billb
07-28-2005, 12:38 PM
...FINALLY...something happened on the Explorer that took longer than 10 minutes to fix (well, not really).
The wife and tot were at the beach last weekend, and had driven my Explorer across town where it was left from Sunday until Tuesday evening. On her way back home Tuesday afternoon, about 2 miles from home, at a stoplight, the ABS light came on. "Great" I thought. It's 2 months from the end of the extended warranty.
Did a little underhood sleuthing first. All fuses okay, wiring harness looked okay, and the connector at the ABS controller looked okay. Checked (visually) the wheel sensors as best I could. Nothing. Did a little internet searching, and found that the rear axle ABS sensor has a tendency to go open (no resistance). Pulled out the old multimeter, and voila, open sensor.
$23.38 including tax at my local Ford dealer and we're back on the road. Took about 45 minutes to diagnose, 30 minutes to and from the dealer, and 5 minutes to remove and replace. Deductible at the dealer would have been $50 and I'd be without the truck for a day at least.
Plus, I got to find out that my rear pinion seal is going. Yippee.
Did I mention I love driving my E30 every day? I rarely get to set foot in the E34 unless I'm working on it...
The wife and tot were at the beach last weekend, and had driven my Explorer across town where it was left from Sunday until Tuesday evening. On her way back home Tuesday afternoon, about 2 miles from home, at a stoplight, the ABS light came on. "Great" I thought. It's 2 months from the end of the extended warranty.
Did a little underhood sleuthing first. All fuses okay, wiring harness looked okay, and the connector at the ABS controller looked okay. Checked (visually) the wheel sensors as best I could. Nothing. Did a little internet searching, and found that the rear axle ABS sensor has a tendency to go open (no resistance). Pulled out the old multimeter, and voila, open sensor.
$23.38 including tax at my local Ford dealer and we're back on the road. Took about 45 minutes to diagnose, 30 minutes to and from the dealer, and 5 minutes to remove and replace. Deductible at the dealer would have been $50 and I'd be without the truck for a day at least.
Plus, I got to find out that my rear pinion seal is going. Yippee.
Did I mention I love driving my E30 every day? I rarely get to set foot in the E34 unless I'm working on it...