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Diagnosing ABS Faults is actually rather easy. Here is the basic procedure:
Tools
Small phillips screwdriver
Short peice of wire (6" or so if fine)
The procedure
Turn off the ignition before you start. Using the screwdriver, Take the side panel off the seat pedestal on the drivers side. There are 3-4 screws holding it on. You then need to pull the ABS warning Relay. Its a small square plug that has a green base and is the relay closest to the front of the seat.
Under the seat, you will find a small 4 pin connector near the back of the seat pedestal. It is blue. You want to connect the small wire between two holes. One hole has a black wire with a pink stripe. The other hole has a black wire. Bridge these two together and turn on the ignition. The ABS light will light, and then go out after 5 seconds. The ABS light will then start to blink in a pattern.
The pattern is: Pause, flash, pause, flash. This signifies the start of the pattern. Then there will be a 2.5 second pause and then a series of flashes which gives the first number of the code (2-6). This will be followed by a 2.5 second pause, and then a series of flashes for the second part of the number (0-15).
The sequence of start phase, first and second parts will continue until terminated by the operator, thus allowing the code obtained to be rechecked. To terminate the sequence disconnect the prewired plug from the diagnoostic plug. Wait for cycle to end before code will clear. NOTE: Termination will clear the memory of that particular fault. Do not terminate the sequence if unsure of the code number.
The memory is capable of storing more than one fault. To search the memory, reconnect the diagnostic plug, and await the next start phase. Repeat procedure until no further faults are stored in the memory. The memory is cleared when a long pause of 7.5 secs occurs after start phase.
Tools
Small phillips screwdriver
Short peice of wire (6" or so if fine)
The procedure
Turn off the ignition before you start. Using the screwdriver, Take the side panel off the seat pedestal on the drivers side. There are 3-4 screws holding it on. You then need to pull the ABS warning Relay. Its a small square plug that has a green base and is the relay closest to the front of the seat.
Under the seat, you will find a small 4 pin connector near the back of the seat pedestal. It is blue. You want to connect the small wire between two holes. One hole has a black wire with a pink stripe. The other hole has a black wire. Bridge these two together and turn on the ignition. The ABS light will light, and then go out after 5 seconds. The ABS light will then start to blink in a pattern.
The pattern is: Pause, flash, pause, flash. This signifies the start of the pattern. Then there will be a 2.5 second pause and then a series of flashes which gives the first number of the code (2-6). This will be followed by a 2.5 second pause, and then a series of flashes for the second part of the number (0-15).
The sequence of start phase, first and second parts will continue until terminated by the operator, thus allowing the code obtained to be rechecked. To terminate the sequence disconnect the prewired plug from the diagnoostic plug. Wait for cycle to end before code will clear. NOTE: Termination will clear the memory of that particular fault. Do not terminate the sequence if unsure of the code number.
The memory is capable of storing more than one fault. To search the memory, reconnect the diagnostic plug, and await the next start phase. Repeat procedure until no further faults are stored in the memory. The memory is cleared when a long pause of 7.5 secs occurs after start phase.
