What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **abscate** » 19 Aug 2023, 19:59

Bruno…does the ETM do the click whir clack for 8 seconds when you key on?

12.3 Volts is low voltage for a ETM car, get it on the charger

brunocerous · Post by **brunocerous** » 19 Aug 2023, 20:10

I had the window open and didn’t hear the click, whir or clack. I’ll retry in the morning with a fully charged battery. Thanks!

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 19 Aug 2023, 22:27

Low power and limited run time to adapt can make these cars do weird things. Definitely get that battery charged up.

Post by **abscate** » 20 Aug 2023, 02:49

brunocerous wrote: ↑19 Aug 2023, 19:47 Thanks, Neil. I’ll check for air leaks when it’s light out. My brother was set to unplug the MAF sensor once I got it started again, but the car was completely dead. Not even the dash lights came on, which seemed weird.

Bad brothermechanics get demoted from Queens to the Bronx …just sayin’

brunocerous · Post by **brunocerous** » 20 Aug 2023, 04:58

bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑19 Aug 2023, 22:27 Low power and limited run time to adapt can make these cars do weird things. Definitely get that battery charged up.

That’s good to know. I knew these cars were sometimes finicky, but this one was a surprise.

abscate wrote: ↑20 Aug 2023, 02:49 Bad brothermechanics get demoted from Queens to the Bronx …just sayin’

I’m hoping that doesn’t mean I’ll have to relocate too, as I was trying to get it out of my parents’ driveway in Queens.

brunocerous · Post by **brunocerous** » 20 Aug 2023, 08:26

I tried again with a fully charged battery, retightened hose clamps and rechecked hoses. I thought I’d heard a faint clicking at the ETM but it might’ve also been the fuel pump, but the same thing happened: It started revving on its own and the RPMs climbed over 5,000 before I shut it off.

Post by **bmdubya1198** » 20 Aug 2023, 14:12

Did you check the codes?

Post by **abscate** » 20 Aug 2023, 15:25

Bruno, try it with key position 2, don’t start it, just see of the ETM does it’s initialization routine

Click…whine…..6…7…8….thunk. Silence

There’s a video on here somewhere

Post by **FireFox31** » 21 Aug 2023, 23:37

Here's my ETM startup check video. It's an original Magneti Marelli ETM in a 2000 V70 NA. The whine is high pitched, more audible to the ear than on this video.

Post by **abscate** » 22 Aug 2023, 02:48

Might have some Queens time on Thursday this week. Have to pick up Caitlin inFort Greene after work Thursday pm, so could swing out earlier to beat traffic. I have a spare known to be good ETM , I think I can find it…

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