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Offline jimmy-s3

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Traction control
« on: January 18, 2011, 09:14:33 pm »
Does everyone elses car sound like a coilpack if failing when the traction control kicks in?
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2011, 09:17:33 pm »
My car sounds like one of the contraptions from 'Saw' is about to pull my head off, when TC kicks in some times

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Re: Traction control
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2011, 11:07:05 pm »
Just get a flashing light in the dash...never noticed any noise though?
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2011, 11:19:03 pm »
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 18, 2011, 11:07:05 pm
Just get a flashing light in the dash...never noticed any noise though?

Have you heard it whilst trying to brake on ice or snow?
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2011, 08:43:20 am »
There is a terrible 'grinding' sort of noise from mine at times when it kicks in - don't think I'd confuse it with a coil failing though ...

Then again I have had a coil pack fail before so its easy for me to compare.
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2011, 10:41:20 am »
Stop me if I'm wrong but isn't that girding sound the ABS kicking in rather than the TC?
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2011, 10:47:04 am »
I think its the same noise - the ABS pump operating either on all the brakes in a braking situation or on an individual wheel in a traction control situation.
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2011, 10:50:38 am »
So we are both right and both winners  :drinking:
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2011, 12:41:38 pm »
Quote from: AlanD on January 19, 2011, 10:50:38 am
So we are both right and both winners  :drinking:

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Re: Traction control
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2011, 05:37:45 pm »
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Re: Traction control
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2011, 05:46:44 pm »
Quote from: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 18, 2011, 11:07:05 pm
Just get a flashing light in the dash...never noticed any noise though?
Doesn't count if your car's been modded!
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