Thanks to Jaguarforums for the diy section. I had been getting an intermittent ABS/Trac Not Available warning for many months. But, it came on full time about 2 weeks ago.

Having followed the threads of those who came before me and then diving into the diy section was all the encouragement I needed. First, the wheel sensors were cleaned. Since there was very little crud on them I did not expect this to remedy the problem, and it didn't.

So, the next step was to remove the ABS module in the engine bay. The only issue I had was that, apparently, E5 star sockets have been outlawed in Tennessee, so I had to wait for Amazon to send me a set of star sockets.

Two days later, thanks to Amazon Prime, I have the star socket and the ABS module removed. I recall another poster commenting on how difficult it was to see the break in the solder at the two posts. How true that is. Even taking a picture with my iPhone and zooming in, the break was difficult to see, but there it was.

So, I re-soldered the two posts, applied RTV to the edges of the box, and clamped it shut for about 8 hours before re-attaching the module.

In re-attaching the module, the biggest problem I had was getting the windshield fluid filler neck re-attached. Fortunately, I found an access panel at the front of the wheel bay that allowed me to get a good hold on the filler tube to force it back through the hole in the chassis. This seemed to be the only way I was going to get the tube extended far enough to get the neck twisted back on.

In all, it was a simple project. So, thanks to Jaguarforums for the resources to make this an easy fix.

-lux

 

I will be doing this tomorrow. If it works, my car will finally have NO problems, leaving me time to save money for a very good paint job.....Thanks again. I have been chasing my tail on this, and it changes according to the temperature, which sounds like a solder break, and very difficult to nail down. I will report on the hopeful success.....Thank you.....Mike

 

IT'S....ALIVE!!!!.....I soldered where the pins come through for the large plug also. I don't want to do this job again for awhile.

I also pressure bled about half a gallon of fresh brake fluid through her. Why do that job twice. The brake reservoir had the same threads as the 928, so I was especially grateful.......

Thanks to everybody, especially hypoluxo, and all of you who put up the instructions. The only problems I had were getting the 2 bottom screws out, because they rusted to the point of having no points. So I ended up taking the whole unit out, and pounding the next smaller size socket on them, so I would have something to use if I ever needed to do this again. I put them on the top, and put grease on all 4 of them, to limit the corrosion.....Thanks again.....Be cool.....Mike