Wondering if any of you guys can help me out with this.

Recently bought Honda Civic vti EG6 - with abs

When i turn ignition all lights come up as normal except for the ABS one, they then all go off after a couple of seconds which is normal.. but why does the ABS light not come on at all? (Is this light supposed to come on at ignition and then go off????)

I have reason to beleive that the ABS system is not working, as on my way home from picking the car up, i applied the brakes, and locked up, smoke was everywhere from the tyres....

I want to look into this problem over the weekend, is there anything that you guys can suggest looking at first?

Your help will be greatly appreciated

Andy

 

personally i would just ditch the abs system entirely. Expensive to fix and not really worth it. but that is my .02 people feel free to disagree.

 

yes, it would seem a good idea to just leave it, but i would rather fix it, i am aware of the costs involved if something is wrong. Its just a case of feeling safe behind the wheel....
I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

well the abs system is complex. I would say if your not a skilled mechanic, to take it in to a shop. if your really raking in cash take it to the dealer.

 

unfortunatly dealer is not an option, but im prepared to have a go at pretty much anything, i am a technician, just not a car technician. so im willing to have a crack, after all its something to learn.

 

bump

 

yes the ABS light should come on when you start the car

same thing happened with my SiR, i was going through D.C and the ABS light kicked on (due to the rim almost coming off) ABS kept kicking in a few minutes proir to the light going on..i think i need a new wheel speed sensor..

yeah man, ABS sucks, i wish i didn't have it but im stuck with it, so like you i have to fix it..however only my passenger side rear wheel doesnt have ABS working...

good luck with fixing yours

 

It doesn't even sound like you HAVE abs...

 

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agreed...ABS is alot more complex then you think...technician or not, even mechanics will tell you it's not easy. You gotta have all the right tools to diagonse a ABS problem...and if you aint got it, you're basically gonna be throwing money away on something that really isn't necessary.