i pulled the battery cable off for about 15mins to try to get the check engine light to go off but it wont, how do you get the check engine light to go off? the car is running fine. Also the abs light is on.. Im still learning this car

 

You need to pull the codes from the DLC (Data Link Connector) you year car does not have ODB II, otherwise you could get one chain parts stores to pull the codes. You might get a Haynes or Chiltons Volvo book, they would tell you how to pull the codes, and what fault generated the CEL.

Did both ABS, and CEL come on at the same time? They may be related.

These are interference engines, they require timing belt changes prior to breaking. If the timing belt breaks the valves are left where the are and the pistons will hit them with catastrophic damage to the valves, and pistons.

I am not sure of your years interval for timing belt change if you can not determine how many miles since the last change, I would change it and the tensioner, and maybe the water pump, it is right there. Search the posts for more information/horror stories on timing belts for the 960 series.

Good luck

 

water pump is new, belt interval is 30k., Belt is Fine, tensioner is fine. The only codes i could pull were 113, 115, and the 223, im sure these are from before i hooked up the last ground for the IAC. I believe they come on around the same time

 

Code 223 is in regards to the idle valve. 113/115 are bank 1 and bank 2 of the injectors, they may be missing a ground also, sometime the relay located on the driverside fender might be a little sticky. You can swap it with the ignition relay next to it, both use the same part numbers, the injector relay pulls more energy so it is usually the first to go.

That might do the trick for you.

Also, when reading codes you have to read the first code twice so that it can be erased.

DanR

 

how can you erase the codes, once the issue has been resolved? pulling the battery?

 

Read the codes making sure you read the first code a second time, push the button longer than 5 seconds, release wait for a steady glow on the light, push again for longer than 5 seconds, the light should go off.

You then can try to read the codes again, if all is okay than the read should be 1-1-1.

DanR

 

thanks that worked got the check engine light to go off, the ABS light is still on, the code im getting is from B - 2, I'm getting code 223.

 

Here is a word document that has all codes, I found at a site on the web.

Too large for this site to up load, it is only a 105k file at that.

DanR

 

well it seems my speedo doesnt work well it comes up but just bounces around, where is the rear abs sensor? and what controls the speedo on these cars?

 

also it runs a bit rough and exhaust smells like eggs just idleing and while driving it it doesn revv up very well, plugged cat?