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Scantool ABS Help - 1990 C4

Does anyone know why I might have faults on my ABS system that do not display on Scantool?

I previously had a G-sensor issue that was displayed properly, and I fixed it, and fault is gone.

Now I get my ABS and traction lights on after about 30 seconds of driving. No 'gong', just the two warning lights.

When I turn the car off and scan there is no fault displayed, and when I run scantool while I'm driving, it won't connect to the ABS sytem. I can only connect the ABS feature when the engine is off.

Anyone know what might be going on?

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I let the brake fluid get a bit low when I bled the ABS...I bypassed the low fluid sensor and the problem is gone.

So, it appears that low brake fluid is not displayed immediately, and it does not have a stored ABS fault assigned.

Still not sure why I can't scan and drive, but that's a problem for another day.
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Invariably the two biggest culprits for C4 ABS/PDAS warning lights are low fluid in the reservoir and low battery voltage. Every instance I've had of those lights illuminating has been down to one of those two reasons.

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how did you bypass the brake fluid sensor?
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how did you bypass the brake fluid sensor?
I taped the float into the upper position...

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