Have I mentioned how much I hate Speed sensors? - Toyota Yaris Forums

staticorex · 05-27-2009, 02:23 PM

I finally replaced my one speed sensor for the ABS today. For those who don't remember (prolly all of you cause who would remember) I broke my one speed sensor a year ago when installing new springs. I hate these things cause it broke by me looking at it wrong. :p Well not really, I crimped it in the spring. But really the thing breaks crazy easily. I can barely see the mark where I hit it. So 130 $$ later I replaced it and I still have the ABS light on my dash. So now I'm off to have the code cleared. It's better than the $350 Toyota quoted me for the fix but I will forever hate speed sensors now.

That is all. I just wanted to rant. :)

staticorex · 05-28-2009, 11:19 AM

Ha. 1 day later I have some 50 views but not one comment. :p Well for those of you who obviously don't care :p the code cleared itself and all is good. :)

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:21 AM

i cut my speed sensor wire in half accidentally.. nothing a bit of solder and shrink tube won't fix ;)

staticorex · 05-28-2009, 11:25 AM

wtf? Are you serious? So why was mine broken from a tiny crimp? :( What's actually in that wire?

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by staticorex

wtf? Are you serious? So why was mine broken from a tiny crimp? :( What's actually in that wire?

just two leads for the optical sensor, seriously, a soldering iron and some shrink tube would fix it. did you save the old pieces?

staticorex · 05-28-2009, 11:46 AM

Yeah I have the old one. I wish I had known this last year before I bought the new one for $130. :p

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by staticorex

Yeah I have the old one. I wish I had known this last year before I bought the new one for $130. :p

repair it and sell it :)

staticorex · 05-28-2009, 11:49 AM

Hmm. Or maybe just repair it and keep it for when I look at the new one wrong and break that one. :p

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by staticorex

Hmm. Or maybe just repair it and keep it for when I look at the new one wrong and break that one. :p

lol, i'd hate you to look at ME wrong

staticorex · 05-28-2009, 11:51 AM

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PK198105

umm not to sound arrogant but aren't the sensors magnetic pickup based? Optical seems a bit unreliable since all the dirt and stuff that could cloud the IR

you are correct, my mistake

staticorex · 05-28-2009, 03:52 PM

But still fixable?

Tamago · 05-28-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by staticorex

But still fixable?

absolutely

staticorex · 05-28-2009, 04:04 PM

Woot. :p

05-27-2009, 02:23 PM	#1
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	Have I mentioned how much I hate Speed sensors? I finally replaced my one speed sensor for the ABS today. For those who don't remember (prolly all of you cause who would remember) I broke my one speed sensor a year ago when installing new springs. I hate these things cause it broke by me looking at it wrong. :p Well not really, I crimped it in the spring. But really the thing breaks crazy easily. I can barely see the mark where I hit it. So 130 $$ later I replaced it and I still have the ABS light on my dash. So now I'm off to have the code cleared. It's better than the $350 Toyota quoted me for the fix but I will forever hate speed sensors now. That is all. I just wanted to rant. :) __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

05-28-2009, 11:19 AM	#2
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	Ha. 1 day later I have some 50 views but not one comment. :p Well for those of you who obviously don't care :p the code cleared itself and all is good. :) __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

05-28-2009, 11:25 AM	#4
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	wtf? Are you serious? So why was mine broken from a tiny crimp? :( What's actually in that wire? __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

05-28-2009, 11:46 AM	#6
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	Yeah I have the old one. I wish I had known this last year before I bought the new one for $130. :p __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

05-28-2009, 11:49 AM	#8
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	Hmm. Or maybe just repair it and keep it for when I look at the new one wrong and break that one. :p __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

05-28-2009, 11:51 AM	#10
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	__________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

05-28-2009, 03:52 PM	#12
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	But still fixable? __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

05-28-2009, 04:04 PM	#14
staticorex View User's Garage Drives: Sc'd Yaris Sedan. Join Date: May 2007 Location: civilwar town. Posts: 660	Woot. :p __________________ Tantum religio potuit suadere malorum.

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