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oliverpervasive · Jul 4th, 2019, 22:29

Thanks for the reply.
I ve been round the houses on this before.

I use to have a V70 TDI 98 ( my baby) - and eventually borrowed the VOL =VCR off Bigfella66= as my cable and laptop would not work but his did for both the 98 V70 and the S40 x reg. You need a XP windows laptop and not just the freeware /software etc

FYI I found a variant on the red one would clear certain codes but not read them on the S40 - a friend of Kev (Bartlett) ( a legend in the V70 world of help) lent his.

It is a bit of a minefield as far as (correct) cables and software and XP laptops so I am bit dubious if this reader overcomes all previous hurdles.

If I spend my fiver I will confirm for others to follow.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

OP

Jul 4th, 2019, 22:29	#5
oliverpervasive Member Last Online: Feb 4th, 2021 14:56 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: london	VOL-VCR reader etc Thanks for the reply. I ve been round the houses on this before. I use to have a V70 TDI 98 ( my baby) - and eventually borrowed the VOL =VCR off Bigfella66= as my cable and laptop would not work but his did for both the 98 V70 and the S40 x reg. You need a XP windows laptop and not just the freeware /software etc FYI I found a variant on the red one would clear certain codes but not read them on the S40 - a friend of Kev (Bartlett) ( a legend in the V70 world of help) lent his. It is a bit of a minefield as far as (correct) cables and software and XP laptops so I am bit dubious if this reader overcomes all previous hurdles. If I spend my fiver I will confirm for others to follow. Thanks for taking the time to reply. OP