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  1. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #1
    when i was going to work today i had to be quite hard on the brakes at one stage cus of a cat but when i did that the left back wheel skidded. i thought it was ment to have abs. if it did y would it have locked? stones on the road or cus it b abs doesnt work on that wheel anymore??? is that even possible
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #2
    what car do you have? vts?

    Maybe somebody took the bulb out of the dash that indicates the ABS has failed.

    When you turn the ignition to second stage does the ABS light come up on the dash and then go off when u start the car?
  3. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #3
    ok nah its a 1.1 desire. its been realy well looked after by a lady from new and is mint with full service history. erm i cant remember if there is a light im sure there is but none stay on
  4. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #4
    could it have just been gravel on the road that caused it to skid??
  5. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #5
    Are you sure its got ABS?? I think it was an optional extra on all but the VTS.


    What year is it? The ABS light on Mk2 saxos (dont know bout Mk1) is a yellow/orange color with a car skiding in the middle.
  6. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #6
    its a 2002 saxo desire mk2. i think it is most likely to be the fact there was a bit of gravel on the road but what do u think
  7. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by robbie-woods View Post
    could it have just been gravel on the road that caused it to skid??
    No thats unlikely because thats the whole point of ABS.

    Even in the snow if i planted my Pedal to the floor it would try its damn hardest not to skid.

    With ABS no wheel should lock up for more than a split second.
  8. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #8
    To be honest two possibly scenarios

    1) Your car has no ABS (Most likely as very few people took the optional ABS on the 1.1.
    2) Your ABS is screwed and somebody took the bulb out of the dash to stop the light coming on.
  9. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #9
    ok well im not to sure really then im sure all the lights work as its been so wel looked after might not have abs then
  10. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #10
    No ABS i expect. I have not come across any 1.1s with ABS.
  11. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #11
    ok how can i find out then?
  12. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #12
    if that light exists that i said about on the dash
  13. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #13
    ok if i dont have the light then i dnt have abs yeh?
  14. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #14
    if you wanna find out if you have abs look at your master cylender
    if it has 4 lines you dont have abs
    2 lines you do have abs
  15. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #15
    yep and if u want to be double sure have a look under the bonnet on right hand side where brake lines come out of the master cyclinder (white brake fluid reservoir) and if there is two brake lines it has ABS. If there are 4 it doesnt have ABS.

    Take a pic and post here if your still struggling to find out.
  16. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #16
    4 lines/2 lines??? of what
  17. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #17
    ash too late lol!

    brake lines coming out the master clender dude

    if you dont know what we mean just take a pic of the stuff behind your battery
  18. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #18
    oh im sure it had 2 lines
  19. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #19
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AlexB View Post
    ash too late lol!
    Stupid girlfriend. Made me help her wrap a birthday present! As it happens i dont think either of our posts made sense to the OP lol....
  20. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #20
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by robbie-woods View Post
    oh im sure it had 2 lines
    Take a pic tomorrow and post it here and then we can settle it.
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  21. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #21
    i will have a proper look tmoz but im sure it has 2 lines. do the lines only come out the front of the fluid reservior
  22. West Midlands Joined: Dec 2007 West mids Posts: 23149 Supra,civic GL
    #22
    haha they might have ash he seems to kinda remember 2 lines lol
  23. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #23
    why would only one wheel lock tho if that is the problem and i do have abs?
  24. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #24
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by robbie-woods View Post
    i will have a proper look tmoz but im sure it has 2 lines. do the lines only come out the front of the fluid reservior
    Nope out the side of the master cylinder. If its two lines they will come out the right hand side of the metal cylinder under the fluid reservoir as you look from the front of the car.
  25. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #25
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by robbie-woods View Post
    why would only one wheel lock tho if that is the problem and i do have abs?
    Broken ABS. Usually sensor related and they are an absolute pain to change!! I ended up having to smash one of my rear ones out to replace it and lube up the new one when refitting.
  26. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #26
    hmm ok i need a proper look really so from the fluid reservior there will either be 2 pipes or 4 pipes
  27. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #27
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by robbie-woods View Post
    hmm ok i need a proper look really so from the fluid reservior there will either be 2 pipes or 4 pipes
    Yes but they dont come from the reservoir they come from the master cylinder. The reservoir sits on top of the master cylinder.
  28. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #28
    okey dokey will i know stright away tho? are they easy to see
  29. Frequent Poster Joined: Oct 2005 Chippenham, Wiltshire Posts: 796 Mk2 Wicked Red VTS
    #29
    Yes very easy to see.
  30. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #30
    okay fingers crossed there are 4 pipes. dont fancy havin abs problems.
  31. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #31
    do the pipes start as 4 and then do into 2?
  32. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #32
    sorry not very clear what i ment then. they come out the master cylinder 4 pipes then go into a round thing and 2 pipes come out. is that right?
  33. Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Haywards Heath Posts: 2143 Saxo 1.1 desire
    #33
    ok i have found that i have 4 pipes so that means i dont have abs which in a way is a good thing