Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 ok so the lovley 3 lights lit up on the dash this morning, wont go out. Know its one of the fronts as the rear one does the speedo & the speedo still works. Firstly, is the Meyle ones ok ? I seen theyre 40 quid off ebay & theres some going up to 80 quid. i know the meyle HD bushes are sound so presume the sensors are gonna be ok too? And secondly is it just a plug & play item or will i need INPA or some sort of OBD plug in to reset it? TIA Jay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffThomson Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yes, the Meyle ones will be ok. Not a hard job to fit, single bolt usually. Watch because sometimes they sieze in and you'll need to drill or dremel them out. Not a fun job. Soak well with WD40 first, and take your time wriggling it out. From my experience the £12 ones off ebay work just fine too. All they are is a magnet and coil of wire after all.... Doesn't need to be reset, once the ECU gets good signal from all 4 sensors the light will go out. Hope that helps. Jay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Yes, the Meyle ones will be ok. Not a hard job to fit, single bolt usually. Watch because sometimes they sieze in and you'll need to drill or dremel them out. Not a fun job. Soak well with WD40 first, and take your time wriggling it out. From my experience the £12 ones off ebay work just fine too. All they are is a magnet and coil of wire after all.... Doesn't need to be reset, once the ECU gets good signal from all 4 sensors the light will go out. Hope that helps. Thats great thanks Cliff, will get one of the £12 jobbies then - after all its not like i intend keepin the car till its a museum piece is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Have you plugged it in Jaybee? I had the same lights and it was the steering angle sensor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Have you plugged it in Jaybee? I had the same lights and it was the steering angle sensor... No mate not yet, it could well be that - never thought of that! Is that a bitch to replace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 I didn't have to replace, just had to reset it. The story with mine was i had a front wheel alignment done agggeeesss ago and didn't reset it, months laterm the 3 light thing happened and I thought it was the abs/speed sensor but when plugged in it was the steering angle sensor. Got Mint from here to reset it and it's never come back on. Not saying it is that sensor but could be a possibility. Damn that's my good deed done for today. Where's tricksters topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Thanks mate. Hopefully RichD can get his INPA software on it for me this week. Well, unfortunatley the toys are out of the pram AGAIN & the padlock has come down, Words, literally fail me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8OW Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Is your cruise control working? If not it's likely to be the rear right wheel sensor. I fitted one last week, not too complicated but a huge pain to dig the old one out! Took me ages. It might also be worth checking which version you need, as I think there were 3 types depending on build date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Is your cruise control working? If not it's likely to be the rear right wheel sensor. I fitted one last week, not too complicated but a huge pain to dig the old one out! Took me ages. It might also be worth checking which version you need, as I think there were 3 types depending on build date. Oh not checked that mate. if its the rear right do you mean the drivers side rear? Well i just typed my reg into the Eurocarparts part finder, i presume they'll give me the correct one off that right? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8OW Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Sorry yeah rear driver side. If you can get it plugged into INPA it should tell you exactly. I ended up getting mine for £30 from GSF, but it might have been cheaper as its pre Sept 01. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Sorry yeah rear driver side. If you can get it plugged into INPA it should tell you exactly. I ended up getting mine for £30 from GSF, but it might have been cheaper as its pre Sept 01. If the cruise aint workin then i'll take a chance on it being that as, as you say, the cruise is controleed of the rear right sensor. for £12 from ECP its worth a gamble haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlpearce Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Try and get plastic replacements so they don't rust themselves to the hub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Try and get plastic replacements so they don't rust themselves to the hub! Meh, come on Si, you know me it'll be gone in a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Cruise still works. Hmm deffo a front then or angle sensor Just hope it ain't the ecu ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Dont get them from gsf. ...ive bought 1 and 3 replacements later over 7 months i got my money back and went elsewhere. got some febi bilstein ones, been fine for ages now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Don't intend gettin em from GSf mate as Ecp is on my way home from work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffThomson Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 Funnily enough every one i have had fail on both cars has been the right rear......Wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 do the generic OBD2 readers pick up faults like this? As in will it read the ABS ecu? Cheers Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffThomson Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Gnope. Inpa or Carsoft only buddy. Jay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted November 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 Thanks again Cliff, hopefully RichD's mate will be back in work tomorrow & can get it plugged in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Hi all had the car plugged in its thrown up 3 errors: Pressure sensor 2 Steering angle sensor (internal) Wheel speed sensor position front right Are we thinking the multitude of errors are due to the wheel speed (abs) sensor? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Could be... Change that ABS sensor, reset the fault codes and see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffThomson Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Possibly 2 issues there. Put new sensor in, reset and reset steering angle. Should fix most of it. The pressure sensor one....Could also be ABS related, but enough stored codes will throw errors, and show lights so eliminating 2 out of 3 might be enough so sort it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay. Posted December 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 Could be... Change that ABS sensor, reset the fault codes and see what happens Rich I couldn't reset the angle sensor on the snap on thing so will need the laptop on Monday please Cheers cliff, the light come on when it was on full lock reversing into a Parkin space if that's relative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_D Posted December 1, 2012 Report Share Posted December 1, 2012 will ask him to bring it in Jay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
