ABS diagnostic conundrum 1997 V70R

Yog Sothoth · Jun 4th, 2021, 08:43

Got a bit of a problem and wondering if anyone has any suggestions?
My V70R had the ABS and TRACS lights on. So I took out the ABS module and sent it off to a place I found online. £55 did the job and it seemed to have worked.
Unfortunately the lights came back after 4 months. The guy offered a lifetime warranty on his repair so I contacted him. He says he’ll need a OBD print off to identify the fault. Fair enough I suppose, as the problem isn’t necessarily in the ABS module and he’s already resoldered the dodgy joints (I assume that’s what he did).
Problem is, no garages seem to be able to do OBD on my car. They don’t have the software for pre-2000 vehicles. Even a place advertised as a Volvo specialist!
Seems my choices are:-
Take to main dealer for OBD - they’ll charge a fair bit and want to do any work needed
Try and buy a OBD device and do it myself - but I’m no mechanic
Send module to another online repairer and cross fingers

Has anyone any suggestions? I’m at a bit of a loss. I know this ABS module is a common bugbear problem so I’m guessing others might have found themselves in this position.

Cookeh · Jun 4th, 2021, 08:52

You need Vol-FCR, which is available all over the internet, and then a £15 vagcom cable

Yog Sothoth · Jun 4th, 2021, 09:15

Cheers. The cables are on eBay for under a tenner. None specify Volvo but I assume they’re pretty generic?

Cookeh · Jun 5th, 2021, 13:39

Pretty much, just make sure it's a KKL FTDI one.

Juular · Jun 5th, 2021, 14:26

£55 is quite good, who did you use?

Yog Sothoth · Jun 7th, 2021, 15:00

A place called Volvo Diagnostics. He advertises the service on eBay.

rudi dudi · Jun 7th, 2021, 19:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Juular

£55 is quite good, who did you use?

Err no.. Ridiculous pure ridiculous to reflow a few solder joints..
Really guys there is nothing to these and have done at least a dozen .
Takes longer to get it off the car than to do the job.

andrewc1267 · Jun 8th, 2021, 05:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by rudi dudi

Err no.. Ridiculous pure ridiculous to reflow a few solder joints..
Really guys there is nothing to these and have done at least a dozen .
Takes longer to get it off the car than to do the job.

Totally agree I to have fixed loads of these generally if the vehicle is scanned as a 2000 the diagnosic tool will use basic protocols and should be able to give you any P codes that are stored I have a snap on solus pro a TEXA and a Hella Hitman Mega Max 66 and all will read and clear my V70R which is a 1998 but has the ME7 engine management system I have use either of them to read codes and clear for ABS Airbag and engine

Yog Sothoth · Jun 8th, 2021, 07:18

Would you say it’s worth buying a scanner? I see there are some fairly cheap ones but I know nothing about these things.

Cookeh · Jun 8th, 2021, 08:45

VolFCR is a scanner and will cost you the price of a vagcom cable.

Jun 4th, 2021, 08:43	#1
Yog Sothoth New Member Last Online: Mar 7th, 2023 09:32 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Sheffield	ABS diagnostic conundrum 1997 V70R Got a bit of a problem and wondering if anyone has any suggestions? My V70R had the ABS and TRACS lights on. So I took out the ABS module and sent it off to a place I found online. £55 did the job and it seemed to have worked. Unfortunately the lights came back after 4 months. The guy offered a lifetime warranty on his repair so I contacted him. He says he’ll need a OBD print off to identify the fault. Fair enough I suppose, as the problem isn’t necessarily in the ABS module and he’s already resoldered the dodgy joints (I assume that’s what he did). Problem is, no garages seem to be able to do OBD on my car. They don’t have the software for pre-2000 vehicles. Even a place advertised as a Volvo specialist! Seems my choices are:- Take to main dealer for OBD - they’ll charge a fair bit and want to do any work needed Try and buy a OBD device and do it myself - but I’m no mechanic Send module to another online repairer and cross fingers Has anyone any suggestions? I’m at a bit of a loss. I know this ABS module is a common bugbear problem so I’m guessing others might have found themselves in this position. __________________ Saffron Volvo V70R 1998 2.4 Auto

Jun 4th, 2021, 08:52	#2
Cookeh Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Derbyshire	You need Vol-FCR, which is available all over the internet, and then a £15 vagcom cable __________________ 1995 Volvo 850 T5 Estate (Manual)

Jun 4th, 2021, 09:15	#3
Yog Sothoth New Member Last Online: Mar 7th, 2023 09:32 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Sheffield	Cheers. The cables are on eBay for under a tenner. None specify Volvo but I assume they’re pretty generic? __________________ Saffron Volvo V70R 1998 2.4 Auto

Jun 5th, 2021, 13:39	#4
Cookeh Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Derbyshire	Pretty much, just make sure it's a KKL FTDI one. __________________ 1995 Volvo 850 T5 Estate (Manual)

Jun 7th, 2021, 15:00	#6
Yog Sothoth New Member Last Online: Mar 7th, 2023 09:32 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Sheffield	A place called Volvo Diagnostics. He advertises the service on eBay. __________________ Saffron Volvo V70R 1998 2.4 Auto

Jun 5th, 2021, 14:26	#5
Juular Senior Member Last Online: Yesterday 22:09 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Falkirk	£55 is quite good, who did you use?

Jun 8th, 2021, 07:18	#9
Yog Sothoth New Member Last Online: Mar 7th, 2023 09:32 Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Sheffield	Would you say it’s worth buying a scanner? I see there are some fairly cheap ones but I know nothing about these things. __________________ Saffron Volvo V70R 1998 2.4 Auto

Jun 8th, 2021, 08:45	#10
Cookeh Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2022 17:04 Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Derbyshire	VolFCR is a scanner and will cost you the price of a vagcom cable. __________________ 1995 Volvo 850 T5 Estate (Manual)

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