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Old 07-10-2012, 10:40 AM
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ABS comes on after release brake pedal at startup

2002 4.2L V6 2WD Manual Transmission
ABS light has been on.
Replaced the rear ABS sensor and the Snap-On guy cleared the code before reading it for me.
Started the vehicle and it was off... He left.

Moved the vehicle and it came back on. Shut off vehicle. Hold clutch & brake pedals down. Start vehicle.
No ABS light on!
Light up on brake pedal and ABS light comes on...
Checked fuses, all good. Vehicle is not moving, so it doesn't seem like a sensor (could obviously still be though), and I added brake fluid just in case...

I am hoping some of you gurus on here may have came across this and could lead me in the correct direction.
Thank you in advance!
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 11:06 AM
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Call him back and have him read the ABS codes again.
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 11:10 AM
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Okay, checked resistance on the sensors and Driver's side has about 2.3k.
Passenger side never moved... I'm assuming that means that it is in fact shorted out and bad since there is no resistance, but it maybe a wire break, since the digital screen doesn't move to zero like it does when you touch the tips of the probes...

Suggestions on whether I am doing this correctly!?!
 
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Old 07-10-2012, 12:03 PM
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Didn't see your post before ProjectSHO, but I don't think the Snap-On guy makes service calls to pull codes! Ha ha

Either way, just replaced the passenger side ABS sensor and all is well now!
Sorry for jumping the gun and creating a wasted thread.
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Old 07-10-2012, 08:22 PM
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No redsly, your post is not in vane. I had the same thing 2 weeks ago. YOU think at startup the computer runs a continuity test, the light goes out, so the pickups are not a problem. THen a few seconds later the light comes on. If your moving, its a dead givaway, if your not, YOUR STUCK... I also had a bad pickup (drivers side) and i measured the continuity and it was o.k...."sometimes".. So you can have an eratic probe.
 
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