Let’s Talk ABS Systems!

An anti-lock braking system (ABS) is an integral part of any car, truck, bus, or motorcycle. It ensures safe braking by preventing the car’s wheels from locking up, therefore maintaining tractive contact with a road surface and ultimately improving a driver’s control.

An ABS system is made up of several different components: the ABS module, ABS hydraulic unit, and ABS pump motor. For this system to function as designed, it is important that each part is maintained and in working order. ABS systems have been a compulsory car feature since 2004, and if not maintained properly, the system can fail, resulting in a car becoming unsafe.

Due to ABS systems using electronics to detect and prevent wheel lock-up, they are not an easy fix. A test, repair or replacement will require a specialist service.

This is where AP-Reman come in!

AP-Reman is an ABS and ECU test and repair specialist located in Derbyshire, in the UK. With several years of experience and customer satisfaction, AP-Reman is dedicated to ensuring high-quality repairs and replacements whilst being cost-effective and time-efficient.

As specialists in these fields, AP-Reman constantly researches and develops their testing and repair procedures. This allows them to eradicate manufacturing and/or common faults, restoring a system to its original operating condition.

All repairs completed by AP-Reman come with a lifetime unlimited mileage warranty from the date of the repair. This lifetime warranty covers the repair of the fault back to its previous working condition.

Specialist services with lifetime warranties include ABS pump repairs, ABS testing, Instrument Cluster Test and Repair, and Engine ECU test and Repair. Each of these systems must be in working order to maintain a healthy motor. All systems mentioned use electronics to communicate, which takes complex programming and installation. This brings forward the topic of ECUs – another of AP-Reman’s areas of expertise.

Electronic control units are small but integral parts of any vehicle. ECUs are responsible for communicating with many different parts of a car, each with its specific function. This could be anything from controlling safety features, such as airbags, to maintaining engine power and steering control.

With the motor industry’s quick evolution, today’s vehicles can contain hundreds of ECUs. Like all car parts, ECUs can break or have manufacturing faults that impair your car’s performance and safety. The main function of an ECU is to ensure that a vehicle’s engine runs smoothly. Hence, getting these devices tested, repaired, or replaced by a skilled professional is vital for maintaining the health of a car.

This is not a DIY job!

Fitting or repairing ECUs requires knowledge of a modern car computing system alongside programming experience. To make things more complex, each car make and model can differ in how its ECUs have been programmed. This can mean it may be hard to find a garage or mechanic to provide these services as they are so specific.

AP-Reman are ECU specialists with a long list of services available, and they can test, repair, and replace ECUs quickly and to a high standard. With several years of experience in the field of electronics, mechanics, and electro-mechanics, AP-Reman is authorised to service a long list of car makes and models.