abs sensors ebay???

[briangoo]

Hi all I caught up with jasper5 on monday & his working pp2000 said my rear abs sensors we broke. From europarts there aroud £40 but on fleebay they are around £15 are these 1's any good & does 1 fit all hdi 1's as I can't see them being different but u never know. Many thanks to jasper by the way

[davew]

i wouldn't be surprised if they were the same ones, i fitted some from ebay that were £10 each on my focus 2 years ago and they have been fine.

[scotty73]

Hi all I caught up with jasper5 on monday & his working pp2000 said my rear abs sensors we broke. From europarts there aroud £40 but on fleebay they are around £15 are these 1's any good & does 1 fit all hdi 1's as I can't see them being different but u never know. Many thanks to jasper by the way

Can i ask what was wrong with them? i keep getting the lights flash up but are very often back off again after a restart.... It might not happen for weeks and then it's every time i start the car... Brakes seem to work fine to me but it can be annoying.

[briangoo]

Hi yeah mines basicaly random when it comes on but after swiching off then starting again it seems to reset it till u hit a bump or some random thing. This is y I bought a pp2000 which hopefully with a lend of jasper5 disc I may eventually get mine sorted big LOL

[briangoo]

ok I've registered with service box & my abs sensor says its a D9G4 4 45J50A but when I click on speed sensor it comes up 4545 49 on the rear. do these sound anything like the 1's I need to cross ref oem

[GingerMagic]

Hi, I've just looked on service box too. I seems front and rear are different but universal across the axle.?
I remember Sonia had lots of trouble with her ABS sensors - I think it was mostly down to bad connections - try to unplug and clean connectors out first.
The sensors are a git to remove iirc, probably corroded in place and not a lot of space to get tools in....

[briangoo]

Mine said 48 front & 49 rear. I'm starting to think when the shoe retaining pins & springs snap & end up running around inside the drum they've damaged the sensors. But at around £10 each worth a shot

[briangoo]

Got the abs sensors but I've heard they are a pain to remove. I'm thinking a 3/8 long extension bar & a good whack shop pop them out. Any other tips plz

[jasper5]

Got the abs sensors but I've heard they are a pain to remove. I'm thinking a 3/8 long extension bar & a good whack shop pop them out. Any other tips plz

It's mainly the bolts holding the sensors in that cause the problem.

[briangoo]

Gotcha ta. Ps the lads sorting pp2000 this week hopefully

[Sonia406]

Hi, I've just looked on service box too. I seems front and rear are different but universal across the axle.?
I remember Sonia had lots of trouble with her ABS sensors - I think it was mostly down to bad connections - try to unplug and clean connectors out first.
The sensors are a git to remove iirc, probably corroded in place and not a lot of space to get tools in....

He's right and to tell you the truth this was the one major factor to my 406 being replaced with a dirty diesel variant...

I replaced the sensor (with one of the sensors you're eying up from eBay) and STILL have the problem persisting.
Sure, clearing the codes with PP2000 cured it for a while, until I harsh braked again, or just any random moment.
Reluctor rings were all in tact with no juddering under the brake pedal.

Jasper5 is also right, it's the retaining bolt holding the sensor in that gives grief. I tried everything to get the bloody thing off. In the end the sensor had to be chiseled away and was removed that way. Bolt stayed put, gently drilled the metal sleeve off the new sensor and glued it in that way!

As I say, I personally lost the will to live over my ABS fault.
I always planned on eliminating the connection box (connects sensor to car) but to be perfectly honest with you, it's
1) in an awkward place to solder the wires together etc
2) I lost interest in fixing a car that was falling apart and needing new parts every single week

Car is now SORN and rotting on my drive way for that very ABS fault........

Good luck with yours - hope you have better luck sorting yours than I did mine..........

[Sonia406]

Got the abs sensors but I've heard they are a pain to remove. I'm thinking a 3/8 long extension bar & a good whack shop pop them out. Any other tips plz

Good luck with that....... seriously
You have the axle beam in the way and the handbrake cable - I found access a complete nightmare......

[GingerMagic]

I couldn't get my o/s/r sensor out after I accidentally smashed the tip off when removing the handbrake from the back-plate - I don't think I have ever sworn so much at an inanimate object..

Got my local garage to do it instead - new one was £25 from a MF but saved loads of grief.

WD40 the hell out of your sensor bolts for a couple of days before removal, give yourself plenty of time to do the job too.

[Sonia406]

I couldn't get my o/s/r sensor out after I accidentally smashed the tip off when removing the handbrake from the back-plate - I don't think I have ever sworn so much at an inanimate object..

Got my local garage to do it instead - new one was £25 from a MF but saved loads of grief.

WD40 the hell out of your sensor bolts for a couple of days before removal, give yourself plenty of time to do the job too.

I agree with that! My car was on the axle stands so long when she finally made it down I thought she looked like a chavvy car that had been lowered

The picture in my signature (if you look closely) is when the abs sensor was dangling down

[briangoo]

My next taxi mot is april so there's no rush tbh. As long as I get it through mot's I'm a happy bunny