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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
Since the freezing weather my front parking sensors give an almost constant tone when reverse selected Almost constant because it sometimes stops for a few seconds. I have cleaned the sensors, sprayed them with WD 40 and blasted them with air. Still doing it. Don't really want to take the bumper off. But may have to. Any thoughts? |
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20th Dec 2022 1:04 pm |
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NoDo$h Member Since: 27 May 2008 Location: fings go booooom. Posts: 490 |
A decent code reader will tell you which of the four is faulty. Could be the sensor, or could be the loom. Quite common to get increased resistance over time with damp getting into connectors and cables getting pinched/rubbing.
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20th Dec 2022 5:40 pm |
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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
Thanks for that. I repaired the loom a few years ago. I suspect I will have get the bumper off if it doesn't dry itself out soon. I'll make up a new loom if it has gone again. |
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20th Dec 2022 5:48 pm |
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riverblanche Member Since: 11 Apr 2019 Location: Retford'ish Posts: 438 |
Hi,
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20th Dec 2022 6:07 pm |
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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
I only have a basic multi car code reader. I may as well invest in a decent land rover specific one. £134.99 for the Icarsoft on Amazon . Is that the recommended one? |
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21st Dec 2022 9:46 am |
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ReggiePerrin Member Since: 13 Mar 2013 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1274 |
I bought the ICARSOFT LR V3.0 (from LJM Car Diagnostics) - can't remember what I paid for it but it is currently £175. https://ljmcardiagnostics.co.uk/products/i...ostic-tool Whether or not it is better than its LR predecessors though? Presumably it is up-featured compared to them and it is easy to use for a complete biff like me which is probably not much of a meaningful recommendation. |
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21st Dec 2022 8:18 pm |
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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
Bought the basic Icarsoft i930 no fault codes and although it shows distance for rear sensors , it does not have that option for front sensors. Does yours? |
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23rd Dec 2022 12:23 pm |
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2082 |
Yes front and rear sensors are shown on my I930.
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23rd Dec 2022 12:32 pm |
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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
Hi, I can see the front sensors on the scanner but it is just the option to see the distance that is missing.
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23rd Dec 2022 3:54 pm |
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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
Sussed the scanner problem. Update the scanner straight onto the SD card.The front sensors were not showing up until I changed the car profile to a later model on the scanner . Now I can see that the front left shows 255mm distance all the time. Bumper off after Xmas. |
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24th Dec 2022 8:47 pm |
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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
Ok bumper off and faulty parking sensor changed. All good but a slight increase in throttle speed increases the voltage by 0.1v and the news sensor distance reading decreases from 1.8 to 0.7 and tone becomes constant. Checked all wiring. If I change the new sensor to the opposite side the fault moves with it.
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31st Dec 2022 1:43 pm |
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2082 |
Was the replacement sensor a genuine part?
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31st Dec 2022 9:57 pm |
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thehelper Member Since: 29 Jul 2018 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 151 |
No not an original. I was going to send it back and order an original. But I tried swapping it with the dead one. Dead one is still dead and the fault is still present, just that now when I increase the revs one of the other sensors reacts by registering a decreased distance and triggering a constant tone.
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31st Dec 2022 10:16 pm |
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Nodge68 Member Since: 15 Jul 2020 Location: Newquay Posts: 2082 |
I'm suspecting more than 1 sensor is faulty. I would have thought the PDC module will have voltage regulation, or a way to compensate for variables in system voltage.
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1st Jan 2023 11:10 am |
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