HERBIEMERCMAN
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- 97. E300.TD. 7 SEAT.ELEGANCE. EST.TOYOTA SUPRA MK4. RS. VAUX. CORSA.GLS AUTO. SPORT.
Hi Everybody, Thanks to my local "Inde" and his tenacity i have eventually got rid of my ABS / BAS and semi limp home problems. I am not sure how long it will be before the super high tech cars will take over along with the majority being on lease hire cars, if no one can, or want to fix these cars, then i guess they will be recycled like most things in the world of design obsolescence, nearly all white goods like washing machines and heating boilers are well into this, it's become the norm.
Anyway i am sure like many of you we are soldiering on with our antique cars.
Back to my "Inde" he had to change two foot brake switches, first one from Europarts, and the second one from the OEM , which is still working. the switch turned out to be just part of my problem, the other was the front N/S speed sensor which did not show itself on the garage test, where a maximum speed of only 25 mph can be achieved, all you can do is clear the fault codes on the "Star" software and then examine the reluctance ring on the hub, then replace the sensor, you then live with this at some high speed corners on the M/way to see if all is now ok, and on my car to date, all is well.
These are not DIY jobs IMHO, they can be time consuming and i guess there are many customers who do not understand the cost of labour for investigating and solving this kind of problem, the driver only knows the warning lights come on and the steering tightens up, let's face it my car is over 20 years old with 250,000 miles on the clock, bought it new in 1997 for £51K, it still looks good and runs superbly, it stands out as most modern cars all look the same, i also like the mercedes star on the bonnet, it reminds me of Germanic engineering, best diesel cars in the world.
What do you think. Herbie.
Herbie.
Anyway i am sure like many of you we are soldiering on with our antique cars.
Back to my "Inde" he had to change two foot brake switches, first one from Europarts, and the second one from the OEM , which is still working. the switch turned out to be just part of my problem, the other was the front N/S speed sensor which did not show itself on the garage test, where a maximum speed of only 25 mph can be achieved, all you can do is clear the fault codes on the "Star" software and then examine the reluctance ring on the hub, then replace the sensor, you then live with this at some high speed corners on the M/way to see if all is now ok, and on my car to date, all is well.
These are not DIY jobs IMHO, they can be time consuming and i guess there are many customers who do not understand the cost of labour for investigating and solving this kind of problem, the driver only knows the warning lights come on and the steering tightens up, let's face it my car is over 20 years old with 250,000 miles on the clock, bought it new in 1997 for £51K, it still looks good and runs superbly, it stands out as most modern cars all look the same, i also like the mercedes star on the bonnet, it reminds me of Germanic engineering, best diesel cars in the world.
What do you think. Herbie.
Herbie.
