dude, i can't understand what i say sometimes. with all the extra replies and jumping back and forth....maybe i should read slower. or maybe less caffeine.

lol, i like to balance my caffine with nicotine and then add alcohol, works great for me:P
still need to find a way to stop the come down though :( :P

thanks will have it checked with a certified volvo electrician coz im not an expert on soildering stuff :grin:

no abs n trac light. mechanic did not replace thermostat. he just added another o ring for the cap because the old one is already damaged. yes' i do have an OBD2 socket. no faults were found. will try to read it fro the box. . .

Oh, OK. Sorry. I was there for close to 3 months in 2006, and i thought i remembered the cars were RHD. maybe i was imagining things.

Not really weird. Just that the part that's faulty isnt hooked up. Like the fuel-pump and the fuel-pump relay or the fuel-pump regulator, for instance.

The OBD2 system offers more superior detection as compared to the OBD1, but it is by no means the COMPLETE detection system. (We'll prolly need to wait a little longer for the Star Wars technology to filter through to the vehicles market, where we can get a driveshaft just by pointing Data's gun to the floor, and VOILA! A drive shaft! Eh, wait want that fixed up? Sure thing. *bzzzzt* VOILA! All fixed.) - ehem, sorry, got a little carried away there...

So, coming back to yours, i guess just need to look further...

BTW, if you have the OBD2 port, chances are that you wont have the box. And i dont know how could it possible to have both factory-fitted (Just before that guy shows up again, and claims that he has BOTH...)
:)



This post has been edited by ampangbear: Mar 28 2008, 02:19 AM

If the speedometer gear is broken, as Greek said, it could affect the reading. But if the ABS module is also broken, then it could also affect the speedometer. This is experienced myself... Many years back when i first got the ABS light on.

But your ABS lights are NOT on, right?
Have you checked if the bulbs are ok? --> One way to do this, is by putting the key in PosII where all the lights on the dash is supposed to come on.

i have both :P

yeah me too i have both :thumbsup:


























jus kiddin :P

imagining things for 3 months. you must be wasted. :57:

yes i have OBD2 socket plug n play :grin:

im about to give up on my speedometer anyways. . :argh:

ABS n trac are not on when in pos2. maybe busted or volvo technicians removed the bulbs. its hard to replace bulbs have to remove the dash first. takes a lot of time n i might screw up.

How did you repair your speedo?

OT: ampangbear you have an 89 hatch? bet its way much easier to fix hondas speedo prob. . hehe. i hav a bunch of honda's here in my garage too. :D

order the gears from fcpgroton.com there are two of them. the first is the one that is broken the second....well, since it's open might as well change the second. it's not a hard job, just a little pain in the patootie. :grin: there are instructions included which are well thought out. does your abs work when you slam on the brakes? how about the traction control? turn off and see if the light comes on or if the wheels spin alot. then you would know if in fact it is effed up. do you know how to read from the obd! sockets? there are threads on the 850 forum that i had posted and i think bear did also. if not, just post back and i'll walk you through it.

how would i know if the abs are working?

codes will come out from the reader right? like for example 111 there's a specific explanation for that code right? i have no list of obd codes.

If you slam on the brakes do your wheels lock up ? If they lock up then your ABS is not working test the tracs to by doing what it says in the above post.

And what year is the car ?

HEHE...
Here's another.

(It wasnt you the first time, right?)

:thumbsup:

No its not. Its easier than you think. OK, putting/refitting the dash pad may need a little patience, but its very doable. The threads are all here in this forum, help yourself.

Check the bulbs first. I am betting 1 philippine peso that at least 1 of your 2 bulbs are on. :grin:

My speedo problem? I changed the ABS module. And everything was nice and dandy again. I got conned into paying a crazy price for it too, never again (at least not from the same 'established Volvo premier dealer' lah.) HAHA

It IS easier and the parts are waaaaaaaaaaaayyyy cheaper than the V ones. For instance, just yesterday, the ciggie-lighter went kaput, and i got a NEW cigarette lighter + assembly casing replacement for RM8. A USED Volvo one of the same thang would set me back like RM15. USED.

Hehehe.

And plus, its a stick/manual so, i thrash it as much as i want to. Its light so, it flies off the ramp like a mouse with a cat on its back. Its lowered with performance springs so i do a lot of hard cornerings as much as i can. All the bushings are gone so the ride is in no way pleasant. HAHA. PLUS, it's not even a V-tec. Imagine that.

Hey, what am i doing?
Someone SPANK ME!
:)

slammed the brakes once. tires locked up, i guess (heard a tire screeched). no lights on tracs too.

in position 2 on the ignition both ABS and TRACS light are off. do you have a link on how to remove the dash to get into the panel guages? i guess i have to repair or change my ABS module. <_<