lol...fried some wires...
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lol...fried some wires...
ok so i got my Maxima from the impound and they dropped it off in the street...i need it in the driveway for its not registered. so i go to start it, and the thing is dead and i found the key was on the ON position. They had my car 3 weeks, so the key has been on that long.
I go to jump it with my truck, and i get the cables hooked up to my truck, and all of the suddn there was a spark, and white smoke filled the engine bay. I shut her right down, and i couldnt even see in the engine cuz there was all white smoke.
Once the smoke cleared i saw the wires that were fried. it was the ones going to the master cylinder. And to no surprise my ABS light it on now.
I found my jumper cables have chaffed and the negative was touching positive.
Fixing its not a problem. it will be an easy fix. my question is, since the ABS light is on, and tomorrow we have a bad ice storm comming through. is it safe to drive it with the ABS not working on ice?
Everything still works in the truck, and ive driven it 60 miles since this happened, and nothing is out of the ordinary except the ABS light. my braking is fine. But on ice with no ABS, the brakes are just gunna lock up...so is this safe? i cant get it fixed until the storms over and i need to drive it.
I go to jump it with my truck, and i get the cables hooked up to my truck, and all of the suddn there was a spark, and white smoke filled the engine bay. I shut her right down, and i couldnt even see in the engine cuz there was all white smoke.
Once the smoke cleared i saw the wires that were fried. it was the ones going to the master cylinder. And to no surprise my ABS light it on now.
I found my jumper cables have chaffed and the negative was touching positive.
Fixing its not a problem. it will be an easy fix. my question is, since the ABS light is on, and tomorrow we have a bad ice storm comming through. is it safe to drive it with the ABS not working on ice?
Everything still works in the truck, and ive driven it 60 miles since this happened, and nothing is out of the ordinary except the ABS light. my braking is fine. But on ice with no ABS, the brakes are just gunna lock up...so is this safe? i cant get it fixed until the storms over and i need to drive it.
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EDITXX just read it was standard equipment on the rear after 89.....going out to check it out again.....Wow learn something new every day....
OK here's the deal all my abs labeled relay spots are empty as well as missing wiring (abs yellow light relay and another that says abs pump....
however I have a fuse in the cab for "ABS rwal" which I'm assuming is the rear axle.... weird it actually works....ervery other vehicle I've owned has had issues with the ABS failing all the time.... I even had issues with it on one of my vans so I hope it holds up on this thing...(funny its never gone off either)
Last edited by Augiedoggy; 12-08-2009 at 08:33 PM.
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Another tidbit of info on the ABS brakes,...all of our brakes, 4-wheel ABS, or our rear wheel ABS, all basically work in the same manner. 1) Wheels don't lock up with ABS on them...true. 2) Brakes won't "pump" like the ABS system is made to function unless used properly,...if you just lightly push on your brakes to stop...they all work like normal brakes,...just as if you didn't have ABS,.. **to get the ABS "function" to operate,..you have to apply the brakes fairly hard and consistently...for the ABS pumping action to work like they're supposed to. [if you pump the brake pedal on ABS equiped vehicles,...the ABS feature won't work]...serious...check this info out.