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25-10-2007, 07:50 PM | #1 | ||
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i have just bought a 2002 farilane ghia v8 left the dealership and started playing with things as you do and noticed the traction control button isnt working is it something simple like cleaning up the connectors at the back of the switch and can i pull that surround off to get to the switch or did ford make some weird tool you need.
lovely car to drive bit boaty for me compared to my 2001 s pac dealer fitted c2r kit and they called it a havoc. which handles like a vl with its fe2 suspension so im going to have to sell my 2001 au now as i didnt want to put a towbar on it but the fairlane should tow my xb coupe without a drama.
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25-10-2007, 08:32 PM | #2 | |||
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ahow'd u know your traction wasnt working?? :P :P
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25-10-2007, 10:14 PM | #3 | ||
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that little panel just unclips mate
the tags are at the top and bottom about an inch in from either end (of where the TC etc switches are) i pulled mine out in a carpark once waiting for the missus LOL id say its the contacts altho i didnt think the V8s had TC??
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25-10-2007, 10:17 PM | #4 | ||
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just push the button really really hard. thats what i have to do in my mum's lane. prolly cause it never gets used (or turned off rather) lol so the contacts have gone crap. in mine its fine lol
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26-10-2007, 01:22 PM | #5 | ||
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Is your Fairlane LPG perhaps?
I think LPG AUs have T/C disabled for technical reasons.
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26-10-2007, 07:22 PM | #6 | ||
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yes dauphin is does have gas but it was on when i picked it up then when i took it for a drive it stayed on so i had traction before cos the car wouldnt accererate when i took off hard so i knew it work b4.
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26-10-2007, 07:30 PM | #7 | |||
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28-10-2007, 01:32 PM | #8 | ||
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thanks guys seems a bit strange when its on gas but never mind nothing i can do about it.
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29-10-2007, 07:40 AM | #9 | ||
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When you say it "stayed on" do you mean that the little traction control symbol was illuminated on the dash?
Does it still intervene if you try to trigger it? Hey, don't forget to add your car to aufalcon.com if you'd like to. Can always do with more long wheelbase drivers.
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