Well, after sitting a couple of days while I looked into alternatives (because ETM quit responding to voltage) I went out and tried putting power to the ETM again and it worked! I was a little leary of it but decided to go for it. I installed it on the car and wrapped up everthing and she purred lik...

Yeah I was aware of that and would bend them a bit before putting the end back on each time. So I figured what the heck I'll go ahead and solder them then there is no question and it's all or nothing at this point. Unfortunately I got the same result. Still showing the same voltage on 1 and 3 but af...

I've got a bad feeling about this. I got the #2 pin apart on the opposite side and did a very quick solder job. Before I soldered the magnet side pins I wanted to check one more time so I plugged it back in to the car and now the tem is not doing the self test. Voltage remains the same on the one an...

In the middle of a saser installation and trying to set voltage. Had 1.4 volts before disassembly. After numerous attempts can only get voltage between pins 1 and 3 down to 1.47 volts. Close enough or no? The magnet is cranked all the way clockwise. Any help would be much appreciated.

No blue smoke. There is a glimmer of hope however. I bought some electrical cleaner and only touched four things: the connections for the ETM, MAF, ECT and VVA solenoid (just because the top cover is still off). I started the and I instantly knew something was different. It was suddenly normal. I dr...

Ok. additional testing has been done with the following results. Did wet compression test and unfortunately the numbers came up anywhere from 175 to 195 psi. I can live with the fact that my compression is a bit low but I struggle with the fact that the car ran great and slowly declined to its curre...

More test results. Bypassed fuel pump relay - no change. Tested compression, engine cold, throttle to the floor, eight revolutions. #1 - 145 psi #2 - 145 psi #3 - 135 psi #4 - 156 psi #5 - 151 psi I will see if I can get VIDA printout. I would also like to try the 1K ohm resistor on the ECT sensor c...

Lots of great ideas. Borrowed a compression tester today. Only have time for a quick test tonight. Checked ECT and had 2.36K ohms cold and .21K ohms (using the 20K scale) when up to operating temp. That sounds ok I think. Can't remember if I bought it from the dealer but pretty sure I did knowing th...

Good question. I have not checked that personally. The muffler shop that checked the CAT verified fuel pressure and said it was ok and my indie guy checked it and also said it was ok but I don't have an actual reading. Might be good to double check myself.

Have one new coil pack to replace one I robbed to get our V70 going. Idle is smooth at whatever rpm but there is a way to test the ohms of each coil. My next step will be to remove all the coils and test the resistance of each and go ahead and check compression on each cylinder while I'm at it. At l...