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Hi All. Been lurking here for a while, and find it a true treasure trove of valuable advice. However.... i'm now at the gallon of petrol and match stage to make all my problems go away.
Have a big lovely 2003 TDV6 with her fair share of miles on her, but as was fully serviced when i took ownership of her i figured why the hell not.
A few months ago, on my commute, i left the village and as i reached the 40 zone i accelerated.... sluggish doesn't even come close... the 40 only lasts for a very short distance before turning a 60, so foot down and nothing..... then the ABS / engine light came on and as i looked for a place to pull over as soon as i applied less throttle it more or less came to a shuddering halt. Long story short (ish) the brakes had all jammed on. Now i don't know if they were on all the way which i very much doubt, but as only had traveled less than a few miles at very low speeds i can't say for certain.
Solution: unplug ABS unit, and release pressure in brake fluid doodah in far left corner. No ABS jamming on, put also therefore no speedo, no ABS and a bunch of warnings scrolling across the dash.
I had read about this issue being possible down to a failing wheel speed sensor so i had my garage replace them all, and it ran wonderfully...for about a week... then the same thing again...
Currently parked up as i don't mind lack of ABS but having no speedo does make me fear about the fuzz....
Have a big lovely 2003 TDV6 with her fair share of miles on her, but as was fully serviced when i took ownership of her i figured why the hell not.
A few months ago, on my commute, i left the village and as i reached the 40 zone i accelerated.... sluggish doesn't even come close... the 40 only lasts for a very short distance before turning a 60, so foot down and nothing..... then the ABS / engine light came on and as i looked for a place to pull over as soon as i applied less throttle it more or less came to a shuddering halt. Long story short (ish) the brakes had all jammed on. Now i don't know if they were on all the way which i very much doubt, but as only had traveled less than a few miles at very low speeds i can't say for certain.
Solution: unplug ABS unit, and release pressure in brake fluid doodah in far left corner. No ABS jamming on, put also therefore no speedo, no ABS and a bunch of warnings scrolling across the dash.
I had read about this issue being possible down to a failing wheel speed sensor so i had my garage replace them all, and it ran wonderfully...for about a week... then the same thing again...
Currently parked up as i don't mind lack of ABS but having no speedo does make me fear about the fuzz....
