tigerknight
Registered User
The ABS light on my 95 sc automatic won't shut off. It was on when I got the car, it had been on for a year before that according to the previous owner but since the poor thing could still stop he just ignored it.
Anyway, I've redone the brakes (front calipers and pads), checked fluid levels, checked fuses, and done all the at home type work I can do (that I know of). I was thinking maybe that bad brakes (they were unevenly worn) might trigger the abs light to register and when they were done the code was not cleared from the system. This is just my theory, which may or may not hold water since I really have no clue other than noticing that other parts of the car work like that (transmission, notably).
So I asked about what it would take to take a look at it, just to read the code so I had a better idea of what's going on, and was quoted $125 - just to plug into it. Does this seem normal to anyone? Is there some home-kit I can get for $50 at kragen or something, or maybe someone in SF-bay area wouldn't mind helping me out if they have whatever it is that can hook up to the car and find out what's tossing that light?
This car went from 5800, to 5500 bargained down because of brakes, and is now well on it's way to 7000 in repairs so far on brakes and other misc stuff. I won't dare argue that the car isn't worth the effort, but I have to admit that my budget is dry as a bone right now and I worry about the reliability of the car when a service light is on like that.
Anyway, I've redone the brakes (front calipers and pads), checked fluid levels, checked fuses, and done all the at home type work I can do (that I know of). I was thinking maybe that bad brakes (they were unevenly worn) might trigger the abs light to register and when they were done the code was not cleared from the system. This is just my theory, which may or may not hold water since I really have no clue other than noticing that other parts of the car work like that (transmission, notably).
So I asked about what it would take to take a look at it, just to read the code so I had a better idea of what's going on, and was quoted $125 - just to plug into it. Does this seem normal to anyone? Is there some home-kit I can get for $50 at kragen or something, or maybe someone in SF-bay area wouldn't mind helping me out if they have whatever it is that can hook up to the car and find out what's tossing that light?
This car went from 5800, to 5500 bargained down because of brakes, and is now well on it's way to 7000 in repairs so far on brakes and other misc stuff. I won't dare argue that the car isn't worth the effort, but I have to admit that my budget is dry as a bone right now and I worry about the reliability of the car when a service light is on like that.