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S60 Purchase Help S60

posted by  someone claiming to be BenE on  Thu Mar 26 02:45 CST 2009 [RELATED]

I want to purchase a sweet S60 T5 that is for sale in my town, one-owner, 97k miles, has maintenance records, etc. But I'm very afraid beacuse it is a 2001 or 2002 model and I've heard so many bad things about the ETM problem. My current ride is a 1998 S70 GLT, the last year with a "real" throttle linkage.
Is there a good fix or replacement for the S60 ETM part (not just software), or should I just not buy any S60 from these "bad" years? I really like the car, just don't want to get stranded. If bought, it would be my 4th Volvo.








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    S60 Purchase Help S60

    posted by  KlausC on  Thu Mar 26 17:10 CST 2009
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    If the owner has records, check them for ETM problems. At 90K+ miles, the ETM should have reared its head a couple of times. There is a colored tape on replaced ETMs and will state such.
    The real ETM problem was 1999 and 2000.
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