kd4pbs wrote:
That's what I mean -- crazy that they did such a thing! It sounds to me like you've figured out that it ain't worth the benefits. If this is typical of the EVC stuff, then I'd expect to see many people up in arms enough that Volvo would do something about it, and also that Volvo would discontinue this system.
Did you get to take apart the failed actuator to see what's wrong with it? If you paid out of pocket, then the failed one is yours, and being the inquisitive type, I'd want to disassemble it to see what failed, and also to see if it's fixable.
Oh no, the actuator did not fail for me but it did for others usually with a "check actuator" message. The EVC system itself on mine failed internally somewhere, defaulting to:
"Check EVC system" message
Audible alarm
No gear selection possible
Tachometer stopped working ( but engine still running)
Then there is the EVC system reset button on the control panel; to acknowledge alarms and reset things. It's not designed to be fail safe.
That wonderful device allowed the EVC to be reset, gear selected with the throttle at over 2/3 open ( I caught the lever with my jacket, no detent button to be pressed so the lever moved with no hindrance ). So, it went to 3000 rpm in gear when in the launching slings, that was very, very scary indeed and dangerous .