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peter2704

Member Since: 11 Dec 2012
Location: leeds
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2007 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual Barolo Black

been a while 3 amigos lit ,abs wheel sensor?

ok so 80yr old dad has my 2007 freelander now ,its doing well but he mentioned he changed the front pads and now has 3 amigos on ,any ideas? i wondered if it was a abs sensor.How do we replace these ??

10th Oct 2022 8:26 pm

merlinj79

Member Since: 14 Aug 2019
Location: San Diego
Posts: 315

The wheel speed sensor is used for ABS and other things like traction control.

It should be easy to replace, one end bolts onto the wheel hub assembly, the other is an electrical connector which should (IIRC) be accessible from the wheel well. The wire has rubber grommets which will fit into slots to hold it in place.

Probably easier if you jack it up and remove the wheel but you might be able to do it with the car on the ground.

A scantool might tell you which sensor is bad, or you could install a new sensor on one side and then move it to the other side if that doesn't fix the problem. You might need the scantool to reset the codes anyway, not 100% sure they'll clear on their own after you replace the sensor.

But I'd crawl under there and inspect both sensors, wires, and connectors... might be obvious damage or even a disconnected electrical connector on the chassis end. Or the damage might not be visible.

10th Oct 2022 9:45 pm

merlinj79

Member Since: 14 Aug 2019
Location: San Diego
Posts: 315

Another thought... if for some reason the car was powered on with a caliper removed, the ABS might have failed a POST. In that case there should be a code of some sort for that, and it should be able to be reset with a scantool now that the caliper is installed.

10th Oct 2022 9:53 pm

jules

Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire
Posts: 5560

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 SE Auto Firenze Red

Re: been a while 3 amigos lit ,abs wheel sensor?

peter2704 wrote:
ok so 80yr old dad has my 2007 freelander now ,its doing well but he mentioned he changed the front pads and now has 3 amigos on ,any ideas? i wondered if it was a abs sensor.How do we replace these ??

Are you saying changing the pads caused the warning lights to appear ?
The question then is what did he break as there is no need to mess with cables or sensors when you change the pads ?- its a very straight forward process - page 426 of freebie JLR workshop manual. Jules

11th Oct 2022 9:01 am

peter2704

Member Since: 11 Dec 2012
Location: leeds
Posts: 349

i dont think he damaged anything ,just a coincidence, found a code in my tester U0121 ??? abs module not found,
it clears and seems to come on if i drive over a bump ???

12th Oct 2022 3:34 pm

I Like Chips

Member Since: 25 Jun 2017
Location: Faringdon
Posts: 1615

2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

Check for starters the front ABS sensor cable connectors. Both for connection and corrosion of the pins

12th Oct 2022 7:35 pm

peter2704

Member Since: 11 Dec 2012
Location: leeds
Posts: 349

would this throw this code?

13th Oct 2022 7:41 pm

merlinj79

Member Since: 14 Aug 2019
Location: San Diego
Posts: 315

Yes, if the system cannot see the wheel speed (on any wheel) it will de-activate ABS, traction control, etc.

14th Oct 2022 2:19 am

IanMetro

Member Since: 11 Sep 2017
Location: Somerset BS21
Posts: 3498

2014 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Fuji White

peter2704 wrote:
i dont think he damaged anything ,just a coincidence, found a code in my tester U0121 ??? abs module not found,
it clears and seems to come on if i drive over a bump ???

I agree with everyone else - The Brake Sensor, Wiring, or Connector, must have been damaged or disturbed during Brake Pad change. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 85k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 12th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

14th Oct 2022 9:50 am

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