V70: Engine - Random Engine Management Light on

Squibbyj · May 16th, 2024, 17:58

Sorry if this has been asked before but I have only just joined.
My recently-acquired 2009 V70 2.5T SE Lux estate, petrol, manual has the EML coming on randomly, and equally randomly going off again for a few days.
No other lights on, and no message appearing.
Can anyone suggest a few of the most likely things to check out please ?
Car drives as normal throughout.
Thanks.

Lancee · May 16th, 2024, 19:08

If you bought it from a garage/dealer, take it back for their attention.

You really MUST get a PROPER reading of any/the fault codes, otherwise you are on a hiding to nothing and can very easily spend a fortune chasing the wrong things.

However it does seem like it's possibly an intermittent fault which depending upon the frequency of occurrence results in either the EML showing or not.

All just my opinion of course !

Tatsfield · May 18th, 2024, 11:00

Modern cars are electronics on wheels. Gone are the days of kicking a wheel to diagnose a fault. The car is telling you it has a fault by illuminating the EML and your response must firstly be to plug in a capable diagnostics kit to ask the car what is wrong.

If you have the interest in doing that yourself, VIDA/DiCE clones are available for sale on the internet and once installed on a suitable old Win 7 laptop can tell what faults are logged in the car's fault log. You can then have a good idea if you can fix it yourself or ask a garage to do it . Volvo specific garages will have this test equipment but they will charge you for their use of it.

With the fault which you are bringing to the forum, it is unlikely that anyone can realistically know what causes this random effect.

SavemyS40 · Aug 4th, 2024, 23:06

Hey,

Did you get to the bottom of this? I’m nearish Exeter and have Vida if you need plugging in.

Kev0607 · Aug 4th, 2024, 23:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by SavemyS40

Hey,

Did you get to the bottom of this? I’m nearish Exeter and have Vida if you need plugging in.

Very kind, but in this instance, the original poster hasn't been online since 18th May.

Like many posters on here, they ask for help and never return again to say what the problem ended up being, or if they fixed it or not. Doing so would help others, but there's nothing that can be done to stop it.

This thread, it would seem, is another classic example of that.

Georgeandkira · Sep 17th, 2024, 22:15

It is a shame when posts and possible answers just die.

Plus, he never got to read basics, such as the general advice to make certain one's battery is fully charged before proceeding.
His '09's battery could be very old.

May 16th, 2024, 17:58	#1
Squibbyj New Member Last Online: May 18th, 2024 00:11 Join Date: May 2024 Location: Exeter	Random Engine Management Light on Sorry if this has been asked before but I have only just joined. My recently-acquired 2009 V70 2.5T SE Lux estate, petrol, manual has the EML coming on randomly, and equally randomly going off again for a few days. No other lights on, and no message appearing. Can anyone suggest a few of the most likely things to check out please ? Car drives as normal throughout. Thanks.

May 18th, 2024, 11:00	#3
Tatsfield Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 20:30 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Poole	Modern cars are electronics on wheels. Gone are the days of kicking a wheel to diagnose a fault. The car is telling you it has a fault by illuminating the EML and your response must firstly be to plug in a capable diagnostics kit to ask the car what is wrong. If you have the interest in doing that yourself, VIDA/DiCE clones are available for sale on the internet and once installed on a suitable old Win 7 laptop can tell what faults are logged in the car's fault log. You can then have a good idea if you can fix it yourself or ask a garage to do it . Volvo specific garages will have this test equipment but they will charge you for their use of it. With the fault which you are bringing to the forum, it is unlikely that anyone can realistically know what causes this random effect. __________________ 2012 XC70 SE Lux Polestar 230 bhp D5 Auto Oyster Grey

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May 16th, 2024, 19:08	#2
Lancee Premier Member Last Online: Yesterday 19:04 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Devon	If you bought it from a garage/dealer, take it back for their attention. You really MUST get a PROPER reading of any/the fault codes, otherwise you are on a hiding to nothing and can very easily spend a fortune chasing the wrong things. However it does seem like it's possibly an intermittent fault which depending upon the frequency of occurrence results in either the EML showing or not. All just my opinion of course !

Aug 4th, 2024, 23:06	#4
SavemyS40 Junior Member Last Online: Oct 3rd, 2024 12:43 Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Devon	Hey, Did you get to the bottom of this? I’m nearish Exeter and have Vida if you need plugging in.

Sep 17th, 2024, 22:15	#6
Georgeandkira Premier Member Last Online: Oct 1st, 2024 20:34 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hackensack	It is a shame when posts and possible answers just die. Plus, he never got to read basics, such as the general advice to make certain one's battery is fully charged before proceeding. His '09's battery could be very old.

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