OBD tool and spectacular odometer reading

Distendo · Sep 29th, 2021, 14:47

Bought one of thse OBDII bluetooth interfaces (ebay "OBD2 ELM 327 Bluetooth Car Scanner for use with Volvo 850 OBD-II app").

Out of curiosity I used the odometer reading: after all, it wasn't going to tell me anything different from the mileometer, was it...

The dashboard mileage shows 227k.

The OBD odometer reading was 365k. (And it does appear to update in step with the distance indicated by the dash mileometer.)

So... is it possible that when I bought it, with 130k on the clock, it had been clocked to half its actual mileage? Is it even possible to clock a '98 V70?

Do I need to - or is it possible to - get the dash mileage 'corrected'? (I'm not intending to sell it.)

Do I get extra high mileage club kudos?

I've recently reinsured it for driving up to 5,000 miles per annum. I wonder how they'll react to my mileage increasing by 140,000 miles overnight...

Observations welcome...

amazondean · Sep 29th, 2021, 14:59

Can you not check the MOT history to see if there is any discrepancies in the mileage!

Pupbelly · Sep 29th, 2021, 15:01

Ouch!
Just had a look on eBay - is yours only for Android?

cheshired5 · Sep 29th, 2021, 15:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Distendo

The dashboard mileage shows 227k.

..... The OBD odometer reading was 365k. (And it does appear to update in step with the distance indicated by the dash mileometer.)

Do I get extra high mileage club kudos?

Unfortunately not.

The stored mileage will be in km and once converted to miles, it reflects the displayed mileage on the odometer.

I can't see any problem with what you've found.

Whyman · Sep 29th, 2021, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheshired5

Unfortunately not.

The stored mileage will be in km and once converted to miles, it reflects the displayed mileage on the odometer.

I can't see any problem with what you've found.

If you multiply 365 by .62 to covert from km to miles you get 227 so all is OK.

Distendo · Oct 1st, 2021, 15:19

Well, if you put it that way, cheshired5, so it makes perfect sense, like, I can't see any problem either, now... (Thanks for the calculation Whyman.)

Was quite exciting for a moment there tho'

Pupbelly: I only know about the Android version. You could ask the ebay vendor.

4x4 · Oct 1st, 2021, 15:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pupbelly

Ouch!
Just had a look on eBay - is yours only for Android?

Only for Andriod, there is no 850 app available for IOS

Sep 29th, 2021, 14:47	#1
Distendo Member Last Online: Today 12:32 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham	OBD tool and spectacular odometer reading Bought one of thse OBDII bluetooth interfaces (ebay "OBD2 ELM 327 Bluetooth Car Scanner for use with Volvo 850 OBD-II app"). Out of curiosity I used the odometer reading: after all, it wasn't going to tell me anything different from the mileometer, was it... The dashboard mileage shows 227k. The OBD odometer reading was 365k. (And it does appear to update in step with the distance indicated by the dash mileometer.) So... is it possible that when I bought it, with 130k on the clock, it had been clocked to half its actual mileage? Is it even possible to clock a '98 V70? Do I need to - or is it possible to - get the dash mileage 'corrected'? (I'm not intending to sell it.) Do I get extra high mileage club kudos? I've recently reinsured it for driving up to 5,000 miles per annum. I wonder how they'll react to my mileage increasing by 140,000 miles overnight... Observations welcome... __________________ 1998 V70 T5, B5234T3

Sep 29th, 2021, 14:59	#2
amazondean amazondean Last Online: Apr 25th, 2024 19:27 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nettleton Market Rasen	Can you not check the MOT history to see if there is any discrepancies in the mileage! __________________ There are only two things in life that is easy. One's lying down and the other is handing your credit card over. everything else has a degree of skill. Volvo 850 TDI, 850 TDI, 850 TDI Volvo V70 TDI, V70 TDI, Volvo V70 XC, (99)

Oct 1st, 2021, 15:19	#6
Distendo Member Last Online: Today 12:32 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Birmingham	Well, if you put it that way, cheshired5, so it makes perfect sense, like, I can't see any problem either, now... (Thanks for the calculation Whyman.) Was quite exciting for a moment there tho' Pupbelly: I only know about the Android version. You could ask the ebay vendor. __________________ 1998 V70 T5, B5234T3

Sep 29th, 2021, 15:01	#3
Pupbelly Member Last Online: Jan 26th, 2023 13:31 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Maidstone, Kent (But Yorkshire born & bred)	Ouch! Just had a look on eBay - is yours only for Android?

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