My Beautiful ''Miss Pug'' [A Working Progress!]

[Sonia406]

NOOOOO i was saying that it's only wrong if Steve got caught. I think what you have done is WRONG you exploited a young man who was good enough to help you out.... Steve on the other hand would just be perving and he's also male which makes it right.

I hope you get caught taking pics and rightfully punished.

Right I'm off to find my old phone i need the pics i took from it so i can rub one out.

[Sonia406]

Right, as my readers are probably aware from my Facebook, I had hoped to have Miss Pug in a local MOT test station on Friday 26th of this month, April.

The bad news is that despite my best efforts and Daves' best efforts (my v-dubs friend with the mk4 golf) the hopes of the MOT being on Friday have been dashed, or should I say slashed?

As my readers will also be aware we chiseled the ABS sensor away from the retaining bolt and took the old sensor off that way.




I was going to get a mobile mechanic out at the cost of £30 and although that is MUCH cheaper than the local grease monkey, it is just simply money I'd rather spend on an MOT / Tax and getting her back on the road.


One my long-distance mobile mechanics advice I invited my mate Dave back over to DRILL the new metal sleeve from inside the sensor. I don't have a drill so I needed a man with more tools than I have.


All drilled out ~ Thanks Dave!

Now it can slide over the old bolt and sleeve.


ABS Rear right (off side) sensor in place.


When clipping it into the connector we noticed the were wires exposed that had come out of the casing, nothing a bit of electrical insulation tape couldn't fix.



With this work done we set about putting the caliper back on, putting the bolts under the correct torque and even put the wheel back on - Whoop whoop!
We then let Miss Pug's rear offside wheel meet the floor once again. It has been on A 'stilt' for a while now so setting her back down, removing the axle stand - she looks so low. I feel like I've slashed the springs to get her ''that low''
However, it's just the normal, I am used to it being MUCH higher on the axle stand obviously but I still can't get used to just how low she looks. (Photobucket is being gay, I shall re-post a picture when it stops being soooo gay).



The Bad News:
Despite the sensor being on properly, the caliper back in position and fixed and the wheel on I am **STILL** having Miss Pug throw up an ''ABS FAULT'' on the central console.
At the first start up after it was put back together (lol, makes it sound like an interesting puzzle doesn't it?) I put her into reverse and moved only about a foot backwards and it beeped up. Not too disheartened, knew it may take a bit of time to settle down.
Second time it came on was after about 10 minutes of tick over on the drive.
Third time it came on was after more tick over.
Fourth time it came on was a few hours later, before I even turned the engine over.
Now today, each time the key is put in and before I even try to turn the engine over it's going off.
Now, a few possibilities is that the connector isn't properly connected, or needs some WD40 (this is the best out come).
Another possibility is where the wires were ''sort of'' exposed, there needs to be some rewiring done under there, another is that the sensor wasn't up to the job (not a genuine part), another could be the abs teeth.

Incredibly pissed off that this work has been for NOTHING. I wanted her to go before the MOT inspector this Friday (26th). I now have ONE MONTHS notice on the house.
What do I do now?
Do I keep going in the hope with more expense I can get her through an MOT, or do I cut my loses, surcombe to hiring a trailer to move it and hire a van and basically slit my throat to spite my face?
It seems no matter how much money I am throwing into it, it isn't going to play ball. At the moment I've spent £200 on PARTS and TOOLS, £210 on insurance deposit, by the time she is on the road and working I will of spent in excess of £550 just to get her back on the road.

I am so f*cking pissed off I am contemplating selling her as spares and repairs on flea-bay, I am THAT pissed off with the f*cking thing.
I have tried my best, enrolled the help of complete strangers and a friend to help me but still it isn't enough.

This car is giving me more grief than BOTH of my 205s put together ever did.

Yes, I am a Woman, I am hormonal, it's my blog and I will rant my f*cking head off if I want to.


On other news:
I drove Dave's mk4 ''V-dubs'' Golf yesterday, it's a 1.8 turbo GTi (red I makes all the difference apparently).
I had much fun driving that beast around, good brakes, good tyres = Sonia could throw this thing around the place and she did. It held up well, power steering is dead heavy and the seats not as comfortable as Miss Pug, the pedals seem too compact for my liking but I drove for the first time ever in my steelies (explains my heavy right foot eh?) I think I possibly gave Dave a heart attack at one point with one particular round a bout in mind....

It has made me realize this though.
The girl who was happy enough with her diesels has become a proper petrol head.
I will update this as and when I get more news about this stubborn ass bitch of mine.

I will just end this blog on the sad note that today is the 2nd Angel-versary of my Grampy Fred's passing. I took flowers over to his grave yesterday, I don't envision life ever being the same without him and I miss him like mad.

[Captain Jack]

Yeah, it's annoying. The fact that you moved backwards a little bit before the ABS FAULT flashed up. This suggests that the car knew that it was moving but wasn't registering the movements on the ABS sensor. Again, this could be a faulty sensor, a missing tooth, faulty wiring or a faulty ABS unit. Of course, I could be talking *&%@£% but just brainstorming.

