abs light is on and wont go away! help
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abs light is on and wont go away! help
hey guys i got a 93 jdm rx7 fd i got a few problems but my new one is my abs isnt working and my 4w abs light is on....jsut happened no idea how to fix it or where to look for problems...any help will be great! thanks alot also it started as on and off problem now its ALWAYS on with no abs and the light is on
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might have a loose sensor. my car when started does not have the light on. but as soon as i start rolling it turns on and stays on. ive looked and cant find an issue. and honestly ive never felt the "abs" work. either in the rain, snow, or dry. just feels like normal brakes to me.
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^That is not a loose sensor. That is a bad sensor. The ABS sensor is a wheel speed sensor. So as soon as you start moving and the computer doesn't get a speed signal from the sensor, it illuminates the ABS light.
The FSM has procedures for testing the ABS sensor and troubleshooting the ABS system. Download it from the sticky in this forum and get busy.
The FSM has procedures for testing the ABS sensor and troubleshooting the ABS system. Download it from the sticky in this forum and get busy.
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As some others have mentioned it's likely a bad/misaligned sensor but it could also be the ABS ecu located in the back hatch area. In any case I have all the sensors except the front passenger side. I also have some ABS ECUs so if you can figure out what's going on I might the have the replacement part you need.
The sensor that usually goes bad is the front passenger side because the line gets cooked by the turbo.
Good luck w/ it
The sensor that usually goes bad is the front passenger side because the line gets cooked by the turbo.
Good luck w/ it
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mine did the same thing it would turn on when i drove then turn off when i stopped...then it just stayed on forever...i changed my brakes pads though and it went a way and hasn't come back...do you need a brake job?
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Hello, im new here, i have a 93 FD with the same problem, except my 4W ABS light is on as soon as i start the car, my mechanic checked it and said i have the front passenger side sensor gone. Can anyone help me out here on where i can get this sensor? or all 4 if possible to have them as backup?
I live in Dominican Republic (Caribbean) so dont say go to your dealearship and buy them cause Mazda here never brought the RX-7, just started bringing the RX-8 about 3 years ago. Any place i can get them online or anything?
I live in Dominican Republic (Caribbean) so dont say go to your dealearship and buy them cause Mazda here never brought the RX-7, just started bringing the RX-8 about 3 years ago. Any place i can get them online or anything?
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Hello, im new here, i have a 93 FD with the same problem, except my 4W ABS light is on as soon as i start the car, my mechanic checked it and said i have the front passenger side sensor gone. Can anyone help me out here on where i can get this sensor? or all 4 if possible to have them as backup?
I live in Dominican Republic (Caribbean) so dont say go to your dealearship and buy them cause Mazda here never brought the RX-7, just started bringing the RX-8 about 3 years ago. Any place i can get them online or anything?
I live in Dominican Republic (Caribbean) so dont say go to your dealearship and buy them cause Mazda here never brought the RX-7, just started bringing the RX-8 about 3 years ago. Any place i can get them online or anything?
(888) 533-3400 , (703) 490-8170 , fax: (703) 490-3864 , hmkparts@aol.com
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Pistons are for pussy's
Malloy Mazda , Ray Crowe is the parts manager, gives great prices to RX-7 owners, quick shipping:
(888) 533-3400 , (703) 490-8170 , fax: (703) 490-3864 , hmkparts@aol.com
(888) 533-3400 , (703) 490-8170 , fax: (703) 490-3864 , hmkparts@aol.com