abs lights

[dan_wilson87]

i had my car lowered a few days ago, the garage that did the job had a problem after the car was lowered. turned out tht the abs sensor had taken a chunk out of the magnet on te hub. they told me problem had been solved however earlier i was driving home from wor and the lights came on again. i pulled over turned the engine off, started her back up, the lights were on and a warning bong sounded. however after tht i pulled off and the lights went out. wtf is goin on, any help please

 

[techie]

Need a fault code scan but tbh I dont see how an ABS sensor can effect the ABS magnet/rotor as its incased in the front wheel bearing.

 

[Spurt]

not having much luck since lowered are you dan

 

[dan_wilson87]

none at all spurt lol, techie the mechanic showed me the hub and there was a good part missing from the out side of it. im just going to take it back to the garage tomoz, if they cant do it its goin to seat, what will seat say about waranty

 

[lukeyyyyy]

might be a stupid suggestion but could you perhaps avoid telling them and possibly deny it if asked?

 

[jc_boc]

I am pretty sure they will notice it's been lowered hehehehehehe. Knowing the dealers they will void the warranty on suspension which includes all those little bits.........................

 

[lukeyyyyy]

Or perhaps if the garage are unable to offer a solution and you are looking to take it back to the dealership ask the garage to put it back to the original height?

 

[techie]

Was the bit you were shown kinda like a round wire cage by chance?

 

[techie]

Like this..

 

[mardon]

The garage did the lowering so its there issue. I can't imagine you'll be turned away.

This is why I always take it to the prof's

 

[CupraDean]

indeed, dont know why you didnt go professionals to begin with bud!

 

[jc_boc]

That is why I will be saving for ever to get mine done hahahahahahhahahahaha

 

[mardon]

Yeah for the kit its self inc thr rear anti roll bar i think its was over £700odd it's the fitting and aligning that costs the £££'s

 

[dan_wilson87]

cheers for comments, techie tht is the part he showed me, the whole thing. to be honest the garage i took it to are the very highly regarded around paderborn (city i live in germany), they were just as suprised at the problem that i was. abs light came on again this morning on the way to work, luckily the garage is right outside the camp i work in so dropped it off. They have told me that this time the new sensor they put in was faulty so have replaced that and no there are no fault codes or errors. Lets hope the work holds up if not, its goin to seat i dont care about price i just want my car to work again

 

[techie]

Worth pointing out that ring has nowt to do with the ABS.

 

[dan_wilson87]

ok but the sensor had damaged that part of the hub, point being both parts needed replacing, what is that part then techie

 

[techie]

Its just a ring to locate the hub in the carrier thats all. Doesnt move. The whole bearing is fixed so dont see how it damaged the sensor, nothing moves around it. Sounds like they bust the sensor to me when lowering it.

 

[dan_wilson87]

yeh thats what i thought anyway, they didnt put up any sort of fight when i said i wasnt paying for the damage, well its all sorted now cheers for all of your help guys very much appreciated.