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Old Sep 20, 2021 | 05:36 PM
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I have the four amigos, all the brake lights that could possibly go on. I was advised that swapping in a different, presumably working WABCO unit would be a good way to eliminate that as the problem. I tried this, but no luck. Does anyone know if I should disconnect the battery or otherwise reset the electrical?
The light are on the vast majority of time, but not always, which makes me think it is something electrical, a wire occasionally is not lose or something.

The next step I think is a scanner to see where the fault is, but this was the path of least resistence.

Any thoughts are appreciated.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2021 | 07:50 PM
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I don't think the lights will go away on their own, even if you change components. You need to use a code reader to do that.
How do you know that the replacement part you installed was good?
 
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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 09:11 AM
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mollusk: I am following this thread as I have the three amigo problem also. Do you have a recommendation for an ABS code reader?
 
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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 09:34 AM
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I have a HawkEye, an iCarsoft LRII, and a Foxwell NT650 Elite. I would not recommend this particular model of Foxwell, but I understand that some of them actually do work well. The iCarsoft is a decent entry-level reader for the Rover, but it does not allow you to program any settings. It does allow you to reset codes though.
I think the HawkEye is second only to the Nanocom in terms of capabilities for Rovers (unless you have a professional unit like a Testbook or Snap-On), and so is priced accordingly.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2021 | 10:53 AM
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Yep the SLABS unit will store faults. Also unless the replacement Wabco ABS Modulator is new I'd certainly inspect the shuttle valve Switches and honestly do Option B while you have it out. Then once that is done you would know that part of the system is good, read the fault codes, clear them then go for a drive if the 3/4 Amigos come back you probably have a connector issue or ABS sensors/Hub issue.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 08:42 AM
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Thanks, I did the Option B still getting Amigos, the four lights is what makes me think it is something else, the brakes are all new.
Ill find a computer to clear it and see what happens, i do not know that the replacement is good, but should be. Its easier enough to plug it in.
Sounds like I just need a computer.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 09:15 AM
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No, it sounds like you need to check and clear any codes before firing the parts cannon at the problem.
 
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Old Sep 22, 2021 | 12:46 PM
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Yep you could toss all brand new parts on it, but without reading/clearing the faults the lights will never clear. The old battery disconnect trick really doesn't work on a D2 especially ABS/TC/HDC wise.
 
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