Rough Idle - Limp home mode

spott · Post by **spott** » 17 Sep 2016, 19:59

2000 S70 - Turbo

Past History:
Car drove fine. Had an intermittent ETS light & Check Engine Light (P0422- went away on its own, P1332- see below). No change in drivability or other symptoms. Ran this way flawlessly for quite a while, so I didn't worry about it.
Had a coolant leak, so I replaced the coolant reservoir tank. The coolant level sensor fell out during this process. This is probably irrelevant, but IDK.

Recent History:
Car drove 40 min trip home fine. Stopped for gas, and on startup it went into 'limp home mode'. It idled rough, RPMs were jumpy.
The only code, at that time, was P1332. So, had a mechanic friend replace the CVVT solenoid. The part was replaced, but battery was drained. Took the battery to a local parts shop, was told battery was fine & it was recharged. Drove it once for about 20 min. and it was fine. The next day, it was a little rough on startup. Drove it to a store about 5 miles away & was fine. On next startup, back to the rough idle and limp home mode.

No codes or check engine lights now. I've been suspicious of the ETS/ETM, so I replaced the Mass Airflow Sensor. Unfortunately, there was no change. It idles rough and I have to floor it to keep it from stalling out. The lights dim with RPM dips, and the swing in RPM seems greater.
I don't really want to replace the ETM without knowing for sure. It would be pricy gamble.

Any thoughts?

beigg · Post by **beigg** » 17 Sep 2016, 20:13

Whats the alternator reading during idle?

spott · Post by **spott** » 19 Sep 2016, 17:39

So, I hooked up a voltmeter to the battery after the car had been off more than 24 hours. The readout was 12.55V.
Started it up and the ETS light was on, still no codes.
The readout of the battery fluctuated between 13.8-13.9V. Turned on the radio and cranked the heater, battery read 13.5-13.8V.
The drops in volts seem to correspond to the RPM fluctuations.
I didn't hook up the voltmeter to the alternator itself.

Post by **misha** » 19 Sep 2016, 18:51

spott wrote:...Started it up and the ETS light was on, still no codes.

You allready answered your question.
It seems that etm is on it's way out.

You posted on the wrong forum....administrators will transfer this topic to a proper one and you will get more accurate answers.

spott · Post by **spott** » 19 Sep 2016, 20:41

Thanks misha.
(Sorry, I originally typed V70, when I meant S70. I need more sleep. I edited my original post to reflect this.)