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service light on 1996 volvo station wagon

Hi,

My service light on my 96 850 volvo wagon keps coming on when I start the car then goes off after about 2-3 minutes. A friend of mine just bought the tool for reading the codes and we hooked it up but it says there are no codes to read and the car is fine. I think I will not pass the MD emmissions test with the service light on after starting the car (maybe I can leave the car running when going to the test :>)

Any ideas on what is going on and how I might be able to reset it. It does not look like I can do it with the tool so I think I am out of luck.

Thanks for any help Jim

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foxjim
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That is your service light A.K.A. (oil change light). It is not indicating a fault, it is just indicating a service interval.

The check engine light would indicate a fault.

Now the bad news: on your 96 the service light is reset with a computer, most code readers will not do it. One that will reset the light can be found at

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this is what I use on my 96.

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Mike

Or you can have whatever required service is due done at the dealer. Dealer prices are usually reasonable as long as they don't talk you into a lot of extras.

Mike

Reply to
Michael Pardee

Thanks for your reply. I plan on doing all my own service (oil changes, etc...) myself so I guess I will need to live with the service light coming on every time I start the car. I will check with my friend about his tool he has but I think it just checks the fault codes and can reset them.

Mike (removethis) wrote:

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foxjim

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