Audi S7 brake pads warning light does not goes off... Fault finding and repair.

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Where to start...
This S7 came to me after new pads being fitted...
Was not the best of jobs, to say the least, but, was more than meets the eye... way more!
Follow me on this video to find out what was the problem and how to resolve it.
How to do wire repairs:
• How do I repair damage...
Hope you enjoy the video.
Any questions or comments put them below.
Like always, thank you for watching!

[@ruudb72]

Those wire breaks are always a pain! I admire your dedication to do things correctly, many would be tempted to take shortcuts...as you found out..... Again a great job! Congrats!

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@beluxauto5968]

You went again above and beyond Luis. In my case I would have diagnosed it and sent it back to the place it came from. Just to keep my frustration level down. But I did learn a few new words for heat shrink🤣

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😅 👍👍👍

[@akramsha970]

Well said brother, this is where the problem comes in ECM

[@thejoneseys]

Nicely and properly fixed by someone with pride in their work👌🏻 Unbelievable a garage butchered the wiring, makes no sense at all to do that. Some real clowns working on cars isn't there 😔

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! For watching and for your comment! 👍👍👍

[@roxanneabbott8424]

Nicely done Luis and great camera work!!

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😋 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@mindapothecary]

Bush mechanics bodged up work makes for great fault finding and repair content. Master tech Louis to the rescue

[@LMAutoRepairs]

☺️ Thanks! For watching and for your comment! 👍👍👍

[@martin-jj9pe]

I've been in the car trade for 38years I see shit like this all the time people own Performance cars and use twatts to work on their brakes, nice to see I'm not the only one that looking at stuff logically good job

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@stevewaghorn2029]

Morretti, the best lubricant when working on brakes!. Love the vids Louis, thanks. Steve.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😅😋 Indeed! Very nice! 👍👍👍

[@doctorx8467]

awesome work, great fault finding man, love your videos , keep them coming

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@petar443]

😲 Great repair on this high-end luxury car 😲 You're the man 👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

☺️ Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@domenicnicosia7457]

Thank you for your videos excellent works please keep theses great videos coming much appreciated

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@jonathanrpu]

Great job as usual and i love your swear words discription of the poor prevous repairs by some butcher.....keep up the excellent repairs .....more light and try and enjoy the new year of nasty car jobs!

[@LMAutoRepairs]

☺️ 👍👍👍

[@marcomarques4060]

Another great video. Well done

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@bigbird2100]

Great video 👍Had a golf did the same you try tinning that black wiring must be a VW Audi thing nice repair as always.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thank you! 👍👍👍

[@kevinsutton6512]

awesome job well done , great video !!!!

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@simonparkinson1053]

Nice work Luis! You can save yourself loads of stripdown work if you use a tone and probe kit for finding opens and high resistances. CPC do one for about £36 (IN05683) I use mine many times a week. If your tests show the wire is open, apply the signal generator at one end and ground the other. You will get a step change in signal at the fault point. If you don't ground the other end of the wire though, the signal will go through the green crusties to the other end and you'll never find the fault. Did a similar repair on an Octavia, that wired straight into the ABS module too. Additionally that had a third tail for the ride height sensor for the headlamp levelling, which had also failed.

[@HiruS22]

Thanks for making me purchase yet another tool I didn't know I needed 😂

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Hi I do have a power probe... But not everyone does... I always try to show how to do things in the simplest way... But yes, the power probe would pick that up quickly... 👍👍👍

[@MrByootox]

When you mention "ground the other" do you mean ground the other end of the suspect wire or the other wire of the toner ?

[@shamimahmed9769]

Very well explained

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@contrate001]

Mais um excelente trabalho 😀. Abraço Luís

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Obrigado! Um abraço! 👍👍

[@vwaudiservisvaloni9181]

Profesional work

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@davesmith4804]

Cool fix chap well dune 👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

☺️ Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@ramiabouassi457]

great work ✌

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@colinboyd4371]

Great work as always, I wonder why it says RS6 in the middle of the cluster on start up?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

🤷‍♂️ Pass...😋 👍👍👍

[@gm3210]

Suscribed! I have the same problem in Audi A6 Allroad. Could you say me the name/code of the main conector? I mean the conector where you connect the wires yellow, red, black and brown. I do not know where to find the pinout. Thanks in advance

[@alexanderstefanxandraswedi5835]

Good job

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@rupey]

Proper job

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@cipriananghel1630]

well don , i learn from your experience

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 Thanks! 👍👍👍

[@ermirseriani7717]

Brake lines.cool

[@Nypartcannon]

Thankyou brother.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 👍👍👍

[@Nypartcannon]

Ps the owner has a beautiful car even if it manages 8mpg 😂

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😅

[@jackiemay9471]

good morning luis proper job do it right and it will last more than five minutes do you mind me asking the cost of the loom from audi i know it s several month ago and a ballpark figure

