AbS sensors cheap?

[Lucifer]

Hi after checking the forum and doing some tests it seem the rear right side ABS sensor on ma Mk2 Xantia is duff.

Is there any recomendations on the best place to buy as most I've seen are about the £50 mark



Thanks
in advance

[Xaccers]

It could be the wiring to the sensor which is duff rather than the sensor itself, in which case you may be able to repair it.
You could also try a scrappy if they have any Xantias, as it would be good practice to take one off a scrapped car as well.

[citronut]

if xantia rears are like BXs they dont often come out in one piece as they are inserted into cast iron, so the rust bites into the plastic sensor body
regards malcolm

[ok2ucx]

Hi after checking the forum and doing some tests it seem the rear right side ABS sensor on ma Mk2 Xantia is duff.

Is there any recomendations on the best place to buy as most I've seen are about the £50 mark



Thanks
in advance

Dears,

this may be only of a partial help, but here on a Czech Citroen-enthusiast forum an article on how to build own sensor has been published. At least there are several pictures visible providing idea on how to make new ABS sensor using coil from relay for little cost:

http://www.xantiaclub.cz/view.php?nazev ... 2007020002

Pavel

[AndersDK]

There are general purpose sensors around, laid out for hole or flat mounting.

Thing is, there is absolutely nothing fancy in an ABS sensor. Its just a piece of soft iron with a couple of hundreds thin gauge wire wounded on.
Then moulded into an Epoxy housing. Its not even reliebale, despite being an important part in the ABS system, because its made up of very thin gauge mechanical wires, prone to snap on vibrations, pressure changes and temperature changes. All conditions very likely to occur on the exterior of any car
Rocket science - ehhh

The ABS ECU checks if the sensor is shorted out, or if it disrupted. It does in no way at all, check, if the sensor is 1018.52 ohms or 1024.89 ohms.
To specify the sensor as a component with some sensible technical data, the sensor is therefore specified as having a nominal ohmic resistance of some 1050 ohms. This is the ohmic value the maker aims at when producing the sensor.

Meaning the ABS ECU may as well accept any sensor value between some 500 to some 2500 ohms as a good sensor. May even be a wider acceptance value.
Go ahead guys, wind up your own ABS sensors 8)
It ceratinly cant be any worse than the gold plate price tagged genuine parts.

[jgra1]

thanks ok2...

I have a Czech friend who I am sure would translate this if anyone is interested...

John

[CitroJim]

I have a Czech friend who I am sure would translate this if anyone is interested...

I'd be incredibly interested John

[jgra1]

hmmm