1997 XK8 abs, stability and traction lights on

XK8
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I’ve removed the module and opened it, and the connections that apparently usually fail look fine. I’m thinking of either replacing the module or sending mine out for reconditioning. A service advertising on ebay offers reconditioning for $150. Has anyone tried that? Any other recommendations? Thanks!

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What DTC is logged in the module?

We can all GUESS what the problem is but…

Guessing can get expensive and waste time/money.

ABS_teves_mk20_X100_X308.pdf (54.2 KB)

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Don’t try to guess this one away. You need to find a good mechanic and make sure they understand these cars. There are dianostic tools for this, and if they don’t have them, just keep looking. Not a simple thing. I got mine fixed and it has lastedthis time.

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Sending a module ‘out for repair’ will do NOTHING if a ‘link harness’ or speed sensor is faulty.

Not all ABS faults are the module!

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When i had the lights, my rear left abs sensor had crapped out. Easy to check with a muti-meter. Luckily i had a spare laying around

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Did you get all 3 lights, abs, traction control and stability control? My mobile mechanic said he checked the sensors and they’re ok, but I’m not sure if he used a multimeter.

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Thanks! I only have a reader for the engine codes. What reader is needed for the abs module?

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Thanks! What was the fix? I see reconditioned modules offered for sale.

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If i recall correctly I had at least abs and stability lights. My sensor “looked” fine, but when tested it was definitely bad.

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I worked at the dealer and I have WDS and IDS.(dealer software/hardware for Jaguar)

There are other diagnostic tools that can read all the modules. I don’t need them so I don’t know what ones work.

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Thanks! I checked all the sensors with a multimeter and they’re fine. So I’m thinking it must be the abs module.

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Thanks! I’d assumed it has to be the sensors or the abs module. Since the sensors have been checked and are good, I can rule those out. What is the link harness? I hadn’t heard of that as a cause for the warning lights. The abs modules must go bad frequently, since there are tutorials available online on how to recondition them, and services that do that.

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The two link harnesses are short cables that connect the body harness to the front wheel speed sensors.
They spend their lives moving up-and-down with the suspension and sometimes fail.

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On my 99’ I had intermittent warning lights on the dash for years and more recently it stayed on. I pulled the unit out and examined the board in the module and it looked fine and tested good? I figured I had nothing to lose and touched the two power connections with a soldering iron and it is fixed. The module had a no tamper label on it so it had been replaced before. It is not necessary to open the case, just drill a hole in plastic as described in Utube video.
Glenn