Yeah, I ordered the cable for VDASH and see if I can manage with that...

I dont think it is too bad. I bought one 11 yrs ago, 2002 V70 non turbo gasoline, it cost 3500 Euro then, now 11 yrs later I spent around 7 - 8 000 Euro total for service (did new timing belt, front and rear suspensions, brakes, gas tank piping, fuel pump, exhaust muffler 3x times, tires, PCV, dashb...

Thank you all for suggestions. I keep focused on the ETM connection. Now I tried securing the whole ETM cable to the air hose, so its not so loose below the ETM / infront of the engine - I had some drives 3-4 hrs, none of the problems has reappeared so far yet... (To answer previous question though,...

the wirig harness is suspect, a volvo tech said they swap it out with the ETM, seems the gold plating on the plug wears of from unplugging and replugging. I believe they snip the old one off and use butt connectors for the new plug. If you're getting a communication error it wouldn't hurt to do a d...

Yes, the car has been in the shop 3 times and on Vida diagnostic, however I did not ask for the codes before - I expected they will manage to fix it. But now it seems they cant find what causes this problem. I asked them now by email, if they have recorded the codes, will send them if they did...

Hello, I'm trying my luck here – maybe someone has an idea. Volvo V70 2002, 103 kW (2.4 petrol), 380 000 km. For the last 3 years the throttle body (Magneti Marelli ETM) was slowly dying – typical symptoms: occasional motor rpm fluctuating regardless of accelerator pedal position, sometimes "st...