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S70 Speedodometer failure

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curtismc56
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S70 Speedodometer failure

Post by curtismc56 »

My 99 S70 has unknown miles. ABS light always on. odometer is trip meter only. Speed-odometer just died. Is this a module or Fuse-able link?

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Post by Juan62 »

ABS module. You can learn more in the repair database oaove this forum. Matty Moo, www.midwest-abs.com does the repairs for us on this forum.
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curtismc56
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Post by curtismc56 »

The link for Matty indicated the speedo is a symtom of the ABS mod failure, right?

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Post by Matty Moo »

If your ABS light has been on and now your speedo doesn't work, you can almost guarantee that's the problem.
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Post by FCPEURO »

+1

Once you have the ABS repaired, the Speedo will work perfectly

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Post by cjep »

As discussed in another thread, I had the speedo go on me but the tripmeter/odometer still worked. It ended up being a broken vacuum line that caused this problem, the large one running behind the intake manifold.

Mine didnt have the ABS light or anything, so it may not be the same, but keep an eye on the vacuum lines anyway. They will cause other things in your car to not run nicely either.

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