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Old 12-28-2021, 11:45 AM   #635 (permalink)
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90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

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Nice to read some updates on this!

Vermont (right ?) to Metro Detroit? Condolences.

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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
-I had an ABS light for the rear left ABS sensor, open circuit. Chased that fault all over the car until I found a bit of corrosion in a connector under the dash. ABS is working again.
I assume you had some kind of reader to tell you which sensor was reporting?

Currently the dash in Mirage #3 is lit up like a Christmas tree. Appropriate for the season, but the cause is, I think, a damaged wheel speed sensor wire.

The Mirage has more electronic driving nannies than the Insight did, so one bad wheel sensor = something like 5 lights on currently: ABS, brake, Traction Control, Stability Control x2.

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-Looks like I'm going to need one brake line soon - also in the rear left. I have the materials, just hoping I can get away with leaving it be until after winter.
Is it actually weeping?

Reminds me of one time a few decades back my mechanic said I had a weeping brake line in my VW Rabbit. This was in the middle of winter. I said I'd look after it when the weather warmed up a bit. Didn't get the chance! A day or 2 later it popped, and I had to drive it back to the shop (my tail between my legs) using the parking brake & engine braking.
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