Volvo service... new throttle body or ETM?

[gmh]

OK. So you have the bouncing idle indicative of a faulty ETM, a part that Volvo has warranted for 10 years or 200,000 miles because so many have failed, but maybe it is not the ETM at fault? It is possible that there are other problems, but I am convinced by the evidence presented in numerous threads in the Don's ETM Room Forum and elsewhere that the inevitable conclusion is all Volvo ETM's of this type (Magnetti-Marelli installed in various cars 1999-2002) will eventually fail due to a design flaw, often in less than 50,000 miles.

By the way, the timing belt has nothing to do with this and disconnecting the battery will not clear codes. You can have codes read by many auto parts stores rather than paying the dealer to do it. If you post the codes here, someone will tell you what they mean or you can also find a table like this https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/volvo- ... ble-codes/ to decipher them.

[mikealder]

As I look through this thread there is a nice diagram and tips on how to clean the ETM . Just as I found a video on another thread of how to clean it. However, nothing under my hood is familiar in that diagram or the video. I believe that the item with the yellow sticker is the ETM or damn close to it. The fans and hoses involved make it barely visible let alone workable.

The diagram on the previous page is for the non turbo model which is really easy to get at the ETM, the Turbo models are somewhat more difficult being burried under the inlet manifold - Mike

[papasven]

As I look through this thread there is a nice diagram and tips on how to clean the ETM . Just as I found a video on another thread of how to clean it. However, nothing under my hood is familiar in that diagram or the video. I believe that the item with the yellow sticker is the ETM or damn close to it. The fans and hoses involved make it barely visible let alone workable.

The diagram on the previous page is for the non turbo model which is really easy to get at the ETM, the Turbo models are somewhat more difficult being burried under the inlet manifold - Mike

My IS buried in the under the middle of the intake manifold and it is not a turbo. I have been under the impression that the ETM was to be pulled forward. Perhaps I am mistaken, and it is to be pulled towards the battery for cleaning? It definitely sits back in the middle of a tunnel.