My sister is a student in Rochester, NY, and the throttle valve cable on her '89 245 DL (200k+ miles) went out on her. I live in Wisconsin and my dad is in Minnesota, and neither of us are able to get out to New York to make the repair. Can anyone recommend a reputable independent Volvo mechanic, or...

Thanks, Lee. I'm pretty suspicious of the ECM as well.

I give the terminals and connections a good cleaning every time I change the oil. I think my last oil change was about 1500 mi ago, and when I went out this evening I had a look. They're decently clean.

New member here - came across the forum when looking for a reliable DTC listing. I've been poking around the forum looking for a someone with a similar problem to no avail, so I hope it's ok that I'm starting a new topic. I've been having some trouble starting my '94 850 Turbo with ~280k on the odo....