Cleaning the ETM

[Oscar the Dachshund]

You can have a look at my pictures on how to clean the throttle, and everybody else's comments and advice on the S80 forum on this subject, it is really easy to do and takes only a few minutes.
Here's the link...

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=44744

hope it helps

[s60ben]

Originally Posted by Oscar the Dachshund

You can have a look at my pictures on how to clean the throttle, and everybody else's comments and advice on the S80 forum on this subject, it is really easy to do and takes only a few minutes.
Here's the link...

http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=44744

hope it helps

It's different on the T5's... and made more different by the change from ETM to ETA on the 2001/02 changeover.

Article at http://forums.t5d5.org/index.php?showtopic=1234 in the library which shows the correct procedure to clean the ETM/ETA's on MY01 onwards for V70/S60/XC70 vehicles.

[rachelbelmont2005]

Our car has been misbehaving. The revs would drop and the car would stall when coming to a halt. No ETS light or anything. Took it to the Volvo dealer who declared the car "undriveable!" after a test drive as it stalled when slowing down or even turning a corner slowly. The technician was sure that the diagnosis would show ETM codes but nothing! No codes at all! He roughly cleaned the ETM and the car is much better, doesn't stall at all now but they want it back to strip and clean the ETM and do a software update.

My question is to all you people who have had ETM failures or problems is does the light always come on? or is there always codes?

[Clan]

replacing it is the last resort after cleaning it and having the software update done . If an internal throttle code comes back then or uidle speed plays up then go for the new throttle .
The clean and software is expensive if on a turbo , so if it was me and the car had done over 80000 miles i would cut my losses and go straight to the new throttle stage .. Before the price goes up again ! ...

[Chris_Rogers]

Cheapest option, if you are able, is to clean the throttle body yourself, a can of throttle body cleaner is around a fiver.

[willv70]

I have just had a new "yellow lable" ETM fitted to replace the old yellow lable one that finally gave up last week(so that means my 2.4t with 121,000mls has had 3 etms or more !!!)

The car became totally undriveable overnight !!!,i thought it was going to blow up !!!!!!!!
I thought the yellow ETM had a 90,000m or 10 yr warranty but my local vovlo dealer played dumb when i mentioned it ( i think its for usa only anyway but was worth a try)..

The new ETM only cost £50 more than they quoted for a clean (total stripdown)

The difference is unblevieable....All of the previous problems i had before it became totally undrivable have gone. Hesitiation in the first 1/2inch of pressing the throttle, kangarooing down the road when the engine was cold and i have my cruise control back......It even changes gear better and dont clunk in to D and R anymore..Also gone engine/emission system messages.......(So i suggest you consider ETM before you start investigating brake sensors,temp sensors and failing autoboxes ETC......)

Money well spent but now im worried how long the honeymoon will last...................................

[rachelbelmont2005]

Originally Posted by Chris_Rogers

Cheapest option, if you are able, is to clean the throttle body yourself, a can of throttle body cleaner is around a fiver.

Not the cheapest, that would cost me a fiver. Customer services have authorised a free strip down, clean and software update!

[bfishervet]

I have a 2000 volvo S80 with 140K miles. I am having similiar problems as everyone else on here. No stalling yet (crossing my fingers). I am planning on trying to clean the throttle body tonight. Has anyone simply replaced the throttle body themselves? how much does one cost? Is it fairly easy to simply replace. I understand that the cleaning may only be a quick fix that will soon be a problem again.

Thanks