General: 70: Volvo Car UK Policy on ETM Replacement

[Mike Arnold]

I have recently purchased a 2002 C70 (71,000 miles) and I do not have a ETM problem. However, who knows what will happen tomorrow?

Being an electronics engineer I would be very interested to know the manner of the failure of these units as it is probably repairable.

Does anyone have a technical analysis? Even better, does anyone have a failed unit that I can dissect?

Living on borrowed time...

[Chris_Rogers]

http://home.comcast.net/~donwillson/index.html

[scorpio stu]

Hi,
I am looking for a V70 at the moment around an X or Y reg..What is an ETM and how do I spot if its broken.
Cheers

[FatLadZ]

hooray my cars been hunting tonight
and then the ets light decided to come on
now i will be able to take apart the ets and replace the ends with a known good one that was fitted a few hundred miles before it was removed from a car.
ill let you know how i get on tomorrow
sod taking it to volvo main dealer and letting them get richer due to their own faulty goods.
it stinks but hey at least ill be good for a few more years (or maybe months)

[FatLadZ]

well took the etm apart this morning and replaced both ends
put it back together (took 2 hours in total)
started the car and reset the codes
and now its running sweet as a nut
sod paying to get it done by volvo
now im going to overhaul the old ends with a bottle of this stuff



just wish i could get my hands on a pair of those magnetic ends so that i can have a permanent fix

[VW1300]

Brilliant, let us know how the repair goes! Always thought there was a DIY fix

[FatLadZ]

well i drove over to Worksop straight after i posted here to get a can of saffron made up to paint my reversing sensors.
and i can confirm that the car feels ALOT faster and more responsive.
Also noticed that its smoother to pick up and crisper on the throttle.
In fact it feels amazingly great
so far done 30 miles in the car and it feels amazing
i cant believe how something like that can make such a difference or maybe its just because the ecu has gone back on the learning curve again as the batttery was disconnected.
Im actually looking forward to my drive tio work in the morning (even though ive got to go past markham moors new spaghetti mud jungle)

[KATANA MAN]

Where did you get the paint from. have you got a tel no for the supplier?

[FatLadZ]

theres a seller on ebay in america that sells it but i imagine farnells will sell it

[FatLadZ]

for the record ive done just over 450 miles since sunday and all is well