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That does sound odd?!?
Has it got abs??
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stealthstylz
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Shorted out what exactlly? Is the pedal hard or soft.
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Yeah the ABS light's on and the pedal's on the floor :/  |
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Check the front flexy pipes, especially if they are stainless braided ones. The ABS systrems on these is mechanical isn't it (a couple of belts coming off the drive flanges?)
I've read a couple of times of batteries being wired incorrectly or the engine earth strap missing, and the current taking the only other path, through the gearbox, down the driveshafts, into the calipers and back through the flexy pipes to the body. The flexy pipes got hot, melted and began leaking.
Bit far fetched, but its easy to check.
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Thanks- the car's being dropped off to ours later so I'll have a chance to check all sorts- Wouldn't it be nice if someone came on and said "oh this happened to me- change the fuse, that'll sort it!" lmao  |
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Kieran
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Had a similar thing where a live cable touched a copper brake pipe, causing a direct short. Only noticed when smoke poured out from under the bonnet and the brake pedal went straight to the floor with minimum effort.
I presume the glowing red brake pipe had boiled the fluid, and filled the system with air.
A quick bleed with fresh brake fluid got it all working again.
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Jun 12, 2012 10:56:53 GMT
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Hi Kieran! Thanks for that- that's the conclusion we've reached as well, so as soon as the sun comes out we'll be bleeding the brakes and hoping that solves it!!  Thanks |
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ScORTED
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Jun 12, 2012 11:39:53 GMT
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if it has got ABS (which was an option on late 93 fiestas, is it on a K or an L?) its mechanical driven off the gearbox and its a) useless and b) impossible to bleed without a decent pressure bleeder
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