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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / June 2004ABS Problem
1996 Impreza 2000 Turbo UK car 76000 miles. Had it 3 days and tonight the ABS warning light came on I noticed it after I stopped whilst idling, turned the engine off and then turned the ignition on without starting, the ABS light came on then off for about 4 seconds them came on and stayed on, as I was not moving I assumed that it was not a sensor, I then notice a loud buzzing under the bonnet, open it and it was coming from a black box to the o/s of the ABS unit, gave it a tap and it stopped buzzing, turned the ignition off and on and the ABS light turned off, in the black box was a abs relay and something that looked like a relay with no markings and a resistor, my guess is that I should replace the relay, am I right or should I be looking else where, should I go to any spares shop for a relay or can someone recommend an online retailer. Hope it is something simple or the wife will give me an ear battering, i.e I told you so, should have done up the kitchen with the money you spent on the car. John I posted a couple of things here recently re what I suspect is the same problem, observed in my '95 OBW. It was the valve control relay in the ABS control box, and there was a change in production some time in '96 to put in an improved relay. Here in the midwestern US you can get the relay from a dealer for almost $100, but I got instead an equivalent relay for less than $4 from an electronic supply house. But, if you just disconnect the relay and reconnect it there is a good chance the problem will go away, at least for a long time at which point you can repeat the "cure". The black plastic cover over two relays unclips, then the relays can be unplugged, and just moving the relay around to different orientations and putting it back was enough to fix mine. I now have the cheap spare relay in the tool box in the car, but the original has now been working for another couple of months and several thousand miles. I did put the new one in just long enough to check that it works. This is a very standardized relay available from several manufacturers. Bob Wilson > 1996 Impreza 2000 Turbo UK car 76000 miles. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > John Which one do I replace the one with ABS and diagram on the back, or the other with a stork/handle/cross type stick moulded on the back with no writing on it John > I posted a couple of things here recently re what I suspect is the same > problem, observed in my '95 OBW. It was the valve control relay in the ABS [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > John > 1996 Impreza 2000 Turbo UK car 76000 miles. > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > John Hi, Checked brake fluid level? Tony I Will check fluid but surly that cannot cause a buzzing from the relay area. John > > 1996 Impreza 2000 Turbo UK car 76000 miles. > > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Checked brake fluid level? > Tony > I Will check fluid but surly that cannot cause a buzzing from the > relay area. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> Checked brake fluid level? >> Tony The ABS buzzing is a known issue with (at least) the 1995 Legacy wagon. Ours did it, continued after the car was turned off and ran down the battery. According to my used car buying guide, there is a modified relay available. Oddly enough, my Subaru trained mechanic didn't seem to know about it. Chip Gallo www.chipster.biz Brake fluid level was fine, and as chip described the ABS relay buzzed even with the ignition off until I banged it. John > > I Will check fluid but surly that cannot cause a buzzing from the > > relay area. [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > Chip Gallo > www.chipster.biz |
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