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Check Engine Light on 97 Volvo 850

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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MadeInJapan
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Re: Check Engine Light on 97 Volvo 850

Post by MadeInJapan »

There shouldn't be any diagnostic boxes under the hood on a '97. Only the OBD-II connector under the coin holder.
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Post by Sperry »

There is a little user-accessible box under the hood, with a lead wire and different sockets in which to plug the lead. A button and flashing light are the only other interface.

Under the coin tray is a reader socket, but I have not yet borrowed a reader to see how it works.


milesursogood sperry, so if you have the OBD connector only, what type of scanner did you use? and where did you purchase it? thanks.
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