Dash Light Fix on Sylvia the Volvo 940 Turbo
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2022
- Instrument cluster/dashboard warning light repair by soldering on the 1992 Volvo 940 Turbo Wagon. It had no working dashboard lights apart from the seatbelt warning, so I put some fresh solder on all of the joints on the circuit board.
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Wow they definitely levelled the old garage!
hi really enjoyed your video and thanks for your email , my temperature gauge has not worked for years which is dangerous on a 940 TIC D24 DIESEL as they over heat very quick if you loose coolant i have adapted my coolant reservoir and connected it to the low washer bottle light for now so if i loose coolant my low washer bottle light comes on .i have swopped the dash for a spare one and still no luck ,the chap i got the doner car off said it didn't work either so it could be a common fault on my model car i will try again in the future now after watching your video . keep up the good work , i have done lots of jobs on my car .changed radiator, changed ABS sensor, alternator, brakes all round,sterring wheel, plus plenty more jobs over my 22 years with this car .
regards jim
Great idea! That's what scares me about running a D24, love the sound of them though! It could well be a dodgy unit it does seem to be a very common fault on these
It was great seeing this in video format. It's always a good choice to leave in the missteps and difficult bits. That way we can watch the video and come up with original ways to screw it up.
Haha yeah it's not always easy to leave it in but it helps people more and that's more important than looking good 😃
You did it again, those gauge clusters look like the 240, & the 740&760, as to the speedometer, there is a plastic part that makes the numbers on the speedometer move that usually breaks, then it will not work you type in David Bello, he has fixed those speedometers he has a you tube channel I believe it is Volvo restoration that will help you a lot
YES!!! Excellent work! Gauge clusters are always a bit sketch to repair. You did a great job.
Thanks Chief!
Another success from Dr Sledge. Come on Sylvia, my beauty.
Thanks 🙂
Metal gauge cluster surround would now be made of lightweight plastic.....got to love the old Volvos.
Oh yeah, I was so surprised it was thick metal 😄
I cheered out loud when the lights came on 🤣
Haha, cheers for the support 😃
Once again the Brit Expat has done it !
Can’t believe this timing of this video. My 940 has literally started dicking about. Everything goes on then off. Feels like something might be loose. Bloody things 🤣🤦♂️
Nuisance aren't they 😄
@@Involvod yep. Hope mine doesn’t need that… don’t like elecs 🙈
Fun to see the old garage site!
Good memories 😄
Good starter. Get yourself a better soldering iron, one with temperature control.
And you will start enjoying soldering.
Like the way you just dive in to find what works and what doesn't
Thanks! Would love a gas powered one!
@@Involvod they are a good stopgap solution when away from electricity.
But for the job on that binnacle I'd advise to get a good temperature controlled one.
That way you can insert heat much more controlled. That stops the flexcircuits and binnacle plastics from melting, burning or deforming.
Re Flow of Solder usually denies the need to add anymore solder .
ie heat up locally with a Hot Air soldering machine and re flow the solder..
saying that I use a small butane soldering Iron/machine from a well known hardware shop...
Nice to see satisfaction after disappointment though all the same 👏❤
Nice, I'm keen to get a butane one too it would be much nicer to use
@@Involvod yeah they are really easy and fill up with lighter fuel can, and good for shrinking the sleeves used for insulating new wired connections on your vehicles wiring . A neat little addition to any toolset...
Great work involv'd.
Cheers!
i remember soldering at school, we made little speakers out cardboard and we had to solder some wires onto a circuit board and i failed miserably 🤣 tech & design was the only lesson i enjoyed to be honest
Haha, that was one more lesson than I enjoyed 😄
Good effort and perseverance.. Getting that cluster in and out is a proper lick.
Haha it really is
Rubys speedsensor at the diff was still O.K., but the cables were rotten.
Thanks mate and glad you got it sorted!
Before your next soldering job, you should buy a soldering pump that sucks old solder away.
Thanks, I'll check it out 🙂
Oh I had this with two of my 740s 😑 you did a great job fella!
Thanks mate, always a problem aren't they!
