Replaced Sensor, ABS Light Still On

[Joshua Van Tol]

Or the Axle has a damaged or incorrect tone wheel.

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 9:45 AM, mkb <mkb125 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Ok folks, I've got another issue with my 99 A6 28q.
>
> After I changed the axles on it way back when, the ABS light came on.  I
> finally decided to check what the code was, and it seemed simple enough:
> 00283 - Front Left ABS Wheel Speed Sensor (G47) 30-10 0 Open or Short to B+
> - Intermittent.
>
> Googled a bit to see others have thought about this and came across this
> nice writeup:
>
> http://www.audipages.com/Tech_Articles/susp_whls_brake_steer/abstroubleshooting.html
>
> Basically, when I drive and turn the wheel the ABS light comes on which the
> writeup mentions as a symptom.  After pulling the old sensor, cleaning out
> the hole the sensor fits in, I installed a new sensor which I bought from
> ebay.  But...the light still came on after driving just a short way.
>
> Checked the code and got the same code.  So, three thoughts come to mind:
>
> 1. Either I got a bad sensor - anyway to check?
> 2. The short is somewhere else - any ideas?
> 3. Sensor is not all the way in - I'm pretty sure it is, but I'll check
> again to make sure it is
>
> Any words of wisdom?
>
> --
> mohammed
> 99 A6 28qa
> 97 A4 18tqa
>
>
>
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