ABS light is on, tried pulling the abs code, NEED HELP PLEASE! Options

[barterj]

i fallowed a how to i found telling me to bridge the Tc and E1 ports and do the same thing as reading and engine code except its off the abs light. This is what happens.
When i turn the key the abs is illuminated, it goes out for second and then comes back on and stays on, its doesn't repeat. So i read something that says if the abs light stays on it could be a faulty abs computer. I went to the scrap yard and found 2 more and tried them both and the same thing happened. I can't imagine that both abs computers i tried were both faulty as well as mine. the chances of that i assume would be one in a million. any help would be appreciated.

This post has been edited by barterj: Jul 15, 2010 - 6:14 PM

[barterj]

Today I got an ABS sensor from a 97 Camry for $10, car quest insisted it wouldn't work, but i took mine out and went to the junkyard to compare them, the sensor itself is the same size and shape, however the way it mounts is slightly different. The Celica abs sensor wire leads up from the sensor, the one from the Camry leads down (up if its in the Camry), no big deal I just looped it upward and put it between the spindle and the brake dust shield so it won't rub in anything. I had to change the hardware as well. I swapped the metal bits that hold the wire and connector to the car. I got it all back together and then the computer gave me more codes.......ugh, FML moment. Got codes 31, 32, 35 and 36. Being irritated I put the car back together anyway so I could use it to get to work. After putting the car back together and starting it the abs light went out and stayed out, so I decided to see if by chance the abs would work. I back up down my dirt driveway, went forward at about 10mph and jammed on the breaks and the ABS kicked on and this thought went through my head..."$10 Camry ABS sensor FTW!". So all in all the abs works due to a sensor that I was told WOULD NOT work in my car
Thanks again to Spider for the fast and clarified help.

This post has been edited by barterj: Jul 20, 2010 - 5:10 PM

[phrax]

"$10 Camry ABS sensor FTW!".

I'm going to give this a try on Saturday. I originally thought it was only the RF that was missing on my GT-S, but it appears that the LF is also toast. Thankfully a '97 Camry just came into the local wrecker. Hopefully the knuckles are still intact with the sensors. Just need to make sure I don't trash them during removal.

-nils

[phrax]

"$10 Camry ABS sensor FTW!".

I'm going to give this a try on Saturday. I originally thought it was only the RF that was missing on my GT-S, but it appears that the LF is also toast. Thankfully a '97 Camry just came into the local wrecker. Hopefully the knuckles are still intact with the sensors. Just need to make sure I don't trash them during removal.

-nils

Camry came with no ABS. Damnit. None of the newer (late 90s) Toyotas on the lot had ABS. Doh.