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Has Someone actuall reset the Check Engine Light on their own? V70-XC70 1998

posted by  KGP on  Fri Jul 19 06:15 CST 2002
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I just bought a 1998 v70 AWD wagon. I am still not sure if it was the right thing to do. VOLVO's are not cheap as you all know. I have a 940 turbo and I love it. I wanted some more room for my wife and kids and so I bought the wagon. I am a do-it-yourself guy. Well, I have driven the car for 3K and now I have the Check engine light on. The car only has 53k on it. I have read several of the messages but I was unable to now exactly what code reader to buy and what tool to buy to reset the light. I know these things can be expensive. Someone that has there own and has reset their own light has to be out there.

Thanks,

KGP
1998 V70 AWD
53k








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    Has Someone actuall reset the Check Engine Light on their own? V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be Harry Tomo on  Thu Aug 15 07:33 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    I reset mine (98) V70 by disconnecting the battery Negative lead cost nothing.








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    Has Someone actuall reset the Check Engine Light on their own? V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be francisira on  Fri Jul 19 09:45 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    i bought the obd2 software program. i hook it up to my computer, find out what codes it set and clear the codes and reset CEL with one click of the mouse.
    program cost me around $120. 2 visits to the mechanic to reset the light would cost almost that much.
    regards







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    Has Someone actuall reset the Check Engine Light on their own? V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  ScottyBoy on  Fri Jul 19 06:47 CST 2002
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    Depending on the cause of the CEL, disconnecting the battery over night should clear it (but if the cause still exists it will return, usually its a loose gas cap, so not a big deal). Anyway, if you want to do it yourself I found the scanner from "www.obd-2.com" to work real well. The only drawback being it requires a laptop computer... But reading and resetting codes (and hence CEL's) is really simple. Plus it has some other features too.

    Good Luck

    P.S. I hear autozone parts stores will give you a readout of the codes for free. You can use that to fix the problems and then disconnect the battery overnight and the CEL should be gone if you properly fixed the problems!
    --
    '98 S70 T5-M - Tropic Green w/ tan, Spoiler, Fog Lights, CD-6/CD-3 Changer, External Amp, Cold Weather Pkg, Sunroof








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      Use of OBD-II software V70-XC70 1998

      posted by  Harris on  Thu Aug 8 16:04 CST 2002
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      Do you like the Peper software and does it work well for your car? Is it easy enough to determine just what code means to look at what component? Does the software tell you anything much in detail? I downloaded a free trial copy of Peper's software but still have some questions. Best to call him???
      Thanks

      1990 740 turbo w/236K, 2000 V-70 w/55K








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        Use of OBD-II software V70-XC70 1998

        posted by  ScottyBoy on  Fri Aug 9 15:07 CST 2002
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        Software works pretty well. It's a bit light on explaining what everything is, but to do the basics it's actually pretty easy. As far as diagnosing and clearing CEL lights I've done it on 4 different cars already (1 being my Volvo) and they all were explained well and easy to clear/fix.

        It's not the easiest software to dive right into, but once you get the hang of it....


        So overall, yeah, I like it, and it works well for my car. and the price was excellent (I am a full time student so I got a discount and I went for the model that has three translator thigs in one so I can read just about any car.)

        Scott Silverman
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        '98 S70 T5-M - Tropic Green w/ tan, Spoiler, Fog Lights, CD-6/CD-3 Changer, External Amp, Cold Weather Pkg, Sunroof







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