[V8] ABS Problem?

[Jeremy Ward]

Full tank there, too.  Nothing (major) leaking under the car.

I was thinking perhaps la bomba, but I replaced it with a new one last fall.
It had been sitting around for a while, but was new...

Related question:
Should I assume that if the check engine light is not on (mine is a
California car) that means there are no codes?  Would an ABS code show up by
blink things out?

Thanks again,

- Jeremy

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
Ed Kellock
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 4:49 PM
To: V8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] ABS Problem?

Low Pentosin?

That same BRAKE light comes on when assist pressure is low.  The pulsation
is also consitent with inconsistent assist pressure being produced by low
fluid

Ed

On 5/10/06, Jeremy Ward <jward.v8 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So I drove to work today and the car was behaving itself.  Got in it at
> lunchtime and the (parking)brake light never went out on the dash.  This
> can
> sometimes be caused by low brake fluid, so I popped the hood - alles gut,
> brake reservoir was full.
>
> Car seemed to drive normal at first, but after stepping on the brakes a
> few
> times, the brake pedal started to shutter (like when you dynamite the
> brakes
> and the ABS kicks in) and stopping distance was greatly increased.  If you
> are sitting at a stoplight and press down the break pedal 'extra good', it
> shudders then too (but not when you are holding your foot at a normal
> pressure).
>
> Tried turning off the ABS switch on the dash - no difference.  Checked all
> the fuses - good.  Pulled the ABS relay - its fuse was good and the orange
> AntiLock Off light came on.
>
> I am able to pull into parking spots OK so I don't think it is locking the
> diff...  (that is a telltale sign of an ABS sensor, right?)
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Jeremy
>
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