Hi All

I just spent the day degreasing and cleaning the engine bay of my civic. I left it in the sun to dry out and all was well. I went for a 10 min drive and the ABS light came on and stayed on the whole trip.

The only problem I saw when I was cleaning was that the wiring (I think its a grounding wire) from the red battery terminal to a smallish fuse box has melted off due to battery acid. I'm going to grab a new battery terminal thingo tomorrow to fix that issue. At the moment, it's just resting on the terminal, so probably not actualy hitting it all the time.

Do you folks think thats what it is? I though ABS was to do with braking?

 

get on an empty road go 30mph and attempt to lock the breaks if you slide take it to a mechanic if your tires do not lock you are good

 

So:

Sliding = Bad (ABS Fail)
Stoping Quickly = Good (ABS OK)

That the idea?

 

exactly. if the wheels lock then the Anitlock braking system (abs) isn't working

 

You are lucky to have ABS. I have no ABS, so for me it's all about applying my skills in Live For Speed in real life.

 

Please use common sense when seeing if your ABS is working... We don't want HCF responsible for you flipping your car and killing yourself because we told you to go slam on your brakes.

 

AHHHH dirty engine bay!