The odd, the weird and the horrifying
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Bridging the They don’t problem make them like they used to WE recently had a Daewoo Matiz in our workshop with 'check engine and ABS warning lamps' illuminated on the dashboard. We were somewhat mystified to find that when we deleted the check engine code for a faulty Lambda sensor, the ABS warning light also went out, despite there being a number of un-erased faults stored in this system.
When we investigated further we found that the electrical circuit on the back of the instrument panel had been 'modified'.
IT turns out they make them better. Much better.
Whilst working on a Ford Transit, Chris Baxter of D C Baxter Motors in Lincolnshire discovered a dangerous DIY repair job on a brake pad. The owner had just driven ten miles to the garage, luckily without incident.
The circuit to the ABS warning lamp had been cut, and a bridging wire added from the check engine warning lamp circuit, meaning that as long as there were no engine problems, the ABS warning lamp would extinguish even though there were serious problems within this system! Alastair Mayne, Workshop Manager at Graham Goode Motors Ltd in Leicester.
It appears someone had opted to complete the job themselves by bonding a piece of wood to the pad's backing plate, replacing the friction material. Perhaps wooden brakes are best left in the history books.
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