Y3 ABS issue
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2026 12:30 pm
My 1993 XM with Bendix system had a rear ABS sensor replaced.
We installed a sensor for a VW golf 3. However, the new sensor has a resistance of 1100 ohm where the original had 2000+ ohms and I suppose that is the reason why the system still throws an error and the ABS light is displayed when the car reaches a speed above 20 km/h.
Does anyone here have experience with this? Could the solution be to replace the other rear ABS sensor, which has the 2000+ ohm resistance with the same type as the new one, so the pair of sensors have the same ohm resistance?
Or could I simply solder a 1000 ohm resistor into the wire of the new sensor to increase the resistance and fix the problem?
We installed a sensor for a VW golf 3. However, the new sensor has a resistance of 1100 ohm where the original had 2000+ ohms and I suppose that is the reason why the system still throws an error and the ABS light is displayed when the car reaches a speed above 20 km/h.
Does anyone here have experience with this? Could the solution be to replace the other rear ABS sensor, which has the 2000+ ohm resistance with the same type as the new one, so the pair of sensors have the same ohm resistance?
Or could I simply solder a 1000 ohm resistor into the wire of the new sensor to increase the resistance and fix the problem?