ABS Warning Light
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ABS Warning Light
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I am trying to locate the ABS sensor on my '95 Taurus w/ a 3.8L engine. I was performing some work a few days ago, and believe that I may have inadvertently knocked a wire loose since the ABS warning light now comes on. I was working within the engine compartment itself, and was not around any of the wheels. Is there a sensor for each wheel/hub, and a master controller mounted somewhere in the engine compartment? Thanks.
I am trying to locate the ABS sensor on my '95 Taurus w/ a 3.8L engine. I was performing some work a few days ago, and believe that I may have inadvertently knocked a wire loose since the ABS warning light now comes on. I was working within the engine compartment itself, and was not around any of the wheels. Is there a sensor for each wheel/hub, and a master controller mounted somewhere in the engine compartment? Thanks.
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Thanks. After doing some more research, I did notice that each wheel does have a sensor associated with it for ABS, and that there is a master controller somewhere within the engine compartment. I'll check around the master cylinder for a loose connection since I was working around that area. Also, could it be possible that the ABS controller was recalibrating itself, or something similar, while the battery was disconnected for a period of time? Perhaps this is why the light stayed on for a long duration, and then shut off once I was close to reaching my destination this morning. Just a thought.
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One other thing to check. I do not know why it will occasionally set an ABS light, but at least on my truck, if I knock one of the vacuum lines off of the A/C controller, it will set a light and or cause other problems like killing cruise, or setting an engine code.
Check all your vacuum lines especially near where you worked. There is/are one or two connectors with 2 or 3 hoses in each that connect to the A/C air handler against the passenger firewall on my truck. I almost always knock one of these loose when I work on that side of the engine.
An easy free fix, if that is what ails you, and no harm done if I am wrong.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
Check all your vacuum lines especially near where you worked. There is/are one or two connectors with 2 or 3 hoses in each that connect to the A/C air handler against the passenger firewall on my truck. I almost always knock one of these loose when I work on that side of the engine.
An easy free fix, if that is what ails you, and no harm done if I am wrong.
Good Luck,
Jim Henderson
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