How To Clean Abs Speed Sensor And Ring On Any Car Or Truck !!! 

Just paid £245 ($320) for my local BMW dealer to spend 2 days for diagnosis and replacement of Speed Sensor and front ABS Pulse transmitter! If that wasn't enough of an insult, my biege carpets are covered in muck and the front seat is marked. For that price I could have bought a diagnostic tool and the sensors, assuming they needed replacing in the first place. "It always pays to go to an Authorised Dealer.........................NOT!" Great video, thank you, I'll forward to the dealership!

Nice video on replacing the wheel speed sensors but you never talked about how to clean the tone ring.I'm quite disappointed in that. Your title says ABS wheel sensor replacement and sensor ring cleaning there is no ring cleaning here at all what happened?

Sometimes I’m very thankful when I’m looking for common failure items on my e39 and one of Nathan’s videos comes up

IMHO you should have looked down into the hole were the sensor came out of and clean all of the teeth on the gear by rotating the rotor around until all have been cleaned. Thank you for posting the video.

Thanks Nathan , I really like your step by step video. Please continue to pass your knowledge to us with your other videos. New BMW owner. Watching your videos.

Exactly what I needed. I had to drill out the sensor and replace it with a new one. The ABS light went off but then my brakes pulsated and the light came back on. I didn't know the sensor was magnets so I most likely left some metal shaving in the slot that caused it to go on and off intermittently.

I must have missed the part where you cleaned the ring ? I had an issue with my E81 where the ring was distorted by rust on the cv joint expanding the circumference that the ring sits on. You can apparently remove and replace just the ring, cleaning the cv outer shell of rust but I decided to change the whole half-shaft instead as I expected rust would return quickly in the UK climate. For a short-term fix I slid a washer under the sensor retaining bolt to position the hall effect probe slightly further from the ring. This worked for me as an expedient.

Good lesson, though not much would have been lost by cutting the video's first three minutes.

Probably the best videos I've seen looking for information very well spoken very well done

Nice easy to understand guidance along with helpful hints, Thank you and your assistant 😀

How do you get the sensor light to turn off afterwards? Will it automatically after the sensors are cleaned turn off or do you have to go to a workshop with a reader to reset it? Thanks!

Good video! Canned air? WD 40? not so sure about that but nice step by step!!!

Will this fix speedometer not working as well?

How about cleaning it with a contact spray cleaner?

"don't get stupid with it" love it 😂

Thanks for the video. Can it be cleaned by CRC electronic cleaning spray?

Bait and switch video? When is the ring cleaned? Otherwise great video. Just take out the "and ring" from the title and you are not click baiting.

Nice shed

Could this be the reason my abs and trac lights come on randomly

Good clear video / bought some towels on the link too!

Buen trabajo, pero en mi caso tuve que limpiar además del sensor, el anillo magnético. Con imanes redondos de neodimio de 10mm, unidos con cinta americana, lo introduje en el hueco del sensor y giré la rueda para limpiar las birutas magnéticas que quedaron dentro.

can brake cleaner be used for cleaning?

Liked the information you shared. You could edit this to about 4 minutes instead of 10; I don’t need to watch you Jack up your car from across the shop. BTW, I covet your garage.

I don't like any pad that is not aggressive on disc. The OEM metallic type pad is nice and aggressive and is constantly skimming the disc to keep it true. Cast iron always shifts around, the higher quality iron mix and treatments to a lesser extent. Put in a pad that takes nothing or minimal off the disc (like ceramic) and you end up with a pulsing pedal. I usually get two pads per disc and I don't bother skimming inbetween. In regards to the ABS sensors, don't be scared of the cheap chinese ABS sensors. I bought a complete set for $60 from Bapmic and they work perfect.

👍 "Don't get stupid with it" lol

One of the best on ABS. WTG!

That’s a really nice workshop Nathan. Keep up the good work!

Should you apply multi purpose grease to the abs speed sensor before inserting into the hole? Thanks.

I own a bmw e92 320d 2011 and I have the red tyre symbol showing all the time and unable to reset it using the manual. Could it be the sensor requires cleaning to solve the issue?

Brilliant instructions as always Nathan.

In my E39, rain water in the street disconnects the speedometer and the automatic gearbox stop working properly. I do not have the proper scanner. I need to find out which sensor is bad in order to replace it. Some of the wire connector broke. I repaired it but I hope there is no polarity involved as I do not know which way the pair of wires of the sensor should be connected. Any advise?

Hi Nathan, I've got a similar problem with e92 330i. The code is showing up on right hand side rear wheel. I've swapped the sensor with a brand new one, but the error still shows up and DSC/ ABS doesnt work. What would be the next step? Changing the bearing? Kamil

Does the ABS light on in the dashboard before cleaning it up?

if i can learn to fix a BMW i can fix anything

Hi there. Can this ABS sensor be clean with a can of carburetor spray? Thx

Please help me, where i can find abs magnetic wheel.ring with 69mm inner and 71mm outer diameter. I searched everywhere but i can't find. 😔

Ok another great video! Also we use those towels in the house too lol

So can we clean that sensor with brake cleaner ?

Can i install an abs sensor on it's opposite side? For example installing a drivers side sensor on the passengers side. Will it have different connectors, or is there anything else that might prevent me from doing so

Can ABS speed sensor and abs brake sensor be use visor

That old man looks like he could use a Bologna sandwich! Lol.

Thank you for these videos!!!

Perfect video Nathan.

You didn't show how to clean the ring. Bummer.

Thank you for your advice.

I like your video but must I like your shed more

I have a 01 bmw 540i I can't the reluctor ring or abs speed senor ring any where

How many abs sensors are there?

This was an informative video which will motivate people to work on their own vehicles but in the world of mechanics we use torque specs. If you do not properly torque a bolt you are liable for a person's life. CYA and at least put a disclaimer such as "Follow your manufacturer's torque specs".

Thanks!

ABS and Stabilitrak light are on after somebody used my car to jump off another car. Would the best suggestion be to take it to a shop to do computer diagnostics?

Clean with brake cleaner?

great! Thank you!

excellent. Admiring you.

Hey, I just broke that effing abs sensor screw. Is that screw providers ground for the sensor?

Those jack stand will injure you or worse they were recalled

And 3b stall speed monitoring

es posible que cause vibrasiones en frio al estar detenido? o algo similar?

The brakes shake because you aren't using OEM or OEM spec rotors or pads. Are you sure they are new?

Canadian winters will not allow you to gently squiggle anything out...guaranteed it is rusted and seized in there Badly.

Could this be the cause of a dbc malfunction as well?

great video

And nothing shown about the ring, mine is completely corroded and need s placement

Any recommendations on a obd2 reader for my 528i? Thanks!!!!

I’m getting the code 95 wheel speed and 41 gear monitor codes

So Nathan who is your 'Nipper' the apprentice?

I have a front right pulsar malfunction? Just had a new bearing installed and it came on the way home. ;(

God I fucking hate microfiber. That sound just makes my skin crawl, not to mention the way it feels when you touch it. Even thinking about it is awful. Great video though.

Friend.....cut the first 3;30 minutes from this video......

where is the ring on a x5 e53?, its not on the axle

Long way to say remove sensor and wipe it clean and blow air into hole!

Nothing new here

Don’t ever never grease your pins on bmw.

Could have lived without first 3:30 minutes of nothing.

Wtf wants a bmw? Oh wait period that think they r something cause of money. My bad