ABS Control Unit

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Hi, I am a new member who bought an '08 T4R in Oct 14. My abs system is constantly running and it is internally leaking. I am told that it is the valve body that is leaking and the ABS Control unit needs to be replaced since Valves and Control unit are one part. A $1400 part at the dealership. I have seen a couple used control units online in the 450+ range. Does anyone know of any alternatives such as a rebuild or a better priced part? Does anyone have a part number for this part? Thank you in advance.
 
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There isn't too much you can do besides a salvage yard unit. If the dealer is quoting you $1400 for the entire Master Cylinder assembly with pump, solenoid pack, master cylinder portion, and ABS module; that's pricey but that's a pretty good deal since some members are getting closer to $2000 quoted for the entire assembly.

There isn't a rebuild kit as far as I am aware of, there was one "member" who commented in a thread a long time ago that their company rebuilt them. But they never replied to my inquires or posted any information, so I would guess they're a shady non-official vendor trolling forums. Nor are you really going to find anything much cheaper than $400 or so as it is unfortunately an expensive part. I do recommend you find a shop that has a Toyota compliant scantool should you decide not to have the dealer do the labor as you do need to have the system bled with a scantool after installing for proper operation.

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I have tried the whole "rebuilding" (I use that loosely for reasons you'll see soon) when I sold my old unit to a co-worker. Turns out the unit sat a bit long in my cabinet (about 2 years or so) without much fluid in it and the master cylinder o-rings/seals dried up a bit (that was my fault, hind sight being 20/20) so I had to cannibalize the failed pump off his 4Runner and the one I had into a functional unit. I got lucky since his was strictly a failure of the pump/accumulator and did not have any failures in his master cylinder portion or in the solenoid pack. Long story short, while it is possible to sort of "rebuild" or cannibalize one or more, I highly discourage it unless you're really familiar with the system and your diagnostics are spot-on because you'll be taking apart the unit multiple times and swapping bits back and forth to get it working right otherwise.
 
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Abs control unit

Thank you for that information. I am looking at part number 47217-35011 which is the solenoid or control unit or control module/actuator. Mechanic says that the valve body attached to the control unit is leaking. And you are correct I was quoted about $2k after discount yesterday but 1.4k for the control unit itself. I think I'll go with a used part if I can find a reliable place, so far no luck on eBay. I also think the rebuild guys fix just the electronics not the valve body so that seems to be out.

Do you think it needs an entire kit i.e. master cylinder, pump, solenoid?

Mechanic says it's the part that bolts on the master cylinder and he can hear it internally leaking. The abs system is running correctly it just "thinks" I am pumping the brakes and constantly building pressure due to leaky valve. Any additional thoughts?
 
I had this happen to my 4 runner a couple years ago. Local shop in my small town quoted me 3k (everything in this small mountain town is a HUGE rip-off). Anyway I found one online for 600 delivered to my door guaranteed to work and with a 1 year warranty. I did have a different shop do the install because the solenoids are supposed to be bled in a certain order and there is a computer program that does it. I've heard of people bleeding it the traditional way but I didnt want to chance it. Blackworks it as usual correct. Most places including dealerships dont rebuild these units as they are an over-engineered nightmare. Good luck
 
Abs control unit

Thank you,
Where did you get your part from? I have found a couple units online on a parts network site. I am a little unsure of the quality of the companies offering the parts. Any way to be sure and safe in these online deals?
 

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