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[MDD]

Hi all, My truck is a 2004 shogun sport Warrier 2.5 TD manual, On saturday my ABS light came on  & stopped on solid, I read a number of threads on site including one that said if one of the stop light filaments blows & shorts across the rear light filament it can cause the ABS light to come on. Thinking " Rubbish" I booked it in to my local garage without checking the rear lights. However when they hooked their diagnostic meter on the only fault it came up with was faulty brake light circiut They found a blown rear stop lamp bulb & replaced it & cleared the ABS fault only after a reset from Diagnostic meter. The cost to me was a fair £20, The moral of the story is " If your ABS light comes on check your stop lamps but also become familiar with a local garage that has a suitable diagnostic tester. regards Mike.

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[jimmybond]

Yep, I had this with a sierra cosworth years ago.
was amazed lol.

[the.oak]

Thanks for advice. There must be a DIY way to reset the abs light?

[MDD]

Hi, Since my last post I have bought a workshop manual on disc & looks like you are correct, There is a way to reset ABS lamp as long as fault that caused it to light has been cleared,
The manual reads,

1) Start engine,

2) Earth terminal 1 of diagnostics connector,

3) Stop the engine,

4) Depress foot brake & keep pressed down,

5) After carrying out steps 1- 4  Turn ignition switch to on & within 3 seconds release foot brake Then depress & release foot brake a total of 10 times.

I have'nt tried this but I did try something similar that I read on a post on this site, The only problem was the post missed out step 2 ( Earth pin 1 of diagnostic connector ).
Hope this might help someone. Regards Mike.

[josephheaven]

OK, so veering slightly off topic:

My 2005 V6 Shogun Sport developed an issue where the ABS seemed to kick in when parking or going at walking speed. (This was around the time my mate fitted new front pads). This meant initially that the ABS light came on intermittently, and then permenantly and I just disconnected the ABS until recently when I decided to get new tyres and fix it for winter.
My mates several digs systems were unable to read the ABS computer, though could read the engine codes OK. He said he thought the control unit might be knackered so I looked up a local Mitsi specialist with a proper diagnostic machine and went round. He found 30+ codes on the ABS! Said, don't worry I'll clear them and we'll drive it up and down. Turned out that the rear passenger sensor thought the wheel had locked at below 5mph so was kicking in a little ABS action. Bought new sensor off ebay guaranteed for two years, fitted it in 10min, boom, no ABS light and ABS seems to function OK!

BUT, since doing this, the ABS light on the dash does not illuminate on ignition for a few seconds as it should, and doesn't light when I skid to get the ABS to work!?!?!?

Any ideas before I have to go get it on the computer again??? I tried a cheep ODB2 thing on my phone, disconnected the battery overnight, but still no ABS light, ever!

[josephheaven]

So, I went to get proper diagnosis from Mitsi approved garage locally, they did it free and said that the rear lh wheel was appearing stationary at below 5mph so the ABS was kicking in.
£13 for a pattern part (guaranteed for 12 months) and after 10 min of fitting, the ABS seemed to function normally and no longer kicked in at low speed but worked fine in skid conditions. HOWEVER, the ABS light was not lighting for a few seconds on startup, then appeared to do so very faintly. This made me think connections so I opened up every connection n relay plug, cleaned and sprayed with GT85, a light oil and water dispersant I use on my bikes, and this has much improved the brightnesss of the lights.
One of the two relays right by the ABS unit bolted to the body just in front of it (the one nearest the front of the car) was particularly badly corroded, so extra clean and a light tap with hammer seemed to almost restore normal ABS light behaviour. I've found a replacement on ebay (new, in packaging, original part) for a tenner and ordered it.
Anyway, reports are that the main ABS units on these trucks RARELY fail and it is almost always sensors or relays/dodgy electrical connections. My advise, find a friendly Mitsi authorised place with proper diagnostics. I'm now taking my V6 there in Jan for a full belt and cooling system service (inc cambelt), £480 inc an extra hour 'just in case' and they'll check the car over whilst they are at it.

Also fitted Maxxis 771 tyres to standard rims, they are brilliant tyres.