ABS pump and motor assembly relay

Started by dominicsilvestri, May 05, 2013, 06:49:51 AM

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dominicsilvestri

I had my ABS unit rebuilt by Cardone ($1,100) and the car stopped fine for about two days.  Then the ABS light came back on.  Now my former Pontiac dealer mechanic says a relay in the unit is defective and that the part is no longer available.  Does anyone have any suggestions?
1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1973 American Motors Javelin AMX
1998 Dodge Dakota Sport Extended Cab
2008 Chrysler 300C

Prospeeder

Well, its just a relay, it shouldnt be hard to adapt some other type of relay in place of it. Theres usually just a trigger and ground, and a main hot, and the Load which is the pump. just be sure the relay you use has a decent amperage rating, like 20-30 amps. Relay is just a safe reliable way to control something, the abs pump in this case. So the trigger is usually from the low pressure switch, and is hot, it goes through a electromagnet inside the relay, and through to ground, that causes a switch to flip inside the relay, making the main hot go to the pump. Very simple, your mechanic shouldnt have much trouble making something work.
1990 TGP Chipped RU-1390 K&N
2001 Audi S4 Stage 2
1999 VW Beetle
1997 BMW 740iL

dominicsilvestri

1990 Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix
1973 American Motors Javelin AMX
1998 Dodge Dakota Sport Extended Cab
2008 Chrysler 300C