Super vid, loved watching you grow into the soldering skills. You do indeed need to first make the old solder melt before you can add new and it is a matter of learning to gauge the time you need to hold the iron there when doing that: never over-heat pcb tracks but also give it just enough time to flow and become one. Congrats!
Thanks! Definitely seemed to be a knack to it 😅
Off topic, amazing shirt. On topic, one of my LEDs on my swift sport stopped working. Factory fix is new cluster lol, UK fix is 170$. I'd rather buy a hot air station eventually and do it myself.
Cheers 😉 Haha I don't blame you!
Success!
Reminds me, I need to check Annika’s cluster just to make sure all the warning lights are coming on when I turn the key. 😉
😄 I don't know why I cared so much, I think I was hoping it would bring the speedo back but that would be too easy
@@Involvod
LOL, I understand. 😉
Everything seems to be working on my dash except the dead gas gauge. I’m hoping it’s as simple as a sending unit, but probably won’t be. 😁
Hoping you find a simple solution to your speedometer. 😉
@@VolkswagenNut1969 thanks, let me know what you find, the gauge in the 740 always has a random reading and the needle changes position every few minutes
@@Involvod Absolutely, will do! 😉
rip OLD GARAGE HAPPY BIRTH garden ...
Soldering is a bit of a skill but now you have it you are all good. Ideally you don't use the iron to melt the solder you use the heat from what you want to solder, but you do need to apply a little solder to the iron to allow it to transfer heat well. A damp sponge is handy to wipe the hot iron to clean the tip. Good to see it working again.
Thanks mate, great tips! I'm keep to practice a bit more on something less expensive 😄
My 04 XC70 had...cluster issues. big surprise. Local Volvo repair dudes swapped a redone unit in with much higher km's on it, no problems since....Had them record on the invoice the mileage, and even the removed one had been replaced, it was around 10,000 more than the car has done, and was not even the correct cluster...I new the car had potential, but the seller has been known for issues for years, but somehow manages to stay in business...So, have the records in case.... why oh WHY are these clusters so poor in such a great car, it is the last item you might see as needing replaced....Aye well...You are getting there man, solder on....Sunday with Involvo'd...the habitual sit and watch....
It's crazy, more so that it's been the case for decades!! Thanks man I appreciate you tuning in 👍
Hey sledge, u r and expert on all things Volvo my friend, great work on the dash lights!!😉
Haha hopefully one day! Thanks man
Excellent hat you have there. Working on the instrument cluster of anything isn’t fun.
Cheers 😄 No it wasn't my favourite job so far!
You should invest in some flux! It makes the solders nice and smooth and less likely to crack or corrode
Thanks, I'll remember that for next time!
My understanding is that the inoperable speedometer on the 7/9 Volvos is usually due to failed or leaking capacitors, usually found or seen on the speedometer itself.
Thanks, I've been doing some tests and it's looking increasingly likely!
Thank you for this video. My 940’s speedo often gets “stuck” at 40mph, regardless of how fast or slow the car is going. Is that likely a fault with the cluster or the speed sensor? No other obvious electrical faults with the cluster, except the odometer moves too fast (registers about 2 miles for every 1 actual mile). Thanks again.
@@rajitdosanjh1533 I think I read somewhere that it's the speedo cluster unit itself, mine used to stay at 80km/h all the time, then it stopped and now doesn't work at all, soon I'm going to replace the unit and see if it works 🤞
Looking forward for this one. My turbo 745 has the problem with the speedo also. I checked the back wired and there were coroded and touching each other for a long time. So i cleaned al contacts for yhe plugs on the cluster. Everything now works. Exept the speedow. I fixed the wires in tha back. But when i put the key on the speedow jumps to 1,000 rpms and is intermittent. Not working: i need to change the electrolitic caps on the speedo. I think.
Yeah it definitely could be, really common to fail these units 🙄
Enjoyed it a lot, love the humour! And I was even more excited when i saw all the lights! It is a stupid job, but worth it!
Haha thanks man!
Nice one again👍👍
Cheers!
Speedometer in my volvo 91 740 was broken and problem was in speedometers circuit board, burned resistor and capacitor.
