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Nordboy · Dec 21st, 2008, 09:25

Sorry to post about this again, i've had a good search through the previous posts. a couple of Q's

I am looking to buy a V70 t5 probably 2000-2002 model which i now know suffers from the etm problems. I have owned a 850 t5 which was superb and i wish i never sold it.

1) Even if the unit has been replaced by another then am i correct that this will still be a marelli unit and could also fail?
2) You cannot exchange the marelli unit with the bosch unit which doesn't seem to fail?
3) There is a stock shortage of the marelli units due to them no longer being in business?
4) Replacement is now around 300 quid mark.
5) How long are the replacement units lasting? I'm guessing not as long as the original one fitted?
6) Does this put you off ever buying your volvo?

Thanks in advance, this has really put a downer on my plan to buy another Volvo and if i'm honest I may go for something different purely because of this issue. Or i may not and just budget into the plans and accept the issue.

Dec 21st, 2008, 09:25	#1
Nordboy Junior Member Last Online: Nov 13th, 2021 10:22 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: bridgend	Q's for all Sorry to post about this again, i've had a good search through the previous posts. a couple of Q's I am looking to buy a V70 t5 probably 2000-2002 model which i now know suffers from the etm problems. I have owned a 850 t5 which was superb and i wish i never sold it. 1) Even if the unit has been replaced by another then am i correct that this will still be a marelli unit and could also fail? 2) You cannot exchange the marelli unit with the bosch unit which doesn't seem to fail? 3) There is a stock shortage of the marelli units due to them no longer being in business? 4) Replacement is now around 300 quid mark. 5) How long are the replacement units lasting? I'm guessing not as long as the original one fitted? 6) Does this put you off ever buying your volvo? Thanks in advance, this has really put a downer on my plan to buy another Volvo and if i'm honest I may go for something different purely because of this issue. Or i may not and just budget into the plans and accept the issue.