# Test abs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 13, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598 "2008-02-13T01:08:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![tjoans1932](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@tjoans1932](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjoans1932)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598/1 "2008-02-13T01:08:19Z")

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Can the ABS unit be bench tested and if so, how ?

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 4:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598/2 "2008-02-13T04:55:31Z")

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Probably by Mythbusters or with a Moog Synthesizer. I think Isaac Hayes has one. The manufacturer may test new ones but they may not be able to test yours anywhere except on the car.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598/3 "2008-02-13T12:00:48Z")

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Where I live, you just wait for winter and some ice. No need to bench test.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598/4 "2008-02-13T14:59:21Z")

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There is really no such thing as an “ABS unit”. The system consists of a controller, pump, sensors, etc. The system tests itself every time you start the car. Are you having a particular problem or is this a hypothetical question?

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**Author:** ![tjoans1932](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@tjoans1932](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjoans1932)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598/5 "2008-02-15T00:54:41Z")

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YES, MY ABS/TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. I SO i TOOK iT TO A GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR LEFT WHEEL SENSOR AND BEARING. THEN THEY SAID THE ABS UNIT,(THE PART WITH THE HYDRAULICK LINES AND PUMP). I DON’T TRUST THEM, BECAUSE THEY WERE WRONG THE FIRST TIME. THERE IS A CODE TC 037 I have a 96 Eldorado 4.6. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST? PLEAS.

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**Author:** ![tjoans1932](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@tjoans1932](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjoans1932)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/test-abs/10598/6 "2008-02-19T10:32:14Z")

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Wow do I test, to find the ABS problem?