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Jul 6, 2009 | 11:31 AM

gilber33

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Anyone know where to find a OBD scanner for a car older than 94? All the ones that I can find are for 96 and newer, and the local Volvo dealership wants to charge 105 dollars to scan my car.

Jul 6, 2009 | 12:26 PM

850tony

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a scanner is not needed. it is done with the DTC in the front passanger side of the engine bay.

got a CEL?

Jul 6, 2009 | 01:04 PM

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Yeah, I do. How do you do that?? And what is the DTC?

Jul 6, 2009 | 01:13 PM

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If it is OBD II, my brother and I use this

http://www.actron.com/product_category.php?id=249

This will check a CEL for you.

Jul 6, 2009 | 01:19 PM

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Which one do you use, because the ones that I looked at on there said for use with vehicles 1996 and up.

Jul 6, 2009 | 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by gilber33

Which one do you use, because the ones that I looked at on there said for use with vehicles 1996 and up.

This one here is what we use on a 1995 vehicle

http://www.actron.com/product_detail.php?pid=16309

Maybe Volvo was just ahead of the curve on converting to OBD II.

Jul 6, 2009 | 01:38 PM

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Good point. I suppose they could have been. Because that one says for use with all 1996 models and up as well. Where do you plug it into?

Jul 6, 2009 | 01:40 PM

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On my 95 it is under the little coin holder behind the gear shift. The coin holder should just pull up if it is the same on the 94.

Jul 6, 2009 | 01:51 PM

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I'll have to check, I swear mine doesn't have a coin holder, but all of the pictures of 94 850's have them. I don't know, maybe I'm just so used to it I don't notice it.

Jul 6, 2009 | 06:58 PM

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obd II came out in 94, then became standard on all cars in 96.

Jul 6, 2009 | 07:05 PM

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Yeah, I got it figured out. I do have the little coin tray and I got the codes pulled at Auto Zone. I was just so used to my car that I think I forgot I had the coin tray there. Haha.