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Title: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Vamps on 29 March 2010, 22:29:20
Had new brake pads fitted. Brakes feel like the abs is kicking in when coming to a final halt, you can feel it through the pedal. Been suggested that it may be a fault with the abs sensor/s  ? are these expensive? I am not really willing to spend much more on this car, been saying that for 2 years ::) ::)
It has been suggested that if I remove the abs fuse this will rectify the fault, albeit loosing the abs :-/

Any suggestions please..... :)
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 March 2010, 22:35:11
What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Vamps on 29 March 2010, 22:37:22
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What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off

No idea :-[
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 March 2010, 22:41:34
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What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off

No idea :-[

 Its the usual cause on most makes, the rings get rusty and either crack or rot to the stage where they dont register
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Vamps on 29 March 2010, 22:46:32
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What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off

No idea :-[

 Its the usual cause on most makes, the rings get rusty and either crack or rot to the stage where they dont register

Is this an easy repair then Mark? The car has been stood for several months now, which may then explain the problem.  I have had it out and about a little but was originally took off the road because of the brake pads, not the abs problem.. :)
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 March 2010, 22:48:54
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What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off

No idea :-[

 Its the usual cause on most makes, the rings get rusty and either crack or rot to the stage where they dont register

Is this an easy repair then Mark? The car has been stood for several months now, which may then explain the problem.  I have had it out and about a little but was originally took off the road because of the brake pads, not the abs problem.. :)

maks no odds if they are standing or not.

You need to inspect them and look for damage, cracks and missing teeth

Its a mitsubishi so nothing will be a cheap and easy fix in this department sadly
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Vamps on 29 March 2010, 23:00:25
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What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off

No idea :-[

 Its the usual cause on most makes, the rings get rusty and either crack or rot to the stage where they dont register

Is this an easy repair then Mark? The car has been stood for several months now, which may then explain the problem.  I have had it out and about a little but was originally took off the road because of the brake pads, not the abs problem.. :)

maks no odds if they are standing or not.

You need to inspect them and look for damage, cracks and missing teeth

Its a mitsubishi so nothing will be a cheap and easy fix in this department sadly

Thanks Mark, :y will try and have a look when I get a few days off. Being a Mitsubishi it may not be quite so cheap but as it rarely goes wrong..........  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Lazydocker on 29 March 2010, 23:04:20
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What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off

No idea :-[

 Its the usual cause on most makes, the rings get rusty and either crack or rot to the stage where they dont register

Is this an easy repair then Mark? The car has been stood for several months now, which may then explain the problem.  I have had it out and about a little but was originally took off the road because of the brake pads, not the abs problem.. :)

maks no odds if they are standing or not.

You need to inspect them and look for damage, cracks and missing teeth

Its a mitsubishi so nothing will be a cheap and easy fix in this department sadly

Thanks Mark, :y will try and have a look when I get a few days off. Being a Mitsubishi it may not be quite so cheap but as it rarely goes wrong..........  ;D ;D ;D
............. Whe it does it costs a fortune to put right  :-X ::) ;D
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Vamps on 29 March 2010, 23:32:51
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What state are the reluctance rings in on the hubs/cv joints whih the abs sensors pickup off

No idea :-[

 Its the usual cause on most makes, the rings get rusty and either crack or rot to the stage where they dont register

Is this an easy repair then Mark? The car has been stood for several months now, which may then explain the problem.  I have had it out and about a little but was originally took off the road because of the brake pads, not the abs problem.. :)

maks no odds if they are standing or not.

You need to inspect them and look for damage, cracks and missing teeth

Its a mitsubishi so nothing will be a cheap and easy fix in this department sadly

Thanks Mark, :y will try and have a look when I get a few days off. Being a Mitsubishi it may not be quite so cheap but as it rarely goes wrong..........  ;D ;D ;D
............. Whe it does it costs a fortune to put right  :-X ::) ;D

I will consider my response........ :P :P :P
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: feeutfo on 30 March 2010, 09:57:11
really like the look of these cars...only owner i know said its a bit juicy, but didnt establish what engine, and as with most jap cars the interior was a bit disapointing. Estate looks fairly enormous.
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: henryd on 30 March 2010, 16:02:34
I used to have a 98 galant v6 manual and it was very good on fuel(compared to my mig) but sadly was too light for towing our caravan,it was a lovely car though,I still miss it :'(
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: RobseyMV6 on 30 March 2010, 21:43:18
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really like the look of these cars...only owner i know said its a bit juicy, but didnt establish what engine, and as with most jap cars the interior was a bit disapointing. Estate looks fairly enormous.

Was that me? Had the legnum, very small fuel tank, filling up near every day  ::) good 4x4!! did about 18mpg  ;D
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Vamps on 30 March 2010, 22:39:59
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I used to have a 98 galant v6 manual and it was very good on fuel(compared to my mig) but sadly was too light for towing our caravan,it was a lovely car though,I still miss it :'(

Ours is V6 Auto, when I used it for work I used to average 27mpg, lots of running around the town.... :) And it is certainly a quick car... :y
My Citroen C4 Grande Picasso averages 46 MPG in diesel semi auto..... :) :) :)
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Andy B on 30 March 2010, 22:55:35
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Ours is V6 Auto,  .......

