Yeah I've seen that reaction a few times while working on the car. Spraying stonechip over primer was the worst one. It softened up all the primer and even the seam sealer underneath and I had to scrape it all off and start over.
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Caporegime
Sounds like your car has a bad case of the sharts!
It is leaking in like, 6 places. Also the camera has removed all bassy notes.
Its getting sorted tomorrow.
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If you'd fallen over that thing you knocked with your feet It'd have been a genuine rofl moment, for the viewer at least
If you'd fallen over that thing you knocked with your feet It'd have been a genuine rofl moment, for the viewer at least
Caporegime
If you'd fallen over that thing you knocked with your feet It'd have been a genuine rofl moment, for the viewer at least
I giggled anyways. Poor Acme
Its not my fault that I leave things all over the place and then don't look where I'm going! 
... Wait.
... Wait.
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We've all been there 
along with putting down the tool you need and not being able to find it despite having used it 1 minute ago 
along with putting down the tool you need and not being able to find it despite having used it 1 minute ago
We've all been there
I have no idea where most of my tools are... I think half of my socket set is loose in the boot!
Caporegime
We've all been there
When I do that it's normally under my ass
And if not, it ends up missing forever and you start to question your sanity.
Or sitting just under your leg so that when you move around to look for said socket (let's face it it's always a socket, usually 12mm) it rolls around with you.
Or it's in your pocket
First drive on the road today. All is well, aside from the sodding ABS light coming back on. Was hoping that 5 months of sitting there thinking about what it had done wrong might have sorted that little intermittent issue!
Soldato
If it's anything like most other ABS module failures it just needs the solder reflowing around some connectors.
I've been told that because the ABS light goes out, and doesn't come on as soon as the car starts rolling, rather, randomly when driving (anywhen from a few seconds after setting off, to a few minutes) it could be the relay that sits above the ABS ECU above the glovebox, and there might be a connection in there that needs some solder.
Will check it out asap.
I remember previously that it would seemingly come on when I hit a bump, but I checked all the sensors while wiggling the wires every which way, and they seemed fine. So perhaps theres a loose connection somewhere else which gets jiggled.
Will check it out asap.
I remember previously that it would seemingly come on when I hit a bump, but I checked all the sensors while wiggling the wires every which way, and they seemed fine. So perhaps theres a loose connection somewhere else which gets jiggled.
Soldato
Check earths and if the car has abs sensors. Those too.
Checked the sensors. Even replaced one of them which didn't sort it. Not sure where the relevant earths are but I will have to find out.
Soldato
Just OBD isnt it, so no code reading. Does it support flash reading though? Normally if you have multiple faults for the same ABS sensor its a module thing. Intermittent ABS light sounds like module or relay to me, more than individual sensor or a ground issue.
You should be able to find diagnostics manuals online, allowing you to test the relay and ABS ECU to identify faults.
You should be able to find diagnostics manuals online, allowing you to test the relay and ABS ECU to identify faults.
No flash reading on EU models.
Has some kind of OBD though, a weird circular plug in the engine bay.
Has some kind of OBD though, a weird circular plug in the engine bay.
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