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YOUR RESEARCHBrake Pad warning light
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Check design911 or eurocarparts for prices, think it's under £10 per loom/ sensor...
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Brake pads are fine, loads left on them. This seems to come on after damp weather so I'm guessing moisture is earthing the circuit - is this logical? Worrying thing is that both Northway and Centre Gravity have had all 4 wheels off and cannot identify the dodgy connection. Anyone have experience of a good place to look. Bloody annoying that it disableds the ABS when it comes on - hardly a sensible default I feel.
Sorry, can't help with diagnosis or fix; just to say that the same warning ('Brake pad wear' I think it was) came on a few times over the summer on mine too. No reason (plenty of wear left in both pads and disks), went off again when the car was restarted then was fine for weeks, only to flash up again at another random point some weeks later.
Has been serviced (Malton) and no faults found, only done it once since then and not at all in the last few months. Just one of those things I guess? :dont know:
This is on a daily driver BTW, 10k miles since I got it in early March...
Had exactly the same symptoms with my 996 Turbo, either Brake pad light or ABS light coming on when damp, then would go off when the ignition switched off then back on.
Turned out I needed new looms for each side at the front, quite a common problem so I was told.
Can't give you the price as it was done under warranty.
Disables the ABS?! Never heard that and can't believe it. The looms are simply 2 wires that connect a circuit triggering a dashboard light. It nay be difficult to find the exact loom since it may only be a tiny fracture in the insulation of the wire. They are relatively cheap to replace. Check design911 or eurocarparts for prices, think it's under £10 per loom/ sensor...
Can someone confirm that ABS thing as I honestly have never heard that before????
Interesting. Mine seems to come on when under sustained hard acceleration (came on again at the weekend when I was chasing a B7 RS4 on the motorway) rather than when damp, and never when I am actually on the brakes (i.e. it just comes on randomly when I'm accelerating). Still only happening maybe once every 6-8 weeks.
It'll be in for a service within the next 2 months so I will mention it again, armed with the loom information, thanks! :thumb:
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