service light coming on.

In ,
snpboy wrote:

> Hi , i recently purchased a 940 turbo wagon and today the service light
> started to go on after we stopped at the home depot and then a mile or two
> down the road it went off. i need to take it in for a oil change real soon,
> could this be the problem? the car is a 93 and i am not sure i want to give
> several hundred to find out why the service light is on.thanks

If it is the service light, and not the check engine, then it is just
a service reminder. Comes on every 5000 miles in your model.

AC
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The service light on that car is simply a reminder that it's due for an oil
change, and is set to come on whenever you start the car, and stay on for 2
minutes.

The 5000 mile setting is from the last time the light was reset, which
should be whenever the oil is changed; however, most mechanics simply don't
bother or don't remember to set it. After an oil change, I always reset it
myself just to be sure. To reset it yourself, remove the rubber plug to the
left of center of the speedometer display, and poke a pen or something into
the opening to punch the button in the hole.

"snpboy" wrote in message

> Hi , i recently purchased a 940 turbo wagon and today the service light
> started to go on after we stopped at the home depot and then a mile or two
> down the road it went off. i need to take it in for a oil change real
> soon,
> could this be the problem? the car is a 93 and i am not sure i want to
> give
> several hundred to find out why the service light is on.thanks
>
> Kasoma Duplantis
>
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Does anyone know how to get the service light off on a 1998 V70XC? It
doesn't have one of those plugs...my mechanic told me you need a OBDII
controller that only the dealers have, and I was wondering if there was
any way around buying one.
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Check on the Brickboard FAQs.

All the best, Peter.

700/900/90 Register Keeper,
Volvo Owners Club (UK).

"Robert" wrote in message

> Does anyone know how to get the service light off on a 1998 V70XC? It
> doesn't have one of those plugs...my mechanic told me you need a OBDII
> controller that only the dealers have, and I was wondering if there was
> any way around buying one.
>
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Robert wrote:
>
> Does anyone know how to get the service light off on a 1998 V70XC? It
> doesn't have one of those plugs...my mechanic told me you need a OBDII
> controller that only the dealers have, and I was wondering if there was
> any way around buying one.

You do need an electronic tool that goes in through the OBD-II port, but
dealers are not the only ones with them. There are several aftermarket
ones available.

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"Mike F" wrote in message

> Robert wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know how to get the service light off on a 1998 V70XC? It
> > doesn't have one of those plugs...my mechanic told me you need a OBDII
> > controller that only the dealers have, and I was wondering if there was
> > any way around buying one.
>
> You do need an electronic tool that goes in through the OBD-II port, but
> dealers are not the only ones with them. There are several aftermarket
> ones available.


I think Autozone (a mass market parts place in the US) will scan the codes
for you for free, perhaps they will also turn the light off for a picture of
a historical figure like Andy Hamilton, say, or if you live in a classy area
they might want to see just what Andy Jackson looks like.
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Steve wrote:
>
> I think Autozone (a mass market parts place in the US) will scan the codes
> for you for free, perhaps they will also turn the light off for a picture of
> a historical figure like Andy Hamilton, say, or if you live in a classy area
> they might want to see just what Andy Jackson looks like.

Generic OBD-II readers will not turn off the service light. It's done
through the OBD-II port, but the tool needs specific programming to turn
the light off.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
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"Mike F" wrote in message

> Steve wrote:
> >
> > I think Autozone (a mass market parts place in the US) will scan the
codes
> > for you for free, perhaps they will also turn the light off for a
picture of
> > a historical figure like Andy Hamilton, say, or if you live in a classy
area
> > they might want to see just what Andy Jackson looks like.
>
> Generic OBD-II readers will not turn off the service light. It's done
> through the OBD-II port, but the tool needs specific programming to turn
> the light off.
>

