hi all
this is a warning to all of you out there that have got the dreaded ABS light fault......ie it works one day but not the next.......the one that you are going to get fixed later.............maybe when it comes on for good
well i had such a fault and was going to get it sorted when i got the chance...........friend is an electronics engineer and was going to resolder joints when i took module off.........................well i was on the way home last minding my own business at traffic lights when chav filled scooby pulls up alongside and starts the usual "old man in volvo" bit..........well i knew i wouldn't beat him off the lights so let him go...........about a mile up the road at next roundabout i came up alongside said scooby but this time we were both moving...................well off we went up the dual carriageway (it was late and deserted) big grin on my face as old man volvo watches scooby drop behind................anyone that knows my car will know how well it stops(330mm discs and ap calipers).....at next roundabout me thinks i can easily outbrake said scooby so leaves braking to last minute as usual..............i pushed the brakes hard.....and as i am slowing rapidly geuss what....................ABS light comes on mid braking and all of a sudden no ABS...........brakes lock on rear, volvo slides sideways straight into kerb......................the following pics show the aftermath...................the moral of this story
DON'T IGNORE WARNING LIGHTS THEY ARE THERE FOR A REASON
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