[Chris54]

on my 1996 vauxhall vectra.

Last time it happened i had to pay alot of money for diagnosis test only to be told its one of my sensors, replaced it in the long ran but it was not a major fault.

my car drives fine and am wondering what to do, i know my abs no longer works.What should i do?

help!!!!!!!!!!!

[kaiser eric]

If your abs is not working than your engine management light will come on.

[matt-m]

there is a test you can do ureself called the paper clip test realy easy i'll dig out the info for you

check this site it tels you what to do hope that helps

[Tom]

there u go: paper clip test

[Leeky]

	Quote:
	Originally Posted by Chris54 on my 1996 vauxhall vectra. Last time it happened i had to pay alot of money for diagnosis test only to be told its one of my sensors, replaced it in the long ran but it was not a major fault. my car drives fine and am wondering what to do, i know my abs no longer works.What should i do? help!!!!!!!!!!!

A engine management light shouldnt affect the function of the ABS so thats a seperate issue.

Whereabouts are you? Maybe a member locally can use opcom to find your engine fault, and diagnose your other abs issue. Failing that, you can do the paperclip test as Tom has linked then post the results on here and we can further help you.

[ROTTEN JON V6]

abs has nowt to do with engine management m8,what engine you got ?

[Dahmich]

as above?

[kristiaan_d]

	Quote:
	Originally Posted by Chris54 on my 1996 vauxhall vectra. Last time it happened i had to pay alot of money for diagnosis test only to be told its one of my sensors, replaced it in the long ran but it was not a major fault. my car drives fine and am wondering what to do, i know my abs no longer works.What should i do? help!!!!!!!!!!!

firstly are you anywhere near cardiff etc as ive got an opcom and would be willing to check the car over for you if ur local to me.

engine management light normally means something sensor related has packed up or is in the process of packing up, most of the time the car runs fine, theres only a few exceptions (crank sensor, maf, knock sensor these either stop the engine running completely or make it run like a bag of bolts).

when you say engine mangement light is it the picture of the engine or the car with the spanner as there is a difference in what it could mean.


with regards to the ABS fault, you should be getting an orange light on your dash that looks similar to this (ABS) if your abs has packed up, if there is no light there is a chance the prev owner has removed the bulb. most common fault to stop the abs working is the sensor rings on the driveshafts, they snap or crack and stop it working correctly. gotta replace mine shortly cause of this problem.


let us know and pm me if ur local to me and i will see what i can do mate.