crempel Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 So......5 days after my warranty expired my ABS light starts blinking. When I stopped at a stop sign, it went off and didn't come back for a couple of days. Came on again yesterday and went off when I stopped again. Any ideas on what's up with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsimple Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 abs sensor on the front wheel may be damaged. Otherwise a circuit issue or it could be the ABS unit itself which would suck. 2015 Red FJ 09 2013 WR250R - little boy blue - sold 2012 DL650 V Strom - sold 2007 FZ6 - sold 1986 FJ600 - sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted February 17, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted February 17, 2017 rear encoder wheel for ABS - tyre fitter bent mine on the bead breaker press - caused ABS light to come on. Check both encoder wheels are clean and not warped. they managed to straighten the wheel and it has worked fine ever since but the owner bought me a new part anyway, so I have a spare! This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crempel Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 I have not done any maintenance lately. Neither wheel has been off in about 6 weeks. Front will come off today for a new tire though. I will inspect the unit. Is it possible that it's just dirty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelvvwd Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I have seen dirty sensors on trucks make them not read properly. Clean the end of the sensor when you have the wheel off and see if it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treybrad Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 I have not done any maintenance lately. Neither wheel has been off in about 6 weeks. Front will come off today for a new tire though. I will inspect the unit. Is it possible that it's just dirty? Yep, happened to me on a Bandit 1250. Similar symptoms too where it wasn't always throwing the error light, seemed random. Grab a shop rag and carefully clean any gunk off the sensor and refit it. Only takes a couple minutes and doesn't cost anything to try. Worth a shot. trey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crempel Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Cleaned the front sensor when replacing front tire this weekend. Went for a, um, vigorous ride Sunday and no light. I'll pop off the rear sensor and clean that one too when I get around too it. Front one didn't seem all that dirty, but I wouldn't say it was clean. Here's hoping the problem is solved. Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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