Brake pad sensor question
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Racer
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Brake pad sensor question
I have a 2009 Cayman S that is fast becoming a track car, still road legal but not road comfortable. I have been running PF 11 pad with Serbo slotted rotors, and I cut the sensor wires and shorted them. I've been running like this for over a year and I change pads about every 10 track days whether they look bad or not. After my last track day, I'm getting a "Brake Sensor" warning light. I've pulled the sensors and inspected them and they all look intact and still shorted. So My question is, is there an OBD2 Scanner that could turn off the brake sensor function? Or maybe it just needs to be reset? Or maybe I'm going down the wrong path here. Anyway, I've been wanting to get a code scanner for some time, so recommendations please, wanting something under $500. Thanks
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I occasionally same issue. I haven't found a way to turn it off, or even identity which is the four is bad, with Durametric. Double check that they're all fully seated in the connection. I had one of the retaining springs/clicks get bent a bit and let a good sensor intermittently trigger the warning. Otherwise, I use an ohmmeter to check resistance while I wiggle them to find the weak connection. It's definitely annoying.
