Re: ABS Off light

[Nathan Belo <belo@eskimo.com>]

On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 Jon.Baesman@huntington.com wrote:

> 
> HELP!!!
> 
> just got my '90 Coupe Quattro back from having a minor blemish removed from
> the rear bumper...(thankfully, he was insured)...however, the ABS Off light
> is now on constantly...the body shop said it was because they had to
> disconnect the battery for an extended period of time and I just have to
> take it to a dealer to have it reset...
> 
> here's the painful part...$56 to reset a light because it will take them 45
> minutes to do it and they need the car for an entire day...
> 
> is there a way to reset the light without the dealer's computer?  can you
> buy the computer for less?!?!  isn't it more realistic that the process
> might take 15 minutes tops?  i realize dealers are dealers...but it's
> painful to get gouged...
> 
> Jon Baesman
> '90 Coupe Quattro -- no ABS but she's beautiful again!!!
> '92 BMW 325i
> '80 VW Scirocco S -- gone and dearly missed...
> 
> 
> 
When I bought my used '88 90Q, the abs kept on activating so I had to turn
it off.  I brought it in to the dealer and they told me there was evidence
of water getting into the fuse box so I'd first have to replace the fuse
panel.  I didn't buy that so I took the car to an independent whom removed
the abs sensors, cleaned them, and the abs worked perfectly.  I don't
believe there is such a thing as a reset light.  I paid the dealer 1 hour
to diagnose @ $65.  I don't take my car to the dealer anymore.

Nathan Belo
'88 90Q 161k miles with new s.s braided brake lines, x-drilled rotors, and
Motul racing brake fluid.