ABS sensor

[rolenna00gt]

How do you know if it is bad or not. My ABS light is on which turns my trac control off automaticaly. I think it is a wheel sensor but how can I tell if it is bad. I thought if the wire was cut or somthing like that but what if the wire is not cut, do you check for volts or something like that??

 

[XTONKAX]

The only way to know for sure is to get the code pulled. It will not show on a normal code reader. I paid about $80 and they found that my driver's side rear speed sensor was dead. I'm unsure if there's anything you can do by yourself to test it.

 

[rolenna00gt]

How do you test is your self, hat is the whole question I m not sure how to test it my self I can get the front senors for 31.50 and the rear for 50.60 each that is..Ford loves to screw their faithful dont they

 

[XTONKAX]

I'm sure it's a continuity thing, but don't know the specs. The pricing on the sensors sounds right. It's the labor that will kill you at the dealer. I went to the yellow pages for a local place specializing in ABS systems. They also ended up having to put some dielectric grease on the ends of the wires where it plugs into the ECU. Haven't had a problem with it since. This made me wonder about the rear sensor, whether it was truly bad, but they claim it was. All told, it was about a $300 adventure.

Good luck, and keep us posted.