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YOUR RESEARCHPad wear sensor anomaly/fault - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

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damaged connector

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Turned out to be a damaged connector on the car loom side - now repaired.

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Check 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity ok

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Checked all 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity OK on all loops.

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Leading evidence: 'damaged connector' (1 discussions report identifying this cause; no attributable repair resolution). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'damaged connector' (1 discussions; 1 report identifying it and 0 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Check 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity ok' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Check 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity ok

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Checked all 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity OK on all loops.

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Clean connectors, sensor and car side - no fix

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Cleaned all connectors, sensor and car side - No fix.

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Replace melted sensor

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Once home, Replaced melted sensor.

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Inspect pads so i know they are fine

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Suggestion · Original poster

Ignored the light for rest of the day, I visually inspect my pads so i know they are fine.

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Check 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity ok

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Checked all 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity OK on all loops.

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Clean connectors, sensor and car side - no fix

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Cleaned all connectors, sensor and car side - No fix.

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Inspect pads so i know they are fine

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Suggestion · Original poster

Ignored the light for rest of the day, I visually inspect my pads so i know they are fine.

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Replace melted sensor

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Once home, Replaced melted sensor.

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Suggestion · Original poster

As such, there is no possible way to diagnose 'which' sensor it thinks is dud other than a good old fashioned multimeter and some long test leads.

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Reported and suspected causes (1)

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damaged connector

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Reported cause · Original poster

Turned out to be a damaged connector on the car loom side - now repaired.

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Didn't work - I assumed therefore I must have damaged more than one sensor.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Riddle me this one then, any guidance welcome. 987S Boxster, however I believe the system has been the same on Porsche forever. Melted a pad wear sensor (or so I thought) on track a while back, but cannot clear the fault. Inital fix on the day, (as, I've done successfully before) cut and twist the wires, create a loop. Didn't work - I assumed therefore I must have damaged more than one sensor. Ignored the light for rest of the day, I visually inspect my pads so i know they are fine. Once home, Replaced melted sensor. No fix. Checked all 4 corners at sensor connector - continuity OK on all loops. No fix. Cleaned all connectors, sensor and car side - No fix. Ensured all connectors firmly plugged in - No fix. I've no way (outside of dealer diagnostics? Really not up for that) of determining which corner it is, at least as a starter. Any ideas? Anyway of finding what the resistance across the pins in the car side of the loop should be? Does anyone know where these loops connect into an ECU or module, so I can check them with a meter at that end? Is there a pinout diagram anywhere? Many thanks!

POST 2Original post

Get a Thinkdiag dongle to clear your faults and if they persist it should tell you what the fault is.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

For the benefit of any future searches - I did a load of research and was quite surprised by my findings - all the sensors are in series, in one big loop that terminates both ends at the dash cluster. As such, there is no possible way to diagnose 'which' sensor it thinks is dud other than a good old fashioned multimeter and some long test leads. No ECU involvement and no segregated loops so PIWIS or any other, can't help. Turned out to be a damaged connector on the car loom side - now repaired.

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