Hey guys after installing my piggyback...whenever I drive over 160kms/hr, the abs light comes on...

does anyone have this experience??

how can i get rid of this?

it seems to not alter the performance of the car in anyway,.,, but that light just makes me nervous..

rock from rrm do you know??

 

I'd call them today, but the first thing i'd think is maybe you have a wire crossed. Also if you have a laptop hook it up to the car and reset the ecu. Just need the software they gave you and a serial cable.

 

if I have a wire crossed wouldnt that affect the way the car runs?

I have absolute no problems with the car running/idling/ performance...

also if I hook up the laptop with the program how would that solve this problem?

 

If the ABS light is turning on, there should be an ABS code associated with it. First thing to check, too, is the brake fluid level.

 

you can check to be sure the piggy is operating properly.

I'm with otter on this one though, your problem probably lies in the brake system. start with a fluid check and a trip to autozone to hook up your obdII system to see if there is a code. Sounds to me like a sensor is malfunctioning. Don't take my word for it, but unless the brake light comes on this should not affect the brakes at all. Unless of course you need ABS

 

You have to go to Mitsu to pull an ABS code. Service manual says you need a MUT-III scantool, which is proprietary to Mitsu. It's that white port under the dash next to the OBDII port.

 

it's probably something totally different then your piggy...

 

to answer your ? i was saying hook up the laptop and reset the ECU. the software that came with the piggy gives you the ability to do that without unplugging the battery and that whole process.

 

Won't work on an ABS light. ABS isn't part of the OBDII system.

 

ok thanks for the input guys... first off i had recently gotten my 26000km checkup from mitsu which was a ripp off btw... but they did all the brake inspections ect and fluid levels ect..

in terms of the technical information offered in this thread i feel a bit confused/lost..

rock from rrm pmed me lettting me know its not really the pb affecting it..
but to check the code for the abs light..

maybe one day im gona disconect the pb and drive over 160km/hr to see if the light comes on...

im abit hessitent....to taking the car wtih the pb to mitsu to get the code inspected...

wat to do wat to do

 

just want to know where u doing over 160km/hr?

 

They've never found my piggyback, though it's just sitting in the glovebox.

Even if they saw it, I'm not sure they'd know what it was. It's not like an S-AFC, no display or flashing lights. They'd probably think it was an alarm module of some kind.

 

Just tell them the black box is for your iPod.

I wouldn't put off checking this out, though. Brakes aren't something you want to put off. I still bet it's your fluid level, though.

 

if its the fluids than these idiots didnt even check?? i m gona get very upset if this is the case...

 

The software that came with the piggy back has no interaction with the cars ECU at all. The reset function in the R4 software is for the piggyback unit itself.

I was not aware that the ABS computer was independant of the ECU, good information Otter.

I wouldn't be too concerned with bringing it to Mitsu with an ABS light on, at least in the light of this new information I wouldn't. The piggyback can't be affecting the ABS light, have you checked the fluid as suggested?