[s-cars] Pad Sensor Purgatory

[Linus Toy]

Take a look at the wiring diagram for this ciruit...don't know how it works on
these cars, but on the earlier cars (91 200q20v), the circuit wires the two pad
wear sensors in series...that is, authcheck system > left sensor > right sensor
> autocheck system.  It's a long run of wires that could break :(  FWIW, I've
been living with that same stupid warning for a couple years now...haven't
bothered to trace it as the autocheck system also keeps beeping at me about my
relayed headlights.  Before I sell the car... :)

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Linus Toy               Insanity is doing the same thing
Mercer Island, WA       you've always done and expecting
linust at mindspring.com   different results
                        - Roger Milliken, Milliken & Co
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Robert F. Eagleye
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 1:54 PM
> To: Joseph Pizzimenti; S-Cars List Post
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Pad Sensor Purgatory
>
>
> Joe,
>
> Can this be done with light beer? Also, can I have one before
> removing the wheel lug bolts? :)
>
> Serious question, so I can cut it way up by the top of the
> fender no problem? I think the issue is actually in the wire
> from under the hood to the sensor plug, and I wanted to cut
> it off at the top, but I bet those damn wires are expensive
> and if I goofed, it would cost me.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Pizzimenti [mailto:pizzoman at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 4:45 PM
> To: rfeagleye at thornhillcpa.com; S-Cars List Post
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Pad Sensor Purgatory
>
>
> Bob,
> Here's my extensive writeup on fixing them there
> sensors and getting rid of that light.
>
> (01) Buy beer
> (02) Remove front wheel lug bolts
> (03) Drink beer
> (03) Quit trying so hard and jack up car first
> (04) Remove wheels
> (05) Have another one, it's okay
> (06) See that wire that runs from the sensor up into
> the fender?  Cut it.
> (07) Take beer break, you're almost breaking a sweat
> here.
> (08) Strip ends of wire and twist together.
> (09) Use copious amounts of electrical tape,
> preferably matching color of front UberCalipers, to
> cover up your hackjob
> (10) Put anti-seize on wheel hub (hehehe, I can hear
> it now, Torsenboy) and torque wheel lugs to 90 ft-lb.
> DO NOT USE A/S ON LUG THREADS.  Bad sh!t happens,
> trust me.
> (11) Lather, rinse and repeat on other side of car.
> (12) Start car and enjoy lack of annoyingass orange
> idiot light
>
> These ain't problems, Eagle, they're just the
> necessary proverbial sand in the a$s nuisances of
> owning one of them nuce furrin' cars.
>
> Joe
>
> --- "Robert F. Eagleye" <rfeagleye at thornhillcpa.com>
> wrote:
> > After installing an ECS Stage 2 brake kit on my car,
> > I have been trying for
> > a few weeks to figure out why the Pad Sensor light
> > is always on.
> >
> > At first I had the lines cut and wired together
> > (after the plug). It worked
> > for a while, but at some point my car decided it
> > didn't like that, and the
> > light came on. I tried to tie them together again to
> > fix the problem, but it
> > didn't work. I then spliced in the sensors for the
> > pads, which I had on hand
> > but didn't use them originally because we ran out of
> > time when installing
> > the brakes. This also didn't help, the light is
> > still on.
> >
> > So, is there a fuse, relay, or a good pair of wire
> > cutters I should know
> > about that can turn the sensor off for good? I
> > wanted to make it work like
> > it should, but now I just want the light off!
> >
> > Robert F. Eagleye
> > 1992 S4 - a new problem every week
> >
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