I finally received my fresh & Ford certified Vin Label sticker from Marti Auto Works (4 months wait time...) and discovered that someone at the DMV along with a previous owner falsified the GVWR numbers on my truck's registration.
Registered as 4499KG (9919lbs) which meant it didn't require an annual safety inspection, the vin label states 4989kg (11 000lbs) so now I need a safety inspection. I ordered the new label following a traffic stop by a controller who knew something wasn't right with the registrations, since the original vin label was unreadable, he let me drive it home to park it until it could be resolved.
Well, the ABS has never worked since I bought it last year and that's how I like it... Unfortunately it's a required inspection point so I have 3 options:
- rebuild the system myself
- buy a pump & controle module for over 800$ CAD
- buy a 20$ Hella timer relay that will make all the correct instrument cluster lights turn on like normal for a few second when power goes to ''run'' in the ignition switch. My preferred option.
First question, can someone tell me the self check sequence when we turn on our bricknose Fords? What lights turn on and for how long exactly? (I figure brakes, abs, CEL and battery for 3 to 4 seconds)
Secondly, in the event that the mechanic doing the safety inspection is gastricly retentive and actually tests the sytem on the road, had anyone ever rebuilt the hydraulic unit and controller? I know the controller just needs a chip replaced on the pcb if it's burnt out (have to test the existing one) and I found what I beleive is the correct part number for said chip on digikey. As for the hydraulic unit, are we just talking about a good degunking and a few o-ring seals to replace?
Registered as 4499KG (9919lbs) which meant it didn't require an annual safety inspection, the vin label states 4989kg (11 000lbs) so now I need a safety inspection. I ordered the new label following a traffic stop by a controller who knew something wasn't right with the registrations, since the original vin label was unreadable, he let me drive it home to park it until it could be resolved.
Well, the ABS has never worked since I bought it last year and that's how I like it... Unfortunately it's a required inspection point so I have 3 options:
- rebuild the system myself
- buy a pump & controle module for over 800$ CAD
- buy a 20$ Hella timer relay that will make all the correct instrument cluster lights turn on like normal for a few second when power goes to ''run'' in the ignition switch. My preferred option.
First question, can someone tell me the self check sequence when we turn on our bricknose Fords? What lights turn on and for how long exactly? (I figure brakes, abs, CEL and battery for 3 to 4 seconds)
Secondly, in the event that the mechanic doing the safety inspection is gastricly retentive and actually tests the sytem on the road, had anyone ever rebuilt the hydraulic unit and controller? I know the controller just needs a chip replaced on the pcb if it's burnt out (have to test the existing one) and I found what I beleive is the correct part number for said chip on digikey. As for the hydraulic unit, are we just talking about a good degunking and a few o-ring seals to replace?
