Sorry again hate being a pain Im so use to working on my RX7 and want to be Volvo savy too but I guess it will take time. My mech says that i need to replace my ABS speed sensor now i want to cut out the xtra cost for the part & get it myself because I know they get it for less than they sell it to me, My bro had a tax ID & got parts for less, anyway I want to know what is the correct part I shgould buy? I keep seeing ABS speed senor right rear & left rear or right front what should I get? My volvo of course is aS80 is a 1999 2.9 love the car very smooth running and has pretty good acceleration just hate seeing the check engine light ABS light & Stability traction Control light messages on

 

I would say most likely you have a bad ABS module.
You can get it rebuilt here for about $100.00
http://home.earthlink.net/~vicrocha/...vo_V70_ABS.htm

 

Tech's probably right..I'd check into having the ABS module rebuilt first.
My 99 S80's dash was lit up like a christmas tree..Brake Failure,ABS Failure,STC failure,Urgent -Transmission Service Required and many others.Once I installed a rebuilt ABS module all the lights except the Transmission service light went out.I brought the car in to a tranny shop,they cleared the code,checked tranny,said everything was ok...havent had any problems until ECM module went.

 

Thanks very much guys although it's all under warranty I don't want to spend uneccesary time at the mechanic or leaving the car there for days or weeks at a time. Do you guys think I should trust the ABS modules that people sell on e-bay ? I really am very new to the Volvo not sure how I got Volvo into my head when used car shopping but somehow It clicked & I kept searching for it til I got one & now after reading so many negative post's about the car I want to keep my experience with Volvo a good one. I know the car cant be as bad as people say so many Volvo clubs have negative posts about the car But I think I read Tech say it's just people with problems come to complain on the forums It's a little scary but Im sorta patient. But getting back to the topic should I trust e-bay for that type of part ?

 

would not fool with ebay on this one send your unit to victor or bba reman you will be better off

 

+1

 

OK thanks have you guys sent your ABS modules out to Victor ? Im new at this Volvo life so Im trying to get thinbgs done with out the stress. Money is gonna get tighter if gas keeps going higher & groceries keep goin higher , So i want to get it done without having to have it sent back & forth with problems. You guys are the veterans at this so I follow your suggestions. Im in NYC how do I get ahold of Victor & do I have to be on foot for a while or can i just buy it & send the core afterwards like pay for it in full then send the core & get money back type of thing ?

 

I used bba reman but lots of people used Victor You will not go wrong with either one They are both very good

 

one last question hopefully My warranty covers the abs sensor should I trust the mechanic's or the Volvo dealers to do the job or just shell out the cost of the part? You guys seem to already have gone through this & It may sound corny but i do value your advice. Thanks again with the help

 

I forgot to ask the BBA sell the unit's & how do I find the link for them I saw I guess it was victors site which Tech posted. At the moment I took the insurance off of my RX7 so I really need the transportation so if i can get it quicker it works for me because with Victor I have to get someone to take it off & send it knowing me fedex next day. Just so I dont wait long

 

I was about to send to Victor but in the process found that BBA is 15 minutes from my house (what are the chances),
I walked it in to BBA 4pm Friday before memorial andI got a call the following Tuesday afternoon that it was done.
I installed it and so far so good, I was getting the error message everyday before.

 

Thanks Contsi. Im gonna purchase one from them they e-mailed me back . I e-mailed them some questions now i just need to get the part number so I can orer it and have my mech change it &amp\\;amp\\; send the core back. Glad to have found this forum If not for reading here I would have thought that i got myself in over my head with this Volvo, But the post here that have been possitive about the car have allieviated my worries

 

Removing the module was fairly simple, only had to remove the air fillter container to have full acess to the module. I did buy the E5 torx socket to remove the 4 bolts butI guess it can be done with a particular standard socket. I was fortunate not to have to buy a replacement or ship mine. It's insane what they want to charge to do this at a repair shop. If you need me to communicate anything to bba for you just let me know I live close to their shop.

 

Im going to buy the refurbished one & was considering sending it to my mechanic but if it's a simple task i think i wil do it myself. Do you have to get anything reset by Volvo ? & can i get the socket at any auto parts store ? BBA sent me a link to an e-bay store that i guess is there's guess I feel more comfortable doin the PayPal thing hopefully by next week I can send for it. Or is it worth letting the mechanic's put a new one since i have a warranty that covers the transmissin & abs components ?

 

I'm somewhat confused, if it's under warranty then why not have them do it. The socket is not very popular unless you go online, it's on the Sears site for about 5 bucks but there is a tool store next town from me that had it, I just called around until I found it.

 

Just figure that the mechanic I delt with the last time was such a cry baby about telling the warranty people how he came to find out that it was the abs sencsor & he just practically cried about writing it & faxing his findings to the warranty people & i figure I just might as well just buy the part & not prolong the problem will try one more mechanic on friday after that i just buy the part & get it donr