2001 Ranger ABS problems!
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2001 Ranger ABS problems!
My friend has a 01 Ranger XLT 2 wheel drive. Late January, a drunk naked kid trying to have sex smashed into the front end of his truck sending it 20 feet into another car. $8,000 in repairs (and a few months) from the kids insurance later, he gets his truck back. First thing he notices is the ABS keeps coming on for no reason, making it VERY difficult to stop. After haggling with the insurance company, they say it's not accident related, so he is stuck getting it fixed himself.
Now he disconnected one of the wires for the ABS which disabled the system, but the ABS light stays on. However he can now stop
. Any idea of what sensor might need to be replaced to fix it? Or how much they are, and where to get them?
Thanks
tim
Now he disconnected one of the wires for the ABS which disabled the system, but the ABS light stays on. However he can now stop
. Any idea of what sensor might need to be replaced to fix it? Or how much they are, and where to get them?Thanks
tim
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Probably only RABS on that truck, so the following would apply: Your friend should (1) hook the ABS wire back up, (2) remove the negative battery cable for 20+ minutes to clear any EEC-related codes, (3) drive around for a while so that the system will set the proper code(s) while not being "fooled" by the disconnected wire, and then (4) pull the RABS codes according to this procedure originally posted by Racerguy:
See also: http://fords.kilonet.org/ken00/2000RABS.pdf
Probably only RABS on that truck, so the following would apply: Your friend should (1) hook the ABS wire back up, (2) remove the negative battery cable for 20+ minutes to clear any EEC-related codes, (3) drive around for a while so that the system will set the proper code(s) while not being "fooled" by the disconnected wire, and then (4) pull the RABS codes according to this procedure originally posted by Racerguy:
The connector you're looking for should be behind the passenger's kick panel, under the right side of the dash. One wire at the connector will be red, one will be black with orange.
You unplug the connector, turn the ignition on and momentarily touch the bk/og wire to ground. The ABS light should start flashing. The code consists of a number of short flashes and ends with a long flash. Count the short flashes and include the following long flash in the count to obtain the code number. For example, three short flashes followed by one long flash indicates diagnostic trouble Code 4. The code will continue to repeat itself until the key is turned off.
You unplug the connector, turn the ignition on and momentarily touch the bk/og wire to ground. The ABS light should start flashing. The code consists of a number of short flashes and ends with a long flash. Count the short flashes and include the following long flash in the count to obtain the code number. For example, three short flashes followed by one long flash indicates diagnostic trouble Code 4. The code will continue to repeat itself until the key is turned off.
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Thanks for the info. I know he disconnected the wire from the front passenger wheel. I am guessing when you say RABS you mean rear ABS? Is there a difference in the way to test it either way?
Thanks
tim
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tim
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