Losing faith?
#22
Assuming my ABS unit can be fixed (apparently that's not certain, fingers crossed): 2277€ / £2026 / $2597
Otherwise with a new ABS unit: 4262€ / £3794 / $4862
I was never going to buy the new ABS unit from Finland, due to the ridiculous price, but included the total for the fear factor.
Otherwise with a new ABS unit: 4262€ / £3794 / $4862
I was never going to buy the new ABS unit from Finland, due to the ridiculous price, but included the total for the fear factor.
#23
#25
Am guessing he's restocking his whiskey collection with a couple of cases of this:
https://wineandcheeseplace.com/index...oduct_id=16823
Last time I had my ABS unit removed for refurb it cost me £300 and that was with a lifetime warranty (as long as I owned the car) but OP seems to be paying 6 x as much and that's just for the removal and refit.
#26
#27
All work is done at an independent Jaguar garage, which has cheaper hourly rate than the dealership. It's still probably twice as expensive as some general multi-brand places, but I'm not comfortable with taking a car like this to one.
£300 for the removal alone or including refurb? On an X150?
#28
Thanks for the clarification, as you advised that the alternator was now done I had thought that was out of the 'to spend' calculation.
No on an X100, so removal, opening up, resoldering, testing, refitting and flushing the braking system before refilling and test driving, he also checked/cleaned all of my abs sensors!
No on an X100, so removal, opening up, resoldering, testing, refitting and flushing the braking system before refilling and test driving, he also checked/cleaned all of my abs sensors!
#29
Thanks for the clarification, as you advised that the alternator was now done I had thought that was out of the 'to spend' calculation.
No on an X100, so removal, opening up, resoldering, testing, refitting and flushing the braking system before refilling and test driving, he also checked/cleaned all of my abs sensors!
No on an X100, so removal, opening up, resoldering, testing, refitting and flushing the braking system before refilling and test driving, he also checked/cleaned all of my abs sensors!
Still, £300 for all that is an excellent price, as the repair service alone for me will be £200+.
On the X150 the ABS unit is behind the front left wheel, which I'd assume would to some extent explain the difference in removal/reinstallation cost.
Now that the car is brakeless and brake fluid -less, this is a great opportunity to have the calipers refinished...in grey or silver, I suppose.
Last edited by Aonsaithya; 10-30-2018 at 05:12 AM.
#30
Well, that took longer than expected. Courier took twice the time it was supposed to, as did the ABS unit rebuild itself, and keeping with the theme, so did the return courier. Car's working and ABS fault seems to be gone for good, HOWEVER...
The brake pedal feels really soft now; nothing happens for most of the travel. I don't think it was like this before, so I'm wondering if there's air left in the system, even though it was "painstakingly" bled.
More weirdly, there is now a weird faint "wrrrnnn-click-click" sound (recording) every time cruise control uses the brakes, be it either independently or when I decrease the set speed. The sound comes from front left, which is where the ABS unit is. I've never heard this before...but if the soft pedal indicates air in the system, I wonder if that could be the cause as well. I could understand an ABS unit making faint noises as the valves work and so on, but I reckon I would've heard it before in the 13 months of ownership prior to the ABS story arc.
By the way, the garage updated the software on the module, and now ACC brakes much more smoothly than before! A truly welcome change, that.
EDIT:
Brakes were bled again, pedal feels normal now. There's still a faint sound when ACC applies the brakes between something like 25-35mph...the rebuild has a lifetime warranty, so maybe I'll just let it be for now.
Total cost: about $2500. The ABS unit rebuild saved a lot of money, I'll keep the place in mind.
The brake pedal feels really soft now; nothing happens for most of the travel. I don't think it was like this before, so I'm wondering if there's air left in the system, even though it was "painstakingly" bled.
More weirdly, there is now a weird faint "wrrrnnn-click-click" sound (recording) every time cruise control uses the brakes, be it either independently or when I decrease the set speed. The sound comes from front left, which is where the ABS unit is. I've never heard this before...but if the soft pedal indicates air in the system, I wonder if that could be the cause as well. I could understand an ABS unit making faint noises as the valves work and so on, but I reckon I would've heard it before in the 13 months of ownership prior to the ABS story arc.
By the way, the garage updated the software on the module, and now ACC brakes much more smoothly than before! A truly welcome change, that.
EDIT:
Brakes were bled again, pedal feels normal now. There's still a faint sound when ACC applies the brakes between something like 25-35mph...the rebuild has a lifetime warranty, so maybe I'll just let it be for now.
Total cost: about $2500. The ABS unit rebuild saved a lot of money, I'll keep the place in mind.
Last edited by Aonsaithya; 11-15-2018 at 09:11 AM.
#31
#32
So pleased for you Aon, esp at a much lower price than expected.
Was the place the same one linked in this thread? Is so will keep it for reference, plus now I know the location of the ABS unit on a 5.0 my mobile mechanic can remove/refit for around £100 if I ever need to...natch I'm hoping I never do!
Was the place the same one linked in this thread? Is so will keep it for reference, plus now I know the location of the ABS unit on a 5.0 my mobile mechanic can remove/refit for around £100 if I ever need to...natch I'm hoping I never do!
#33
So pleased for you Aon, esp at a much lower price than expected.
Was the place the same one linked in this thread? Is so will keep it for reference, plus now I know the location of the ABS unit on a 5.0 my mobile mechanic can remove/refit for around £100 if I ever need to...natch I'm hoping I never do!
Was the place the same one linked in this thread? Is so will keep it for reference, plus now I know the location of the ABS unit on a 5.0 my mobile mechanic can remove/refit for around £100 if I ever need to...natch I'm hoping I never do!
Indeed; ECU Testing Ltd. Very curious how their site has exactly (and only) the part number found on my ABS unit, while I couldn't find any 2nd hand units with the same number.
#34
Indeed; ECU Testing Ltd. Very curious how their site has exactly (and only) the part number found on my ABS unit, while I couldn't find any 2nd hand units with the same number.
Hopefully all of your noises will disappear soon enough.
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