Micro Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hooked my car up to Forscan yesterday again to see if the sensor value is similar. Pointing straight ahead, it gives me a value of -4° Anyone else have similar findings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee_82 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 nope, if you had the airbag out at all? the sensor is just a ring that can easily be moved if someones had the wheel off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Will forscan re calibrate the steering angle sensor ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 A quick look would appear not. The only reason I asked is that on some country bends I will hear what I imagine being the esp "arming" (clunk), but no continuous noise or esp light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stef123 Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 FORscan should let you recalibrate it, it allows me to do it on the Mondeo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Theres no calibration procedure according to the Forscan forum. I wonder if a reset would do it - however I don't want to screw anything else up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_60 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 DO not Remove the AIRBAG with the battery connected.......... VERY Dangerous Jamie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Posted October 31, 2015 Author Share Posted October 31, 2015 Not planning on it James! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Is your wheel dead straight when driving? Just wondering if tracking out could cause that. I haven't checked mine since changing the steering wheel for a cruise one a year ago, will do next time I have the laptop out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 Tracking seems 100% - no abnormal wear and I can let go of the steering and it will travel in a perfectly straight line. It's not really an issue just made me wonder if it was connected with the clunky noise I hear on cornering sometimes (I'm not taking these corners ridiculously fast or anything!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briscaF1 Posted November 24, 2017 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Hi. Interesting thread this. Did you ever resolve it? My Focus (2010) does exactly the same thing - on some country bends, I hear a click and whirr as though the ESP is readying itself. I've got access to some equipment that shows me info on the CANBUS and there are no wheel speed discrepancies or indications that the ESP or ABS are active at the time of these events. My guess would be the yaw sensor (added after 2008, I believe) or steering wheel angle. I need to check the CAN info for the steering info, I think. Any techs from Ford on this forum who fancies a discussion about this ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 I put it down to the working range of the steering wheel angle sensor - probably just the accuracy of it. The click/whirr is a standard thing when turning and hitting a bump by the sounds of things. Never investigated it as system otherwise appears to work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briscaF1 Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Hi micro. With mine, is say this whirring had got steadily more frequent over the years. I had the car at 8 months old and I don't remember it doing it ever then. Now, on the same route to work, it'll do it every journey at pretty much the same places each time. I guess I'm just expecting the abs fault light to come on at some point. A friend of mine said that ford had modified the ESP software at some point as it was too sensitive. I'd like to think that they'd have pushed this out at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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