If you have spent any time hanging around p1 groups you will surely have seen far to many posts about immobiliser issues on the 2.0d C30 / C70 / S40 / V50.
What’s it all about and what’s the solution?
During cranking (or slow parasitic battery drain) the battery voltage can get so low that the ECM (thats engine ECU) goes haywire and erases the immobiliser data from its NVram.
This leads to the a no start situation, turning your car into a lawn ornament, just for having a weak battery.
Replacing the battery wont help, but should be done , or the problem can arise again.
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Solutions
- Have the car recovered to a main dealer or independent Volvo specialist for an ECM reload.
- Send the CEM and ECM to a specialist to have the immobiliser data copied from the CEM to the ECM.
- Rent the “OTDIRS” .
What is OTDIRS then ?
Basically in a box is everything we need to remotely fix the car on your drive way. It is also available for rental for other more advanced coding / Decoding jobs for all platforms.
All you have to do is plug it in and switch on.
The Laptop is mobile data enabled (but if we can connect to your Wifi or Phone hotspot if preferred).
Once on and connected we can remote in to the laptop and carry out the repair procedure.
In the Box is :-
Laptop
Interface cable
Laptop Charger
Car Charger
Extension lead
And a few other bits and bobs.
You can rent the kit for other jobs too get in touch to discuss.
COST
Rental of the Kit is £220 including RM special delivery to your address, £100 of which will be refunded when the kit is returned.
ECM reload itself is £100
So, initial outlay with an ECM reload is £320, but you get £100 refund on the safe return of the kit.
| Rent Kit only (No ECM Reload) | Rent Kit + Prepay ECM reload |
| £220 | £320 |
Of course if you have an question please get in touch here
Hi, i need immob relearn on 2010 volvo v50 2.0 – how soon could you get kit to me? Thanks