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Cinders34
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ABS Light on

Post by Cinders34 » Sat May 09, 2026 5:12 pm

Hi all and apologies for my long winded question as you have probably answered this question many times before.
I am not a Mechanic (limited knowledge on mechanics) but I can't seem to find anyone local to me that can take on and resolve my problem.

I have a 1996 2.5 V6 registered 29 th March 1996 and I have owned it for the last 20 yrs , it was garaged for a number of years and then put back on the road discs brakes etc ,tbe ABS Light is on but I cannot get any one that can connect to the diagnostics to pinpoint the problem as I believe their modern setup is not compatible to the Probes diagnostic port , are the connection plugs available ?, or any other advice please.
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Re: ABS Light on

Post by Incognito » Sat May 09, 2026 5:55 pm

You can't plug it in. More than likely it'll be a faulty abs module, which is a blue box under the dashboard, if the back of your head was resting on the accelerator pedal, move a bit of trim you'll see it. It's a rocking horse poo part.
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Re: ABS Light on

Post by Cinders34 » Sat May 09, 2026 6:57 pm

Thank you Incognito , I did see the blue box when I looked earlier am I able to check this / replace and if so how would I do it ? Many thanks
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Re: ABS Light on

Post by Kit » Sat May 09, 2026 7:09 pm

Count the flashes on the dashboard- that's the trouble code.

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Re: ABS Light on

Post by Cinders34 » Sat May 09, 2026 7:42 pm

Cheers Kit it's not flashing its constantly on
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Re: ABS Light on

Post by Micron » Sat May 09, 2026 8:27 pm

Incognito wrote: ↑
Sat May 09, 2026 5:55 pm
 You can't plug it in. More than likely it'll be a faulty abs module, which is a blue box under the dashboard, if the back of your head was resting on the accelerator pedal, move a bit of trim you'll see it. It's a rocking horse poo part.
The blue box is the Air Bag light box, ABS one is behind the passenger side rear side panel., it’s silver.

Have you disconnected the battery for a couple of minutes, with your foot on the bake pedal, reconnect and try it again.
You might have to take it for a spin.
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