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Pass... don't recall now... Sorry... 👍👍👍

[@mrgrumpy5116]

no wonder so many young guys are looking for 1970s motors .. £70k and the loom fails? each to his own I suppose, anyhow you got it fixed but a lot of work and it could have been a lot of expense, I can remember when it used to be fun. lol 😊 👍

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😅 It's still fun... just a different kind of fun... 😋 👍👍👍👍

[@sweetjordan4868]

Nice

[@LMAutoRepairs]

☺

[@andrewyeo2353]

You should be proud of that proper fix those brake discs looked bad Shame on person who replaced pads safety always first

[@LMAutoRepairs]

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[@HiruS22]

Good work. I missed why it says RS6 on the cluster of an S7?

[@simonparkinson1053]

Because someone had no clue about circuit operation so fitted a different cluster after chopping the connectors at the wear sensors didn't work. They swapped the dial face sheet but forgot about the startup splash screen software?

[@HiruS22]

@@simonparkinson1053 I thought it must be something like that but I thought the cluster on all VW group cars was linked into the immobiliser and component protection. There really are some clowns about, makes you think more about who has tinkered before you when buying a used car.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

@Simon Parkinson Would not surprise me... I have seen a bit of everything.... 😅

[@sohailrabani]

Acho que exist mecanicos africanos na inglaterra tambem😂que fazem coisas de maneras dels..bom trabalho irmao luis

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😅 👍👍👍

[@johnro3624]

Do you know which pins are in that Abs plug?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Can't remember now... sorry... 👍👍👍

[@smechercoco]

Hi Pal, Where in the UK are you located?

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Cambridgeshire... 👍👍👍

[@johnjimjohnston]

i have the same thing on a A6 need to change all cable on all brakes

[@LMAutoRepairs]

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[@tomnone8378]

Good job as f.. always;) my question is.. why u Dr nt like use signal generator to find where is cable broken;) much easier;)) any way ur the star

[@LMAutoRepairs]

To an extent yes... Need to start using it a bit more...😋 Thank you for watching and for your comment! 👍👍👍

[@tomnone8378]

@@LMAutoRepairs i like ur films ;) i think will be nice to use chip obd cables on ur films for poor beginnnners;)

[@LMAutoRepairs]

That's one reason why I didn't use the power probe (signal generator)... So, beginners can follow the video... as not everyone has a power probe (signal generator)... 👍👍👍

[@tomnone8378]

@@LMAutoRepairs ok you won ;) power probe is like 30 pounds :) but not easy to buy it in the Spain :)) am waiting for amazon parcel..;)

[@LMAutoRepairs]

Is not about win or loose... That said, the power probe that tests for open and short circuits, costs a bit more than 30 pounds... I used mine on this video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6SviniQhtV7Y80

[@neilmurphy845]

That car looks really new what year is that

[@LMAutoRepairs]

2013... I believe I mentioned it at the start of the video... 👍👍👍

[@neilmurphy845]

@@LMAutoRepairs Thanks Lois

[@LMAutoRepairs]

No worries...

[@andrijaknez9640]

one question why does the car clock say rs6 if the car is s7

[@LMAutoRepairs]

🤷‍♂️ I don't know... First time I worked on one of these... 👍👍👍

[@mothanagharbe513]

👍❤

[@LMAutoRepairs]

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[@bigbird2100]

The tape is Tessa tape the stuff used by Audi etc

[@LMAutoRepairs]

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[@jothain]

I'd understand if someone would continue wiring with Abikos if brake job was done by some amateur at home. But if that's done in some actual "professional" workshop. Well that's horrible job then 😬 *edit: oh boy it got even worse 😮

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😅 👍👍👍

[@maciekglebocki9640]

That front loom fails in every VAG from time to time. It's like with the door latches. They never had that properly sorted and fails for decades now. Personally I think that VAG looms are the worst kind along with Ford. BMW wiring at the top for me.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

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[@Smith1000R]

Anyone who has an audi S7 should be able to pay for a Y harness and a wear indicator.

[@tomaspalich549]

Especially with a consumption of 8.5 mpg. 😂

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😅 👍👍👍

[@neilmurphy845]

And why bodge the wire's for such a easy job the owner got lucky he found you

[@LMAutoRepairs]

😊 👍👍👍

[@MarkusEckart]

Nice one :) Crap from factory combined with crap of work from another mechanic... (btw, why is it showing RS6 on the screen in the cluster and S7 on the speedo? Looks like the crap coding mechanic although was on duty :)

[@LMAutoRepairs]

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[@seanb9814]

In my experience some 70% of faults on cars are the result of bodges from other 'mechanics'. There's a big lack of people like you who understand electronics.

[@LMAutoRepairs]

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