Lazlo Woodbine

Thank you for the input but it's the matter of the fault codes clearing themselves without the use of a scanner that I need to resolve. I've got a handle on the mechanical side of things but OBD is new to me.

Today I made an LED test light rig to test individual wheel speed sensors and found two (both o/s) which I have replaced with good used ones. Now that I know the colours of the wires leading to the ABS/TSC module I shall use the same rig to test the loom between the plug into the module and the sensors. Once I've got this issue sorted I'll try and find time to do a write up on making the test rig and how to use it, it's no OBD scanner but it cost under a tenner and actually allows you to do things a scanner won't.

The burning question still is whether I need to plug the car in to clear the DTCs which the ABS light tells me must(?) be there. Due to a stupid error the car is still on stands tonight so I haven't had a chance to find out yet. Once it's running I suppose I can use it till Saturday and if they're still there I'll have it scanned.

That error, yes.. The o/s/r caliper seemed to be working on the footbrake but not the handbrake, not at all. So I had a look at the two calipers in that pile of used parts I mentioned above. One was nice and shiny with a smooth handbrake cam, the other was seized up with burst seals and a rusty piston. Guess which one I needed.. yes the knackered one. No problem! The only difference left to right seems to be the handbrake arm and cable bracket. I'll just swap them over and Bob's your mothers brother. This was great until I fitted the newly fettled shiny caliper and realised that the bleed nipple was at the bottom, below the hydraulic line, meaning it would have to come back off for this and every subsequent bleeding. Swearing commenced followed by packing up and putting the kettle on.

As per the title. My ABS and DSC lights are on constantly, they come on with the ignition on check and never go out.  "DSC system fault" shows on the screen 9/10 times. I have only occasionally not had it appear and when it doesn't I can turn DSC on and off as normal but ABS light stays on.

I bought the car two weeks ago knowing it had a fault, the previous owner only used it occasionally and a few weeks ago he went to drive off only to find the brakes stuck on. He unstuck them by just driving away and that's when the lights came on. The o/s handbrake is useless so my hunch is that it was the sticky one.

Cruise control works but I don't know which wheel speed sensor it uses.

I had a local garage use their Solus scanner on the car last week but my battery voltage was too low for the scanner to communicate. I have since replaced the battery as a matter of course since two days on a smart charger wouldn't revive it.

I now have a collection of used ABS sensors, front uprights c/w hubs and the ability to test and fit them so was hoping to save paying for use of the scanner. I also have four callipers and a spare ABS pump c/w module just in case.

So yes is there anyway to reset the DTC once I fix the problem? As it is I can test individual sensors, the reluctor rings and probably the loom back to the ABS/DSC module but if it's none of them and the codes won't reset themselves I'll be stuck with repeated scannings and paying for the pleasure.

PS. I did buy a Maxiscan Vgate VS890 which was recommended (on this forum no less) and advertised as doing ABS codes, it doesn't..

33 for me. The image of a car doesn't really bother me, I can like most cars as long as they do something well. As for stereotypical old man cars I had a Rover 820 Vitesse (complete with added tartan rug and nodding dog) in my 20's and a Volvo 940 turbo estate (caravan club and national trust stickers) at 30. They both earned their keep as they were fast (once I'd tuned them) but the Jaguar is just all round, nice? I don't know, it just does most thing better and I like that. I've had it 10 days now and am just starting to feel like it's actually my car rather than one I've borrowed. It's quite surreal really. Very different to the Viva HC's I started off in, oh yeah I've still got one..

On ‎18‎/‎02‎/‎2016 at 6:04 PM, Llanelli-lad said:

Owned my first at 57 I`m on the second but the wife hates the registration which I think fits the car well 666

I've actually been eying up a 666 plate for my one..

Hello, again. Sorry for not replying to you Peter, various events put getting another car on the back burner for a while.

However this week I bought a 2002 X200 Sport with a manual 'box, three weeks MOT and an DSC/ABS fault, happy days.. I have been fixing various lesser issues the last few days and hope to get to the bottom of the DSC/ABS fault this weekend. My fears have eased a little, it is only nuts and bolt plus some electronics after all.

Hi Peter, thank you for the welcome.

I'm actually looking at the lower end of the scale, up to £1.5k. Not enough for a diesel but I prefer petrols anyway, I've got an old diesel Golf for going to work etc. so fuel is not so much of a worry. It will have to a manual as well, I've driven various autos and they're just not for me.

I'm looking to get a modern, comfortable car to squire my wife about in and an S Type seems to be one (of the very few) we both agree on. 

I do all the work my cars need doing myself and to be honest a modern (to me) car does worry me a little. So I'm joining up here to learn as much as I can before going to look at any. I'm heartened to hear that they rust quite well, familiar ground..  Anyway I'll leave all that for the model specific section. In the meantime, hello all.