Winterhawk
NAXJA Forum User
Had to do a panic stop to avoid a deer on my 96 XJ. I missed the deer, but it was obvious I had no ABS. Logic says that the ABS was disconnected, there is something wrong in the ABS system, or the ABS light burned out.
First things first, the ABS relays and fuses and all sensor wires are still in place and it still has the Dana 35 rear diff. No fuses blown.
Decided to check the ABS warning bulb and sure enough it was burned out. Put new bulb in and as you expect when starting the engine the light came on and stayed on. However so did the check engine light! Did a scan and there are no codes so not sure why the check engine light came on when I put a new ABS bulb in. Is this common?
I called around locally and no one said they could get the ABS codes for me, so I guess I'll just methodically try and check all the parts. Hopefully it's just dirt etc on the sensors.
Best place to start?
First things first, the ABS relays and fuses and all sensor wires are still in place and it still has the Dana 35 rear diff. No fuses blown.
Decided to check the ABS warning bulb and sure enough it was burned out. Put new bulb in and as you expect when starting the engine the light came on and stayed on. However so did the check engine light! Did a scan and there are no codes so not sure why the check engine light came on when I put a new ABS bulb in. Is this common?
I called around locally and no one said they could get the ABS codes for me, so I guess I'll just methodically try and check all the parts. Hopefully it's just dirt etc on the sensors.
Best place to start?