Hi Sony 2000, Thanks for the suggestion.

However, I've allready done that ( try another garage ). This is a $1,000 part, which I simply cannot afford. I just had major back surgery, and lost my job in the interim.

I've been told my 2001 s60 2.4L (non turbo) needs a new cat converter. I've lost faith in the honesty of the dealers service department for a number of reasons. I took the car to a foriegn car specialist and was diagnosed with the same cat converter problem. Both places gave me a quote of $ 1,900. ...

Wow, Thanks made in Japan -

You've covered my questions so thoroughly I have nothing more to ask or add. can only say Thank you for taking the time with explain this to me. I'll be snooping around here trying to figure out the common volvo headaches. Might See you 'round the ranch sometime.

- Jack

1. The issue is with my wife's 2004 S40T. It has 78ki miles on it. A few weeks ago the check engine slight started coming on for a few days, then would go off for a few days. The dealer charged us $100 us to diagnose the problem, which turned up the error code "ECM-A1" which apparently me...