I thought the whole idea of OBD-II was so the cost of equipment was limited
by standardization, allowing independent shops to repair modern cars without
requiring the purchase of expensive equipment for every brand...No?
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True, and independant shops can still scan the codes, diagnose the
problem, and fix the problem; but dealers in their attempt to gain back
a handle on the service industry have put in other things...like the
annoying service lights...that can't be turned off with normal readers.
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In article ,
someone.DeleteThis@microsoft.com says...
>
>
> I thought the whole idea of OBD-II was so the cost of equipment was limited
> by standardization, allowing independent shops to repair modern cars without
> requiring the purchase of expensive equipment for every brand...No?
>
>
>
No. Although the OBDII standard establishes fault code retrieval over
the various regional protocols it does not mandate access to proprietary
data stored in all the various accessible systems. OBDII is restricted
in that only codes in the standard table for powertrain management are
accessible and can be reset or cleared. There are six modes or levels of
access available in the standard that include monitoring and activation
of individual components via the DLC (data link connector) but only a
handful of scan tools have this capabilty mainly because of cost. The
run of the mill scan tool for diagnostic work on domestic cars and a
smattering of forign cars will run in the neighborhood of $10,000. That
is with software that probably will not be valid for much other than
code reading on cars built after 2002 or so. Software upgrades run on
average $3000-$5000 a year. For Volvo VIDA you can buy a three day pass
to access for one car for about $40.00, however, to download any info
you need a VCT2000 (Volvo special toll $1500-3000 depending on new or
used; a cable for connecting the VCT to the car another $1500) you must
be using a laptop with a 9 pin serial port, running Windows XPPro SP2 or
the VIDA software will not install. Now you can access, update, and
reflash any system on the car. And this is not unique to Volvo. SAAB has
their system, BMW theirs, Mercedes theirs, Land Rover theirs,
VW/SEAT/Audi theirs and so on, you get the picture. So yeah, the cost is
limited and even affordable if you happen to be doing around $3,000,000
a year in parts and labor. Otherwise, I would say it's somewhat
expensive or more likely prohibitive for most small independent shops.

Bob
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"User" wrote in message

> In article ,
> someone.TakeThisOut@microsoft.com says...
> >
> >
> > I thought the whole idea of OBD-II was so the cost of equipment was
limited
> > by standardization, allowing independent shops to repair modern cars
without
> > requiring the purchase of expensive equipment for every brand...No?
> >
> >
> >
> No. Although the OBDII standard establishes fault code retrieval over
> the various regional protocols it does not mandate access to proprietary
> data stored in all the various accessible systems. OBDII is restricted
> in that only codes in the standard table for powertrain management are
> accessible and can be reset or cleared. There are six modes or levels of
> access available in the standard that include monitoring and activation
> of individual components via the DLC (data link connector) but only a
> handful of scan tools have this capabilty mainly because of cost. The
> run of the mill scan tool for diagnostic work on domestic cars and a
> smattering of forign cars will run in the neighborhood of $10,000. That
> is with software that probably will not be valid for much other than
> code reading on cars built after 2002 or so. Software upgrades run on
> average $3000-$5000 a year. For Volvo VIDA you can buy a three day pass
> to access for one car for about $40.00, however, to download any info
> you need a VCT2000 (Volvo special toll $1500-3000 depending on new or
> used; a cable for connecting the VCT to the car another $1500) you must
> be using a laptop with a 9 pin serial port, running Windows XPPro SP2 or
> the VIDA software will not install. Now you can access, update, and
> reflash any system on the car. And this is not unique to Volvo. SAAB has
> their system, BMW theirs, Mercedes theirs, Land Rover theirs,
> VW/SEAT/Audi theirs and so on, you get the picture. So yeah, the cost is
> limited and even affordable if you happen to be doing around $3,000,000
> a year in parts and labor. Otherwise, I would say it's somewhat
> expensive or more likely prohibitive for most small independent shops.
>


So something like this will not work?
http://www.toolsource.com/ost/product.asp?sourceid=googleobd2&dept%5Fi...00&pf%5
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In ,
Steve wrote:
> So something like this will not work?
> http://www.toolsource.com/ost/product.asp?sourceid=googleobd2&dept%5Fi...00&pf%5

No. But there are other cheap tools made specifically to reset the
service light. For example, here is one that works for the 850.

<http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/mmp/volvo~850~service_reset_tool~parts.html>

AC
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