CEM Woes

[chefshoes]

so took my volvo to keith price volvo in abergavenny to sort the non function of main beams

182 quid later (vida plus software reinstall which subsequently failed)

to be told the CEM needs to be repaired. oh lovely

the guy i dealt with wont be in till later but the sales guy said ooh thats around 1200 quid to fix that and no we dont do a payment plan

going to fetch the car this aft and talk to the guy i spoke to and see what the actual price is

but..

what are my options,

if its that expensive its how much the car cost me in the first place!

think ive spent nigh on a grand on it since i got it in nov.

ideas and options welcome

ta

d

[stuart bowes]

Speak to volvo diagnostic in Tilbury they do repair way cheaper https://volvodiagnostic.com/

Although it may be that some of the cost is removal and refitting which of course you'd then have to do yourself and its a bit of a faff from from what I've read

[Clan]

Originally Posted by chefshoes

so took my volvo to keith price volvo in abergavenny to sort the non function of main beams

182 quid later (vida plus software reinstall which subsequently failed)

to be told the CEM needs to be repaired. oh lovely

the guy i dealt with wont be in till later but the sales guy said ooh thats around 1200 quid to fix that and no we dont do a payment plan

going to fetch the car this aft and talk to the guy i spoke to and see what the actual price is

but..

what are my options,

if its that expensive its how much the car cost me in the first place!

think ive spent nigh on a grand on it since i got it in nov.

ideas and options welcome

ta

d

well you have taken it to one of the best volvo workshops in the country the staff have been there for decades.
I'm afraid any motor vehicle repair these days since the virus struck is going to cost double what it was pre 2019 due to the economic situation. If you have a new car just about any job will be over £1000 rather that a few £100 pre 2019.

If it IS the CEM you could send it to be repaired , it is likely to be failed soldered joints. There is someone on here who does that kind of thing, name begins with S I believe. someone else will know ....

[chefshoes]

if its something i can afford ill pay someone to get it sorted

if its cost prohibitive ill find someone who can help me remove the unit to send it to tilbury.

keith price may be good but they are very dismissive of older cars.

more than one occasion said is it worth it. surely thats my call not theirs

[chefshoes]

new cem
1200 plus vat fitted

repair mine
600 inc vat and labour

think ill go for door number 2

[jeremycolley]

Is £600 Volvo Diagnostics price? They repaired mine for £160 - a couple of years ago, possibly 3, so that price must include labour to remove and replace it. I took mine out myself - it's not too hard, mine's a P2 'L' shaped CEM.

There's a how to guide on the Xemodex website I think. The hardest bit was getting the multi-plugs off - there's a small tab that needs to be pressed in to release them - not easy when you're upside down in the drivers footwell.

Found the guide here

https://xemodex.com/blog/volvo-centr...v70-xc70-xc90/

Go to about 4 mins in to see what you need to remove from the car to get to it (wipers and linkage)

[chefshoes]

the price is 480 they misquoted me (or they best had...)

its 200 for repair and 280 for 2hrs work.....

so suspect 600 when they add bloody vat to it

[Rob1950]

Originally Posted by chefshoes

so took my volvo to keith price volvo in abergavenny to sort the non function of main beams

182 quid later (vida plus software reinstall which subsequently failed)

to be told the CEM needs to be repaired. oh lovely

the guy i dealt with wont be in till later but the sales guy said ooh thats around 1200 quid to fix that and no we dont do a payment plan

going to fetch the car this aft and talk to the guy i spoke to and see what the actual price is

but..

what are my options,

if its that expensive its how much the car cost me in the first place!

think ive spent nigh on a grand on it since i got it in nov.

ideas and options welcome

ta

d

Sell it for what you can get and buy an Amazon. Mathewsons has a good one as well as a 140 series with 15k on the clock from new. If I had spare cash I buy that.

[Simmy]

Originally Posted by chefshoes

the price is 480 they misquoted me (or they best had...)

its 200 for repair and 280 for 2hrs work.....

so suspect 600 when they add bloody vat to it

take the cem out and post it to volvo diagnostics lucaz is an expert with these things they usually have a fairly quick turn round time give them a call and discuss the best option for you .

[chefshoes]

car is back....

CEM fixed

lights now work...

520 quid for it all

BECAUSE THE INDICATOR STALK WAS BROKEN!

AAARRGGHHH!!!!!!!!

i remember ringing volvo for the replacement stalk weeks ago and they said oh no you need to plug it in to make sure its actually not working.

well the bloody CEM is working now, no idea what benefit i get now

but the car is legal again

fuming though

1000 spent on past two garage visits..