Red brake warning light flashing and constant abs light

[lee.p.wood]

Hi I'm new here and new to audi I have a 2000 audi a4 1.6 petrol iv had it about a week and started the car this morning and the car came up with a 3 beeps and a flashing red brake warning with a ! In the middle and a yellow abs light iv done some digging around on the internet and it seems as if it could be abs module am I right or could it be somthing simple ? Any help would be very grateful

Cheers lee

[Doctle Odd]

You need a diagnostic scan mate

[zollaf]

welcome to the forum. could be one of many many things. first, you need a diagnostic scan. this will tell you why the abs light is on. look up the moderator, a6chris. he has a map with people on it who own vcds . there may be a local member who can help you out with a scan.

[lee.p.wood]

I give a6chris a msg do you know how much it costs to get it scanned ?

[zollaf]

a garage will charge 30 - 70 quid. another member will do it for beer moneyish.

[lee.p.wood]

Sounds good to me

[zollaf]

you need 10 posts before you can pm someone.

[lee.p.wood]

Damn it best get known in here then haha

[zollaf]

aye, make some friends, get chatting, you are nearly 1/2 way :)

[zollaf]

could also be low brake fluid , have you checked that. not the abs light, just the ! one.

[lee.p.wood]

Yeah ill post some photos of the little lady and things

[lee.p.wood]

Checked pads sensors and fluid

[Doctle Odd]

It's probably nothing much to worry about a 20.00 sensor is often the problem

[lee.p.wood]

Yeah iv checked the level and bled the brakes and rechecked the levels

[lee.p.wood]

Hopefully it's not a abs module or somthing like that

[Doctle Odd]

OR you could stick some black insulating tape over the light, SORTED.

[zollaf]

naughty naughty

[Doctle Odd]

I saw a "professional" mechanic do this to a Touran

[lee.p.wood]

Haha the tape would annoy me I'm a bit ocd even my heater vents have to be all nice and straight haha the missus gets anoyed a lot buy how bad I am haha

[Doctle Odd]

If youre going to keep the car you need your own scan tool. This would work well reading codes http://www.gendan.co.uk/product_VAGUSB.html or this VAG Scanner Engine ABS Airbag Diagnostic Scan Tool VW Seat Skoda Audi COM Reset | eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAG-Scanner-Engine-ABS-Airbag-Diagnostic-Scan-Tool-VW-Seat-Skoda-Audi-COM-Reset-/281205178560?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item41792280c0) I had the full VCDS never really had to use it for anything complex, it's in Romania now probably keeping a goat tied up

[zollaf]

very unliely to be the abs module. the early ones tend to be bullet proof. more likely just a sensor gone west.
i have just sorted a passat out. turns out the ring on the osf cv joint had been damaged by a previous ' professional' mechanic.

[lee.p.wood]

Haha thanks ill take a look now

[lee.p.wood]

Oh really hopefully is somthing small then

[lee.p.wood]

So at work today I had a bit free time took the front wheels off to check for any obvious signs and after following the wires I found this
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/28/1cf163ee57dbd51a48173fb97f8dd81c.jpg
The wires have been chopped so I'm hoping this fixes the problem does anyone know if you can buy the wire that goes to the abs senser and brake pad wear indercator ?

[Doctle Odd]

Solder them together and cover with shrink

[lee.p.wood]

I would but someone has cut the plug off that goes to the brake pad wear Indercator

[lee.p.wood]

Right so managed to fix all the cut wires I have a amber brake pad warning not sure about the abs light yet as I haven't drove the car I have cleaned off the abs senser as best as I could. See if it was dirty and not picking up as well as it should with it being intermittent iv just ordered a cable so I can get vcds and do a check see what it brings up

[lee.p.wood]

Well that didn't solve the problem this is what I'm getting on the dashboard

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/31/ab074b754293959c2fe8a297d9d48d1a.jpg

[Doctle Odd]

You need to clear the fault codes to turn off the ABS light, provided there's nothing wrong with the ABS it's very simple. Amber lights means you'd better think about changing your front pad soon. 2 different problems

[lee.p.wood]

Yeah I guessed that but when I scan it with my snapon code reader it doesn't have any faults

[Doctle Odd]

Rotate the wheels, a little driving may put out the ABS light.

[lee.p.wood]

Tryed that only other thing as said further up in the thread is getting it scanned by vcds see if it brings anything up there because my snapon code reader doesn't always bring things up on certain cars

[Doctle Odd]

Tryed that only other thing as said further up in the thread is getting it scanned by vcds see if it brings anything up there because my snapon code reader doesn't always bring things up on certain cars

Ross-Tech: VCDS: DTC Comparison (http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/dtc-comparison.html)