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Drivers Information Module (DIM) replacementViews : 165919 Replies : 477Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Feb 18th, 2008, 12:45 | #11 |
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Feb 18th, 2008, 16:30 | #12 |
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Will be removing mine next weekend when free. Any special precautions I should know about? Or particularly vulnerable areas?
I shall set about reheating/resoldering the joints. With regard to the cables under the drivers seat they look ok. Can't get at the connection jack but has anyone found that this is the root of the problem? Last edited by Propofol; Feb 18th, 2008 at 16:33. Reason: wanted to say more! |
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As always with Electronic devices you should take suitable Anti-Static precautions and also I'd ensure your battery is disconnected. Also, Don't be "piling" heat into solder joints, it's easy to cook components that way. You may be able to spot the "dry joints" you may not, they could look "dull" in comparison to the other's.
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Feb 19th, 2008, 16:16 | #14 |
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You should try and remove the contaminated solder from any joints rather than just reheat the joints. I would use a fairly cool (low wattage) iron .Use some desolder braid to mop up the old solder.
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Feb 21st, 2008, 14:31 | #15 |
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Do we have any indication of what year this fails on? A quick glance across the forums seems to indicate this problem is mostly 2002 cars, few, if any before or after.
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Feb 23rd, 2008, 11:07 | #16 |
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Dash not working
I think I may have a faulty DIM (2003 S60 D5), my dash stopped working suddenly yesterday but this morning it was working again however after five minutes it started freezing and showing odd faults on the read out, then it just stopped again. Any advice on this would be great.
I've checked the cables under the seat, nothing seams to be pinched or burnt out. Do you have to buy this component from Volvo, can you get away with a second hand, reconfigured one or a repair on the faulty one? What sort of money would I be looking at getting the problem sorted? Thanks. Last edited by afimaging; Feb 23rd, 2008 at 11:10. |
Feb 27th, 2008, 09:54 | #17 |
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I had mine checked by a mobile autoelectrics he said the board was cracked and recommended a secondhand one and gave me the part number off the back would i be able to fit it in without any problems, this would cost me less than £200
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Mar 1st, 2008, 14:16 | #18 |
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Well, just had the dashboard display out.
Couldn't see any obviously faulty solder joints. All of the components incidentally are microscopic so didn't try and resolder any of them. Needless to say the display is still faulty. Noticed the other day that my seat belt warning light on the dash was playing up - it's an LED so can't replace that either! Has anyone used those BBA people to fix their dash computer? |
Mar 1st, 2008, 14:45 | #19 |
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As well as dry joints on the pcb if it is a double sided circuit board check the thru board connections as well. This is a common fault due to the vibration in cars. Where you see a thru board connection check that you get continuity both sides.
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Mar 1st, 2008, 20:27 | #20 |
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About not been able to use secondhand dims , i got one from CONTINENTAL CAR BREAKERS LTD in doncaster today for £60 and he reset all the codes for me for £10 and it works perfectly the only downfall was that you have to get the millage set at a cost of £50 at a specialist but i was lucky as the milage was only a few thousand miles higher than my original one so i thought sod it . check out www.continentalcarbreakers.co.uk they also give you 90 days warranty on all parts.or call them on 01302 840 306. They also sell a volvo code re setter which tells you all the codes and lets you reset them its only £150...
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