abs light and issue
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:59 am
Hey all. This is my first post and it is a great one
So my partner bought a bog standard 2015 1.2tsi polo. I began driving it more because it so much more efficient then my worked Legacy GT and that thing eats fuel. Anyway, I started tinkering with the car. I realised there was an enormous amount of body roll causing significant wear and tear on the inside edge or the tire. It was so bad that I forked out the money to get better wheels and tires, eibach springs and I decided to upgrade to gti calipers. The calipers required the hub assembly because I had the 256mm rotors.
I did all that and the car was fine for about 3 months. I then got an abs light. I got it scanned, front left. took the sensors off and gave it a clean and noticed some scorch marks. Stupidly I ignored them. Didn't fix so I bought a new sensor.
When installing the new sensor I took a look in the little hole and noticed it was gunky and looked like the washer/reluctor ring was shot(at the time I didn't know what it is). I cleaned it and noticed that there was 3 teeth left. Stupidly I pushed on installing the new sensor and my abs issue was gone.
Oh happy days.
Usually i drive about 50-60km/h normal town driving. Holiday got cancelled and my partner threw her laptop into a wall and she needed a new one so began a trip 250km away for a new laptop. I was doing about 110km/h when the cruise control went from 110 to 80 and turned off. I knew something was about to happen. Reset cruise control and then 20 minutes later it did the same thing. This time the abs/esc light came on. The polo went from 110 to 75 to 130 back to normal 110. I had a feeling. Got the car scanned. front left again.
I then bought the reluctor ring/washer installed that. A S**t load of teeth came out. I knew when the car was doing 110 for so long the sensor would have gotten beat up and s**t itself. I cleared the code. It came back. As stated before I think the new sensor was beat up.
Bought a new sensor and started to install it. I noticed the washer/reluctor ring was not normal and new scorch marks on the bottom of the sensor. Looked like the sensor was hitting the ring. I did not install the new sensor as I didn't want to waste money. I bought another washer/reluctor ring and have since installed that.
This is where it gets interesting, I placed the old sensor in without the axle in the hub and rotated the bearing. It was hitting a bit. I then put the new one in and it was ever so slightly touching one area. Now I know I should have put the new one in first but yeah. I also cleaned the s**t out of the bearing and axle to be sure.
My question is, Do you think the bearing is stuffed causing the washer/reluctor ring to be off balance?
or
Do you thing that because the sensor was damaged they might have warped a little hitting the new ring.
I think it should be fine with the new ring and sensor. As stated above it was touching by a bees d**k on one area. I am also thinking that I might try and space the sensor but a bees dick but that could cause improper values.
let me know what you think.
So my partner bought a bog standard 2015 1.2tsi polo. I began driving it more because it so much more efficient then my worked Legacy GT and that thing eats fuel. Anyway, I started tinkering with the car. I realised there was an enormous amount of body roll causing significant wear and tear on the inside edge or the tire. It was so bad that I forked out the money to get better wheels and tires, eibach springs and I decided to upgrade to gti calipers. The calipers required the hub assembly because I had the 256mm rotors.
I did all that and the car was fine for about 3 months. I then got an abs light. I got it scanned, front left. took the sensors off and gave it a clean and noticed some scorch marks. Stupidly I ignored them. Didn't fix so I bought a new sensor.
When installing the new sensor I took a look in the little hole and noticed it was gunky and looked like the washer/reluctor ring was shot(at the time I didn't know what it is). I cleaned it and noticed that there was 3 teeth left. Stupidly I pushed on installing the new sensor and my abs issue was gone.
Oh happy days.
Usually i drive about 50-60km/h normal town driving. Holiday got cancelled and my partner threw her laptop into a wall and she needed a new one so began a trip 250km away for a new laptop. I was doing about 110km/h when the cruise control went from 110 to 80 and turned off. I knew something was about to happen. Reset cruise control and then 20 minutes later it did the same thing. This time the abs/esc light came on. The polo went from 110 to 75 to 130 back to normal 110. I had a feeling. Got the car scanned. front left again.
I then bought the reluctor ring/washer installed that. A S**t load of teeth came out. I knew when the car was doing 110 for so long the sensor would have gotten beat up and s**t itself. I cleared the code. It came back. As stated before I think the new sensor was beat up.
Bought a new sensor and started to install it. I noticed the washer/reluctor ring was not normal and new scorch marks on the bottom of the sensor. Looked like the sensor was hitting the ring. I did not install the new sensor as I didn't want to waste money. I bought another washer/reluctor ring and have since installed that.
This is where it gets interesting, I placed the old sensor in without the axle in the hub and rotated the bearing. It was hitting a bit. I then put the new one in and it was ever so slightly touching one area. Now I know I should have put the new one in first but yeah. I also cleaned the s**t out of the bearing and axle to be sure.
My question is, Do you think the bearing is stuffed causing the washer/reluctor ring to be off balance?
or
Do you thing that because the sensor was damaged they might have warped a little hitting the new ring.
I think it should be fine with the new ring and sensor. As stated above it was touching by a bees d**k on one area. I am also thinking that I might try and space the sensor but a bees dick but that could cause improper values.
let me know what you think.