Perfect, I think this could be as good as any
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300732667040?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

I´ll order it, I would like to use Vol-FCR to find out what´s wrong with my car´s ABS, I´m becoming a bit obsessed with that :roll:

Again, many thanks ...

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I recall most reports said that USB-Serial converters did not work but the Ebay Vag-Com usb cables did.
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Exactly!
Just get a USB Vag-Com cable that is blue & not shipped from china and you'll likely be good to go. I see they offer a bunch on UK Ebay. Usually offered as USB ...

...So after a bit of homework I found VOL-FCR software online and bought a VAG-COM 409.1 KKL OBD2 USB Cable off ebay for $14 from a vendor in Brooklyn NY. (super fast free shipping BTW).
Hooked it into my old Netbook and BINGO had my service light turned off and found and reset an ABS error.
I ...

The pin on the circuit board inside the module.


OK.....
Thanks man.
:)
I have a bit of experience re-flowing cold soldering on boards in old 70's stereos I screw around with( Sansui's & Pioneers).
I actually have a nice switchable 15/40 w solder gun, one of those solder sucking bulbs and some ...

Rr pin is almost always the first to go. If it were the sensor ornwiring the light would have come back right away.

Tracs off light did come right back on as soon as I started it and actually drove. Only stayed off until I moved.
Sorry for being a bit dense, but.......
Right Rear Pin?
Do you ...

96- 850 Glt NA sedan w/ tracs.

My ABS dash light is burned out as it doesn't light at key in accessory mode. So I'm not getting a lit ABS warning light.
Tracs off light stays on.

I read ABS codes using Vol-FRC and had an error for the right rear wheel sensor.
I deleted ABS error code and Tracs Off ...

I'm a new guy on this forum, but I'm a life long gear head.
So I'll jump in here with my advice.
I use an Innova 3130 scanner. It does live and more. I'm very happy with it.
When I bought my 96 Volvo 850 glt, I found it did not read ABS or reset service light.
So after a bit of homework I found VOL ...

Here's mine.
1996 850 GLT - 2.4 /20 valve - non-turbo/4 speed auto - 106,000K
Not perfect, but a nice daily driver.

Just Dl'd it.
Thanks for keeping it available all this time.


Now if I just find a used hard copy of the 1996 factory service manual for a decent price.

Welcome aboard.

It looks like you have a winner. From the under-hood picture you do need to buy a new radiator cap for the overflow tank though. The old gray ones are made of a very unstable plastic and they are prone to cracking and thus not holding pressure.

The new, greenish-blue colored, caps ...