Thanks, I think that's the case with my 2 as well
Looking forward to the next Video. On my 940 the speedo is working, but the odometer (and trip meter) isn't... After the 240 video where you replaced the littel plastic gear I thought it might be something easy like that, but given the fact, that the 940s cluster looks like it hasn't a speedocable but a ton of electrical wiring lets me think its more diffcult?
We'll see :)
They all have electrical connections, but I don't think the 940 has the problem with the plastic gear, I think it's mainly the removable Speedo unit itself that fails 🤔
@@Involvod Ah yes I rewatched it just now.. dammit I hope you'll be able to fix yours and I can somehow copy your solution for my own unit.
Have same problem with my 740 no speedometer or trip ,fitted a new plastic cog wheel ,made no difference, bought a clock from breakers €150 only lasted a month,stopped working 🙄
Nice job with the soldering! I like to use the pistol type one. I need to revisit my cluster and check Speedo joints/connector as sometimes it doesn't work but when I hit the cluster a bit it works perfect😀. Yeah 30 yo electronics😀
Haha yeah, I need to bang on the dash in the 240 to get the speedo to kick in, or wait a few km's then it works when she feels like it!
@@Involvod ha! So it's a rule 😀
Great work!
Thanks!
@@Involvod did you also change the back light bulbs?
@@fhwolthuis no, might have been a good idea whilst it was out 😅
Nice! Always want the few lights I have to work too 😉 you should try to get original dealer documentation. Got that for the Škoda too. Way more detailed.
Thanks, that would be great!
One thing to really help soldering work go super smooth is flux. You can never have too much flux. Curious? Check out Louis Rossmanns videos
Cheers, I'll take a look 👍
Thanks for the reply! You have the best Volvo channel on the Tube!
@@chriscowolfmann thanks mate I appreciate it 🙂
The abs module might be the issue for the failing speedo.
Thanks for the tip, I'll look into that!
My fuel indicator is stack on zero. I don't know why. So, I decided to solder gouges.
Nice, let me know how you get on!
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Как я говорил ранее, у тебя приборка раннего 91года, в 92 пошли приборки с другими задними платами и там были механические часы, без кнопок на панели слева от руля для вращения часов, разъем от этой кнопки хорошо виден белый на задней стороне за часами в видео, на приборках после 91года там пустое гладкое место, которое так же огибают дорожки задней платы. В инструкции забавно указаны крестовые отвертки, вроде как прорези ты использовать должен сам догадаться) Но момент там неспроста, я встречал много приборных панелей, где эти ушки под винты лопнуты потому что кто то старательно перетянул болты и треснул пластик.
I'm glad it's not just me that had problems 🤣
how come when u indicate also the dash blinker light (bottom row) blink? i want that too :D
Will the new community park get a new mattress?
I'm sure one will show up eventually 🤣
I'm having a nightmare of a time pulling my cluster out enough to disconnect wires. Bezel out, screws and clips out, but I can't bring it forward to disconnect wires.
have you thought about buying a 300 or 400 series Volvo?
I just bought a 1990 volvo 240 as my first car and the windshield washer isn't working. i took of the tubes and there was washer fluid coming out but when i try to use the washer nothing comes out. I think the pump is broken
Congrats on the purchase! You should hear the pump making a noise when you operate the washers, if it's working, there could be a blockage somewhere
@@Involvod theres no sound
@@rallipete you could check the fuses, not sure which one it is. You could also put 12 volts directly to the pump or use a multimeter to check 12 volts are getting down to the pump when it's operated, so you know the wiring is okay.
@@Involvod changes the fuse still nothing maybe the ground is bad
Good job man, but make sure you dont breathe a lot of that soldering fume.. it is very bad
That's a good point man, thanks for the heads up!
The speeddomitor is very comon fault have changde the cluster on two cars
Thanks 👍
It is easy to remove the bezel in front of the cluster on 940, I usually use a allen key to release the spring plate.
The problem, most people have, is that they use a screwdriver that is way to thick to reach and depress the spring plate.. Use an allen key works fine.
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