I have used search....but want to be on the safer side. TCS & ALB lights are on

[RStom - Hungary]

I have used the search but want to have some experts opinion. So the sympthone is the following.

I was accelerating, while there was a small bump and the wheels spin for a short time (I always drive with disabled TCS). At the moment the brake light on the dashboard (the red light in the middle with the brake and "!" sign) turned on, and after about 30 seconds the TCS and ALB yellow light were on.

I stopped the engine and restart it, but the red light was still on and after 30 sec the ALB & TCS yellow light came up again.

I drove home and after 2 days I went out with the car and no red or yellow light, but after a launch with the car with minor wheelspin the red light came up again and 30 sec later the TCS & ALB yellow ones too :-(

About a month ago after a long trackday with high outside temperature the speedometer started to act crazy, so I just ordered a speedsensor which I have not installed in yet.

What could be the problem described above?

Thanks a lot in advance!

 

[99 rs]

Re: I have used search....but want to be on the safer side. TCS & ALB lights are on

LHD or RHD and what year model?

TCS and ABS could be a wheel speed sensor. Check which code the light is throwing by jumping the blue connector in the passenger's foot compartment.

Brake light could be low brake fluid. When you launch your car or it jumps over bumps the low fluid could trigger the sensor.

 

[RStom - Hungary]

Re: I have used search....but want to be on the safer side. TCS & ALB lights are on

She is a '92 LHD model.

The brake fluid level is OK...I have already checked.

 

[pgilliam1]

Re: I have used search....but want to be on the safer side. TCS & ALB lights are on

Probably a WSS. Pull the error code to find out which one.

 

[Larry Bastanza]

Re: I have used search....but want to be on the safer side. TCS & ALB lights are on

1. Check Brake fluid level (Red Brake Light)
2. Check e-Brake release lever (Red Brake Light)
3. Get code by installing the jumper in the blue connector (ABS/TCS Lights)

Also let us know wheel/tire sizes.

Regards,
LarryB

 

[RStom - Hungary]

Re: I have used search....but want to be on the safer side. TCS & ALB lights are on

So, I have decided to solve this issue, and as I have the plastic part in the dash under the windshiled broken and the bad roads made the dash give some ugly noises I tooke a closer look:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73326043@N05/7044671045/" title="20120403786 by tamas76.horvath, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/7044671045_e13e668a0c_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="20120403786"></a>

After the start of the engine the red brake light is on (doesn't matter if the handbrake is on or off), just as you can see in the picture (the SRS is on since I have Sparco steeringwheel on):
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73326043@N05/6898574216/" title="20120403781 by tamas76.horvath, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7235/6898574216_878086d4d5.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="20120403781"></a>

If I drive about 2-300m the yellow TCS and ALB lamps turns on and of youre I do not have TCS or ABS. I do not care about the TCS since I drive always with turned off TCS, but I miss the ABS for the trackdays....


I have connected the Service Check Connector with a jump wire (the blue one in this picture:
(Btw what is the white connector with black and yellow cable going into it?)
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73326043@N05/6898574818/" title="20120403784 by tamas76.horvath, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7223/6898574818_1f9dee24e6.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="20120403784"></a>

The TCS code was 2 which is the parking brake signal. The strange thing is that the ABS(ALB) lamp was flashing also for about 2-3 second but than it stopped and never came back again. So I hav echecked the parking brake switch which is this:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/73326043@N05/6898574354/" title="20120403782 by tamas76.horvath, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7118/6898574354_c902ccd039.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="20120403782"></a>

But what can be wrong on this one?...this is where I stand now....please help what would you do as a next step??

The tire sizes are: 215/40 R17 in the front and 265/35 R18 at the back.....