V70 II dashboard doesn't show speed, rpm etc.

[s3bi]

Hi,

my mother's Volvo V70 II 2.4L from 20032004 has a problem with the dashboard:

This is how it looks when the motor is running. All the four pointer instrument don't work (RPM should be around 800 otherwise for example). The two text displays in the middle just shows gibberish.
The indication lights in the lower right and the display in the lower left are the only things that work as they should.
Is this a known problem? Like a cold solder joint or a loose or corroded connector? If so, could it be something that's not located in the dashboard itself? (Just so that I don't remove it for nothing.)
I already tried to disconnect the battery for 10 minutes and bumping the dashboard with my fist a bit, but it didn't help.

Thanks for your answers.

[oragex]

How did it happen ? All of a sudden ? Being fine just before ? Normally these silver rings are normally from 2004 when the DIM was upgraded to a better quality one. But maybe the connector behind has a problem. Any other engine/transmission problem ?

[yagger]

Looks like need to fix or replace DIM.

[abscate]

Or you have warts in your standard.

[s3bi]

How did it happen ? All of a sudden ? Being fine just before ?

All of a sudden. Apparently it worked this afternoon and when my father reparked the car in the evening it didn't work anymore.

Normally these silver rings are normally from 2004 when the DIM was upgraded to a better quality one.

Sorry, I looked up the wrong date in the car registration, it's actually one year younger, it was first registered in June 2004. I wrote down the number 6. which seems to be the date of the EEC type approval which was 2003.

But maybe the connector behind has a problem. Any other engine/transmission problem ?

The car runs fine otherwise.

[oragex]

Try looking with a flash light under the dash, see which CEM you have (look up on Ebay CEM 2003 vs 2004), the 2004-up one is prone to water ingress and may affect the DIM. You may even see water marks on it, especially if it did rain recently. Saying this because normally only the 02-03 DIM without the silver rings go bad, and when they do, it's not all gauges and it starts rather intermittent. May still have a bad rear connector (need to disconnect the car battery when removing it), but my guess goes to a wet CEM. Also measure the alternator (engine at idle, measure at the battery posts) and the battery (engine off, disconnect pos cable, wait 1h then measure) while there, just in case

[Jonboy74]

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Listen to Oragex.

And if you do unplug it, make absolutely sure you disconnect the battery before you do, otherwise you'll end up with a false SRS error on the dash and you won't be able to get a safety inspection until that error is cleared....and you can't clear that without VIDA and a DiCE module.

And....if you end up having to have a DIM repair done, I highly suggest you read my post here:

viewtopic.php?t=87853

Good luck, and let us know how you do!

Jonboy
02 V70 2.4T
263,000 miles and counting

[s3bi]

Try looking with a flash light under the dash, see which CEM you have (look up on Ebay CEM 2003 vs 2004), the 2004-up one is prone to water ingress and may affect the DIM. You may even see water marks on it, especially if it did rain recently. Saying this because normally only the 02-03 DIM without the silver rings go bad, and when they do, it's not all gauges and it starts rather intermittent. May still have a bad rear connector (need to disconnect the car battery when removing it), but my guess goes to a wet CEM. Also measure the alternator (engine at idle, measure at the battery posts) and the battery (engine off, disconnect pos cable, wait 1h then measure) while there, just in case

Doesn't look like there was ever water inside. The connector also looks ok.

I got it out of the car now and removed the cover on the front and back. However it doesn't look like the ones that people repaired on YouTube etc. The part that moves the needles is mounted on the PCB. I'm not sure how I can pull the PCB off to check the soldering on the other side. I don't want to damage these actuators or the mechanical part that hold the needles. Does anyone know if I can just pull them off?

[jonesg]

Thats the instrument panel, I think Oragex was talking about the module that resides near your knees when you sit behind the wheel.
you are looking for this,

[abscate]

The 2004 models had a problem with the rubber gasket that leaked water into the CEM , I’ll try find the TSB document and link/ post here.