If you think of Clarkson saying a Capri is a Cortina in a party frock, isn't the Gallant the Cortina compared to an FTO being the Capri?
My brother used to have a Mivec FTO semi-auto ...... it could shift. For FWD car is wan't bad for torque steer & cornered billiantly  :y
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: PhilRich on 30 March 2010, 22:57:20
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I used to have a 98 galant v6 manual and it was very good on fuel(compared to my mig) but sadly was too light for towing our caravan,it was a lovely car though,I still miss it :'(

Ours is V6 Auto, when I used it for work I used to average 27mpg, lots of running around the town.... :) And it is certainly a quick car... :y
My Citroen C4 Grande Picasso averages 46 MPG in diesel semi auto..... :) :) :)




Sigh!, the rest of us can only dream of figures like that, Vamps!  ::) ;D ;)
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: feeutfo on 30 March 2010, 23:29:32
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really like the look of these cars...only owner i know said its a bit juicy, but didnt establish what engine, and as with most jap cars the interior was a bit disapointing. Estate looks fairly enormous.

Was that me? Had the legnum, very small fuel tank, filling up near every day  ::) good 4x4!! did about 18mpg  ;D
aaaah no not that pikey wagon ;D ;D ;D

something like this i think....?

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://bernardhill.net/photos/2008/11_05_Vr4/images/img00026.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bernardhill.net/vr4.html&usg=__t2_bDzdkkpnFOLgNlBFWnzc7B0o=&h=768&w=1024&sz=190&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=QnyuzPYBSaNSEM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmitsubishi%2Bgalant%2Bvr4%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26tbs%3Disch:1
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Kevin Wood on 31 March 2010, 09:46:40
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really like the look of these cars...only owner i know said its a bit juicy, but didnt establish what engine, and as with most jap cars the interior was a bit disapointing. Estate looks fairly enormous.

Was that me? Had the legnum, very small fuel tank, filling up near every day  ::) good 4x4!! did about 18mpg  ;D
aaaah no not that pikey wagon ;D ;D ;D

something like this i think....?

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://bernardhill.net/photos/2008/11_05_Vr4/images/img00026.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bernardhill.net/vr4.html&usg=__t2_bDzdkkpnFOLgNlBFWnzc7B0o=&h=768&w=1024&sz=190&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=QnyuzPYBSaNSEM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmitsubishi%2Bgalant%2Bvr4%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26tbs%3Disch:1

Ahh! A VR4. :-* Got very tempted by one of them myself a few years back. Made the sensible decision in the end, though.

Kevin
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Kevin Wood on 31 March 2010, 09:48:06
I don't much like the shape of his dyno plot, though. Talk about all or nothing. :o

Kevin
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: feeutfo on 31 March 2010, 23:54:17
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really like the look of these cars...only owner i know said its a bit juicy, but didnt establish what engine, and as with most jap cars the interior was a bit disapointing. Estate looks fairly enormous.

Was that me? Had the legnum, very small fuel tank, filling up near every day  ::) good 4x4!! did about 18mpg  ;D
aaaah no not that pikey wagon ;D ;D ;D

something like this i think....?

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://bernardhill.net/photos/2008/11_05_Vr4/images/img00026.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bernardhill.net/vr4.html&usg=__t2_bDzdkkpnFOLgNlBFWnzc7B0o=&h=768&w=1024&sz=190&hl=en&start=3&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=QnyuzPYBSaNSEM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmitsubishi%2Bgalant%2Bvr4%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26tbs%3Disch:1

Ahh! A VR4. :-* Got very tempted by one of them myself a few years back. Made the sensible decision in the end, though.

Kevin
in my inocense i'm still interested, talk me out of it Kev.
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 April 2010, 00:09:20
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in my inocense i'm still interested, talk me out of it Kev.

2.5 V6 24v with twin Turbos and 4wd. Only 276 BHP. You'd hate every minute of it. Oh, and it's 200 Kg lighter than an Omega too.

Kevin
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: feeutfo on 01 April 2010, 00:14:00
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in my inocense i'm still interested, talk me out of it Kev.

2.5 V6 24v with twin Turbos and 4wd. Only 276 BHP. You'd hate every minute of it. Oh, and it's 200 Kg lighter than an Omega too.

Kevin
and being Japanese, bullet proof? (abs aside)
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 April 2010, 00:17:46
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in my inocense i'm still interested, talk me out of it Kev.

2.5 V6 24v with twin Turbos and 4wd. Only 276 BHP. You'd hate every minute of it. Oh, and it's 200 Kg lighter than an Omega too.

Kevin
and being Japanese, bullet proof? (abs aside)

Maybe. But with them being rare as rocking horse doo and japanese parts being 'kin expensive even for something as common as Mrs. KW's MX-5 well, do you feel lucky?

Kevin
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: feeutfo on 01 April 2010, 00:34:41
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in my inocense i'm still interested, talk me out of it Kev.

2.5 V6 24v with twin Turbos and 4wd. Only 276 BHP. You'd hate every minute of it. Oh, and it's 200 Kg lighter than an Omega too.

Kevin
and being Japanese, bullet proof? (abs aside)

Maybe. But with them being rare as rocking horse doo and japanese parts being 'kin expensive even for something as common as Mrs. KW's MX-5 well, do you feel lucky?

Kevin
seem to remember mazda wanting something like £300 for a maf on some rare 4 door of a family member...
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Kevin Wood on 01 April 2010, 10:50:08
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seem to remember mazda wanting something like £300 for a maf on some rare 4 door of a family member...

They wanted over £300 for a coil pack. ;D

Fortunately I sourced one considerably cheaper elsewhere. Also fortunately, that is the only part other than consumables that that car has needed in 117k miles.

Kevin
Title: Re: Mitsubishi Galant
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 01 April 2010, 14:18:29
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in my inocense i'm still interested, talk me out of it Kev.

2.5 V6 24v with twin Turbos and 4wd. Only 276 BHP. You'd hate every minute of it. Oh, and it's 200 Kg lighter than an Omega too.

Kevin

Are they 4WS as well.