Yes, I tried to sort out payment up front in an attempt to speed things up, but they said it was a security issue to do it this way
To be fair to them, it did turn up the day after they repaired it
I'll be really interested to know if yours works Katana Man. Never know, new batch could be faulty sensors?
Just as a matter of interest, they told me that they got the sensors in last off on Wednesday but that it was too late for them to start the job then and would do it Thurs am. They phoned me around 09:15 to say it was done, so it must be a really quick job. Looking at the ETM, it looks like one of the plastic end caps is new. Thus I'm guessing that all they do is screw off the old cap and screw on a new one that's pre-assembled in China containing the new sensor
I phoned BBA this morning and fortunately spoke to one of the guys that seems technically clued up. He genuinely sounded surprised that the unit didn't work and he confirmed that they bench test both before and after the repair. Although again looking at the timescales, with an intermittant fault it may be possible to appear ok on a short test
I told him that I was going to an independant specialist to get codes read etc first. He told me to ring back if necessary to arrange sending it back to them under the 2 year warranty
Unfortunately the 'specialist' was on holiday today, but is back on Monday. He was unofficially recommended by the volvo main dealer has having better diagnostic equipment than them. He reprograms a couple of units a week that people have bought from the wreckers. I did speak to his mechanic today who doesn't think that clearing the codes will help, but it is worth reading them next week. He also said that they suffer alot from air leaks in the system (intercooler in particular on the turbos)
Will keep you posted
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