did to it since he swaped in an s5 jspec so im not exactly shure what he yanked out and what not...
TwEaK

 

leave the abs out, its for people who don't know how to drive.

 

A sensor could have gone out or it could be a number of thing. Just dont follow people that close and dont slam on the brakes.

 

#1 it's doing as it's supposed to, for cleaning them, fixing etc... also good for winter to keep them up so they don't freeze shut (you won't have that prob), high beams are ftp.
Hmm I assumed all fc's had this switch?

 

Yeah, Are you using the right headlight switch? one makes them go up and down. and another makes them go up and down, and turn on while theyre up. are your running lights on when you turn the switch you're turning.

 

Do you mean your ABS is functioning properly, or you don't have it in your car at all? Some didn't have it from the factory.

 

well yea im using the correct switch when i go to turn on the lights the lights will go up but not turn on but all the other lights work rear lights license plate lights and interior lights

i dont have ABS in my car it does have the fuse for it but doesnt seem to have it in my car

any ideas on cross stitiching issue i sprayed some muriatic acid on it and killed all the rust

Thanks for all your help guys
TwEaK

 

If you do the oil pan I would use a gasket. I have done three pans with a gasket and doesn't leak a drop.

And one of those was in the car.

James

 

The 2nd gen ABS unit was an early design with a slow (2-3Hz) pulse rate.
I can pump the brakes that fast.
Also it sits right above the turbo & tends to leak after 100000 miles.
Also it's expensive to replace.

I pulled mine.

 

well sureshot how far do you live from miami fl 33183 i would really appreciate some help if you can...
TwEaK

 

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