It could be just as simple as putting PP2000 on it and clearing the fault.

[lozz]

I might be wrong but
Idont think diag will clear it,

If there is a fault the light will just come back on,
The only good thing about diag is to work out which corner is down
Saves you chasing your own tail and buying parts that arnt needed,

I've done loads and the light as always gone out with ought the need for a pluggin
If its not been read before and the sensor was changed on a gamble
I'd get it plugged in before taking anymore gambles on parts,

[Sonia406]

Yeah, it's annoying. The fact that you moved backwards a little bit before the ABS FAULT flashed up. This suggests that the car knew that it was moving but wasn't registering the movements on the ABS sensor. Again, this could be a faulty sensor, a missing tooth, faulty wiring or a faulty ABS unit. Of course, I could be talking *&%@£% but just brainstorming.

It could be just as simple as putting PP2000 on it and clearing the fault.

Thanks for your advice CJ, it's now a process off elimination eh? However, having just glued the son of a B***ch into place I recon I need to try and rule everything else out before I rip that sensor out and buy new, there is no way this sensor will come back out in one piece as I say - glued in!

I might be wrong but
Idont think diag will clear it,

If there is a fault the light will just come back on,
The only good thing about diag is to work out which corner is down
Saves you chasing your own tail and buying parts that arnt needed,

I've done loads and the light as always gone out with ought the need for a pluggin
If its not been read before and the sensor was changed on a gamble
I'd get it plugged in before taking anymore gambles on parts,

Must admit Lozz, it was always going to be along shot with diagnostics, also considering a ECU / BSI reset too. Don't think they will do anything but you can hope.
I had diagnostics done only a few months ago which said ''rear right abs sensor''
Cheers mate

[lozz]

You don't need to remove the sensor to test it,
See-guide in your other thread,

Something else to bear in mind,once you've found the fault you may find the abs light will still be on
I've had this with loads of cars
Result was a short drive to the end of the road-a stone throw at that and the light went out
It won't clear on axle stands 4 wheels have to be on the ground,

[Sonia406]

You don't need to remove the sensor to test it,
See-guide in your other thread,

Something else to bear in mind,once you've found the fault you may find the abs light will still be on
I've had this with loads of cars
Result was a short drive to the end of the road-a stone throw at that and the light went out
It won't clear on axle stands 4 wheels have to be on the ground,

Thanks Lozz, can do a resistance test tomorrow not sure on the other though.
We took her for a short drive to try and re-set it on Saturday...

[Sonia406]

Pics from today:


Citroen logo (Better than seeing the Renault logo!


Sorry for picture quality on this one.



This is what I am dealing with at the moment: how soon it beeps the fault at me.
CONTAINS THE B WORD

[scotty73]

Someones been using the stone chip paint for her car to paint her nails.

[lozz]

[OllyRag]

Just a bit of advice from a forum newbie, make sure the connection you have repaired is good, if there is any resistance in that circuit, ABS will still show a fault.
The other thing to watch out for is to make sure the sensors are as close as possible to the reluctor (toothed ring)

Hope this helps

[Sonia406]

Someones been using the stone chip paint for her car to paint her nails.

Ha ha!

UPDATE:
Touch wood, it's all sorted. No diagnostics needed and nothing other than time and WD40 used.
I did disconnect both 15amp fuses in the engine bay yesterday, which had no effect on the warning light on the dash might I add.


MOT on Monday 4:30pm - Wish us luck!

[GingerMagic]

Good luck, hope she passes.

There may be one or two small things that she may fail on but hopefully easy and cheap fixes, please don't get sad.

I have all my fingers, toes and everything else crossed for you.

[Sonia406]

Good luck, hope she passes.

There may be one or two small things that she may fail on but hopefully easy and cheap fixes, please don't get sad.

I have all my fingers, toes and everything else crossed for you.

Thank you
It's most appreciated, it's been a hell-ish few months, have wanted to give up more than once too!
Will keep you all up to date

[Sonia406]

As an incredibly quick note:

A kind gentleman off this forum came out to see us yesterday, he has PP2000.
Once hooked up to the PP, she did beep up as an ''intermittent abs rear right speed sensor'' fault.
This kind gentleman cleared the codes (there was another but can't remember now and hasn't beeped up on the car anyway).
Short drive later and another PP plug in= cleared of said abs fault.

Last time she was hooked up to PP she said the airbag had an ''incorrect ECU'' + 1 connection re-wire later = sorted. I can hold my head high and say I got advice with that but that is a job I did purely by myself!

ABS remains off and I am 99.9% confident that is sorted now. It really DID just need the fault clearing from the system.

Until PP2000 was hooked up and went into the menu, it had NOT beeped up on the car since I put it back together.

MOT Monday 4:30pm - Wish us luck.

Will write up fully what happened yesterday, with a couple of pics - Don't panic, I didn't take pics of this kind gentleman under the bonnet, although he did have a poke around, I refrained I can be a good girl when I wants, hehe!

Anyway, pushed for time - just thought I'd quickly post and give you all an update.

P.s It was LOVELY to have another 406 on the drive, Miss Pug played nice.