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(TA521-0620) Water intrusion in Right Front Speed Sensor Connector - fault code C0040 in ABS/TCS/ESP

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Bulletin Nbr: TA521-0620
Date: ........... January 2006
Market: All
Water intrusion in Right Front Speed Sensor Connector - fault code C0040 in ABS/TCS/ESP

VEHICLES CONCERNED

Saab 9-3 Sport Sedan, 9-3 Sport Combi and CV produced cars built between week 534 to B/P

Trollhättan: YS3xxxxxx61111559,

Graz: YS3xxxxxx66100050.

BACKGROUND

Changes in wiring harness from production week 534. After change of wiring harness there is a possibility for water ingress through a splice at crimp J13.Water may enter into harness to front right hand wheel speed sensor.


CONDITIONS

Corrosion in Front Right Hand Speed sensor connector, due to water intrusion, may set fault codes C0040 2A,C0040 01,C0040 06, C0040 29.

SYMPTOM DESCRIPTION

ABS/TCS/ESP warning lamp on.

Messages shown in SID: Anti-spin/Anti-skid not functioning.

ACTION


1. Remove the front right hand wheel

2. Dismantle the air cleaner

3. Dismantle the cover for the bulkhead partition

4. Remove the air/pollen filter located in the bulkhead partition. 4

5. Dismantle the battery and battery box.



Mounting a new Speed Sensor Cable Harness:

1. Start at the right hand speed sensor to fix the new harness at the positions that was used for the old harness in the wheel house and engine bay.

2. Clean the male connector, connected to the wheelspeed sensor. Make sure the connector is dry and clean so no oxidation on pins can occur.

3. Cut the old cable harness before the entrance to the bulkhead partition. Fasten the new harness together with the old one and the main harness through the grommets and into the corrugated plastic hose in the bulkhead partition.

4. Fasten the new cable harness together with the old one all the way to the connector, make sure the harness does not chafe on hard edges e.g. the UEC or Battery box.

5. Disconnect the black-yellow and connect the new harness black cable. Disconnect the blue-red cable and connect the new harness brown cable. I.e the black cable in position 6 and the brown cable in position 5 in the 24 pin terminal H24-1.

NOTE: See WIS for removal of Pin. Special extraction tool must be used




Assembly

1. Assemble the battery and battery box.

2. Refit the air/pollen filter in the bulkhead partition.

3. Assemble the cover.

4. Assemble the air cleaner.

5. Refit the Front Right hand wheel. Use instruction in WIS.

6. Clear fault codes.

7. Run car as test to verify that no faultcodes comes back.

8. If fault codes still persist please follow Fault tracing in WIS for Wheelspeed sensor.



Material needed:

Cable 12771828 (RHD) or 12771829 (LHD).

Tensioning band with clip for the new cable approx 7 psc.

Tensioning band approx 5 psc.