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Old 10-19-2004, 01:48 PM
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Default ABS light comes on after 15 mins of driving

The title pretty much says it all. Its a 94 accord ex. After anywhere from 5-30 mins of driving the ABS light will switch on. I have no possible explanation for this. There are no sounds or warning signs of any kind. Just a quiet little 'click' when the light comes on. I have not been able to test yet whether or not the ABS is still working when the light is on.
Old 10-19-2004, 01:52 PM
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Old 10-19-2004, 02:02 PM
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ok.... so how would i go about fixing that....?
Old 10-19-2004, 06:50 PM
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Do you need new pads?

My sister's ABS light came on when the brake fluid got low because the pads were worn out.
Old 10-19-2004, 06:55 PM
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My ABS came on for no reason whatsoever, just started the car, and it was on. Same thing happened with the SRS light, about a month later i took it to the dealer, they found no problems. I think the abs came on cause it was real hot one day.. and i was whippin the car around pretty bad... alot of high speed stops.. some everything was probaly pretty hott, thats just a guess though. And my master cylinder had to get replaced, so that may have been it also, not sure.
Old 10-20-2004, 06:58 AM
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What kind of dealer can't read the ABS trouble codes? You read them pretty much like you read ECU trouble codes...

I wouldn't replace the wheel sensor ($$) without first reading the codes...
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Is there a way that I can read the codes without taking it to a dealer? if so could someone post a list of the error codes and what they mean?
Old 10-20-2004, 07:33 PM
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when I got my car lowered back then, my ABS light came on.
It was the wiring problem. under mah car. shiet. no shop didn't wanted to touch that. So I had to take it to dealer. they said it was in terrible shape. They guessing whoever lowered my car fuked it up. So I had to get new ABS kit(sensor) w/e. Sigh... cost me 1k for everything. hope Im not scarying u.
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huh lowering the car can fk it up? damn 1k is lots of money. i hear the srs system cost $5000 damn that and the abs is a new car.
my abs light used to come on often n the winter so i would just warm the car then just turn it off and back on and light is gone. never happen n good weather/summer/spring.... i hate the winter. check the fluids
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Originally Posted by JD911
Is there a way that I can read the codes without taking it to a dealer? if so could someone post a list of the error codes and what they mean?
On your '94 there should be a 2-wire plug somewhere that you jumper with a paperclip. I don't have an OBD-1 Accord, so I'm not real sure where it's located. (Behind glovebox?)

This is for a '94-'97 Integra, so I can only guess that it's the same??
The check-engine light blinks out it's code with long & short flashes. The ABS light blinks it's code differently...
Insert the jumper, then turn on the key.
Long (2sec.) flash - long (2sec.) pause - this isn't the code yet.
Short flashes for the first digit of the code - 1sec. pause - short flashes for the 2nd digit.
Long (5-second) pause, then the next code.

1 - ABS pump motor over-run
1 2 ABS pump motor
1 3 high pressure leakage
1 4 pressure switch
1 8 high pressure system
2 1 parking brake
3 1 pulser RF
3 2 pulser LF
3 4 pulser RR
3 8 pulser LR
3 12 different diameter tires
4 1 wheel sensor RF
4 2 wheel sensor LF
4 4 wheel sensor RR
4 8 wheel sensor LR
5 - rear wheel lock - R/L
5 4 rear wheel lock - R
5 8 rear wheel lock - L
6 - fail-safe relay - F/R
6 1 fail-safe relay - F
6 4 fail-safe relay - R
7 1 solenoid - RF
7 2 solenoid - LF
7 4 solenoid - R
8 1 ABS function
8 2 CPU comparison
8 4 IC self-check



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