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Just to clarify the TD5 valve block noise when the ignition is off is more a a ticking sound than a whirring sound.

The TD5 one certainly stays powered on when the engine's off.

The only options available are Timed, Buckled, Fastened and Ignition2. None of which disable the bongs. Some will make the bongs go on forever though

From what I can see the bongs are related to the seat belts. Anyone know how to disable the seat belt warning bongs?

I've taken the Allmakes sensor out and put a wabco one in its place. Hopefully that's the last i'll see of the amigos for a while.

It runs from the rear, crosses the chassis to the RH side and then runs along the chassis rail to the RH front wing. Comes up inside the engine compartment, under the washer bottle and then joins a bundle that passes through the bulkhead behind the fusebox. Then along the inside of the bulkhead to the ECU. After all that buggering about it seems that the new AllMakes sensor I fitted has failed Perhaps I should've bought Britpart

Does anyone know the routing path of the rear LH abs sensor wires? It's time to trace them from sensor to ECU to check for damage. Edit: on a RHD 2002MY

Ah that good ol' Disco song I've not got any faults or warning lights reporting anything untoward, just the six bongs when turning on the ignition. I've covered about a hundred miles or so since the bongs arrived and haven't noticed anything untoward. Strange...

Merry Christmas folks. I've just had my ECUs out of the car as part of my quest to find my three amigos fault. I've put everything back and now I have 6 bongs when I switch the ignition on. Is this a BCU setting that's reverting due to the power off? Does anyone have a list of bong numbers and their meanings? Cheers.

Excuse the drift off topic, but is the difference between all the SLABS ecus simply firmware or have there been hardware changes to them also?

They make life just that little easier when you're replacing pads as far as i'm concerned. Stops the disc moving about whilst your holding the pads and lowering the calliper into the bracket. You don't "need" them, but they are helpful.

Currently my Nanocom will talk to TD5 and Puma. V8 will be added at some point in the future, but when is another thing. It doesn't lock to a VIN number, it'll work with any number of TD5s & Pumas. Along with the diagnostic stuff the Nanocom shows real time data too. Mattia can have his moments support wise, but he does reply to questions and releases updates as and when.

Hill decent, traction control and ABS lights illuminated on the console. It appears without warning and is often a PITA to resolve.

Another vote for Nanocom. I've got the Evo and i'd buy another without hesitation if i had to get a replacement further down the line.

I've just finished my front brakes and I didn't need to use my spare screws My spares are not originals but A2 stainless. If you still need them drop me a PM with your address and i'll post them off to you.

Land Rover have a policy of changing the entire hub rather than just the sensor. Perhaps that is what they're following with regard to changing yours? There's usually someone close by with a nanocom/hawkeye/rovacom that will reset your ECUs for you. Before I got my nanocom offering a local a beer or two to reset stuff with one of the above never failed

With all the other functionality seemingly working i'd say it's unlikely to be the coupler, BUT as there are multiple copper tracks in the coiled ribbon it is possible that the airbag tracks alone are broken. Did you check the SRS connectors under the seats? The output from the diagnostics is reasonably specific in that it will identify which abs sensor is generating the fault and give an idea of the fault "low output", "intermittent", "electrical failure" etc. The faults will need to be cleared before the lights extinguish.

There are SRS connectors under the front seats. With the ignition off, separate the connectors and spray liberally with wd40 etc. Connect and separate the connectors a couple of times to scrub the contacts. I've seen this on a couple now, so worth checking.

It's been absolutely fine without it.

I changed mine earlier this year. Hardest part is getting the sodding undertray off. I never bothered refitting mine. My rail had a leak on one of the bracket welds. I'm still recovering from the cost of the replacement.

The new sensor is fully home, but there's no harm in giving it a tap i guess. I'm very suspicious of the three amigos appearing but not recording any fault in the ECU.

It can be swapped out from underneath. A couple of bolts hold it to the chassis and there's a metal peg that sits in a plastic grommet on the passenger side. It's a bit of a fiddle to get it sited, but doesn't take too long to do. Have you priced up a replacement yet? Be sure you're sitting down when you do

And they're back, but then they aren't The 30+ mile test drive on Friday showed no faults and the new sensor seemed to have solved the problem. Drove approximately 1 mile today and the 3 bongs and the amigos came back. Low sensor output was the error again. Cleared that and then drove home. On the way home the 3 bongs and the amigos came back on, but when I tried to read the faults there was no fault recorded. Amigos went away without clearing any fault. PITA!

I've still got my front discs to swap over. If I don't use my spares i'll mail them over to you if you can't source any.

Sensor replaced. SLABS reset and the amigos have gone away. Whether or not they stay away is yet to be seen :/