[W124] 230CE '92 ABS and other queries

[Gibbons, Paul]

Frank,

Looks great with the body kit. Nice to see another colour than silver
too.......

In reply to question 1, this sounds like water getting into the wiring to
the ABS sensors, or the sensors themselves. As a starting point, it's worth
pulling apart any plugs and sockets between the sensors and control unit,
although I'd guess the trouble is more likely to be under the wheelarches.
Check for corrosion of the connector pins, clean them up if necessary and
re-mate them with some Vaseline or similar to keep the water out. That
should help.

For Question 2, "Europarts" and "German Swedish and French" are incredibly
cheap and have good stocks, particularly service items....

Carry on enjoying  !
  

-----Original Message-----
From: Frank Smyth [mailto:Frank.Smyth at microsoft.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 10:05 AM
To: w124list at mbcoupes.com
Subject: [W124] 230CE '92 ABS and other queries


Hi folks
 
Have just taken ownership of a nice '92 230CE with AMG bodykit - only 94K
miles on it. Looks the biz
 
http://mx5ireland.com/members/frank/scaffolding/DSC04050.JPG
 
Couple of queries I have, maybe someone has "been there":
 
1. in the (very) wet, or when driving 70mph, the ABS light will sometimes
come on. Most usually when wet. Sensor problem ? Do they appreciate being
cleaned ? Is there any way to interrogate the ABS system's ECU ?
2. is there a good vendor in the UK that can supply extras, addons, parts
and so forth ? I'm looking for service parts, but also mats and such like. 
3. my car doesn't have a brake light in the rear window - has anyone added
anything better than the usual Halfords affair ?
4. the economy gauge doesn't work (pegged to the red section) so I guess
it's either broken or its feed from the engine is disconnected. Haynes
doesn't mention it as far as I can see. Anyone know what it is connected  to
?
 
What a storming car though - 600 miles from Norwhich, to London, then to
Ireland and it was fun all the way

Cheers
Frank
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