ABS error codes

[snowie]

I have a Ford Transit custom campervan, and following a particularly wet night camped in a field, the exit/entrance to the field became extremely boggy.
The van ploughed through it to leave okay, but after about 200 meters on the road, I got the following errors:-
"Hill start assist not available"
"Park assist malfunction. Service required"
"Tyre pressure monitors not detected"
and worst of all, with no error, the cruse control is not working.
All were okay when I parked up, and can only imagine the mud I had to drive through, (probably just the depth of my tyres, 50mm or so), or the extremely heavy rain overnight, has caused the problem.
I have hosed down the underside of the van as best I can, and took off as much mud as possible, but to no avail.
Any suggestions? Thanks

[dumper]

Get a code reader on it see what comes up you could have damaged the wiring to the abs or the reluctor ring is clogged up with mud so not giving a signal

[snowie]

Thank you, 'dumper', for your reply.

It would appear that I need a 'code reader', and there appears that there are hundreds to choose from.
So, could anyone suggest a decent code reader which will not cost the earth and is easy to use?

Also, someone on another forum suggested I "Disconnect the battery overnight, everything will re set itself".
I honestly cannot see that as being the answer.
Am I right?
Could this cause other problems?
Thanks

[Altransit]

Get yourself a 'modified' ELM327 from "Tunnelrat electronics" (we know that this one works OK) Get the wired version rather than the bluetooth.

Download the free 'Forscan' software on to a Windows laptop, plug-in, and you're good to go. This will tell you which wheel (sensor or wiring) is causing the problem, so give a heads up where to start looking

[dumper]

As Altransit says that the best setup to use the cheap readers are not as good.

[snowie]

Following my earlier post regarding getting errors in my 2017 Transit Custom after driving through some thick mud, ("Hill start assist not available", "Park assist malfunction. Service required" and "Tyre pressure monitors not detected")
I have now had the van plugged in and two errors are showing:-
U0415:86 and U0415;86-2F
I know these are about 'invalid data from ABS system'.
The mechanic cleaned several contacts, (presumably to do with the ABS system), but was unable to rectify/clear the faults.
He advised me that either the wiring to the ABS is faulty, or the ABS unit itself.
Also, if the ABS unit is faulty, it has to be replaced and programmed by a Ford dealer.
He suggested an auto electrician to check the wiring, but both auto electricians he recommended are fully booked until the end of October, and not taking any further bookings at the moment.
(Any good auto electricians looking to start up a business in Inverness? There's plenty of work!)
So, is it worth going to an auto electrician to then be told the ABS unit is faulty and I have to then go to a Ford dealer to have it replaced and programmed?
Or do I bite the bullet and go straight to the Ford dealer (who in Inverness are next to useless and a bunch of robbers)?
Any thoughts and advise please?
Thanks

[MinorMatt]

Ford dealer (who in Inverness are next to useless and a bunch of robbers)?

I collected my camper van from them! Admittedly I bought it from someone else after they condemned it, they just gave me the keys