V40 failure to start

[spanner110]

Originally Posted by shaunv40

where are you based?

Hereford for the moment, although the nature of my job dictates that my 'going away bag' never gets unpacked.

[shaunv40]

have you looked on the list of people with diagnostic tools near to you?

im sure someone could help.

if you want your own, they can be bought for £120 on ebay. (volvo dice/vidas)

[skyship007]

Originally Posted by shaunv40

have you looked on the list of people with diagnostic tools near to you? im sure someone could help.
if you want your own, they can be bought for £120 on ebay. (volvo dice/vidas)

I was thinking of asking Santa for this cheap one, which does not do ABS or Air Bag fault codes:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Diagnostic...item43b4dcea09

Is this any good for a P2 115 hp diesel and although this is a silly question, where does it plug in and does anyone have a fault code list ???

[gatos]

Originally Posted by skyship007

I was thinking of asking Santa for this cheap one, which does not do ABS or Air Bag fault codes:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Diagnostic...item43b4dcea09

Is this any good for a P2 115 hp diesel and although this is a silly question, where does it plug in and does anyone have a fault code list ???

Most probably it will not work. The OBD2 port is at the left of the drivers footwell. See photo below

I have tried quite a few things to read my 1.9D, including USB to computer ones, cheaper OBD2 readers, even the Autel EU702 and finally the Volvo DICE. The EU702 would reset my airbag and read the ABS, but that was all. It would not communicate with the engine. The only thing that will talk with your 1.9D is the DICE. If you had a petrol car, then it is a different story. £120 may sound a lot, but if you consider that 1 trip to the Dealer will cost you £60-£80 to have your codes read and then you realise that it is a good investment. I read the codes on my car every month, have reset the SRS on my car as well as another dozen or so people and have also read the codes for a few more.

Plus you can do a lot more with the DICE

[skyship007]

Sorry for hijacking the thread, but if Santa does give me the 120 quid DICE do I need the VADIS program to read it or does it work on its own and give a direct fault description ???

[gatos]

VADIS will not work with it. You will need VIDA. It will come on a DVD with the DICE unit

[spanner110]

So if I understand this correctly the DICE reader is the one I need to read the codes, communicate with the 1.9D and generally be used as a diagnostic tool?
If so then that sounds like a good investment. (and I have a birthday coming up)
My other question is about the 'boot stay mount'..anyone got one spare? (nearside) I haven't unbolted the broken one yet so cannot ascertain whether I could re machine a replacement for the ball bit.

[gatos]

DICE is the cable/box/ intercace connecting your laptop to the car. VIDA is the volvo software you need installed on your laptop to communicate via the DICE unit and read the codes on your car

[malteser]

And what is the best lap top to run that with? like memory processor speed?

[skyship007]

Copied this from Fleabay Volvo dice seller:

Requirement on computer:
1. It must be windows XP SP3
2. It need to be Internet Explorer 8
3. Computer memory need over 2GRAM
4. C:// must have 16GB space
5. Software must install on C://
6. It must be NTFS format