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finding true mileage with obd

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billy
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finding true mileage with obd

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850 odometer broken...but I remember a posting about "how to" find the true mileage by using the obd..Anyone out there that knows how?

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'98 S70 T5
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billy
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Thank you..works like a charm...tried it on one car with known mileage, it was correct..just to test.. and then got mileage from the one which had a changed out instrument cluster... this is good to know since many of the older volvos have had broken odometer history...good way to see if unbelievable low mileage on car for sale is the real deal

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Mine is about 2200 miles off. I checked one that was for sale and it was 123,000 off. :)
'95 855 T-5R M, Panther - 22/28 mpg, 546,000 miles
'95 955 T-5R Yellow Wagon, Lemonade, 180,000 miles
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