Volvo 480 Club Europe

Hi all, I posted a message to the board a few months ago re an intermittent problem with my beloved 480s. After several attempts to get this problem sorted, the pressure to have a car that I could rely on for work meant that I had to, reluctantly, buy another car. I really don’t want to simply scrap...

Hi all, Thanks for the replies. Eye of ra – by loss of power I mean that the engine just dies, … no revs, battery light comes on and power steering etc. are just gone. I has a patrol guy check for sparks etc and he seemed to think that all was good. Brinkie – I had thought about this regarding the ‘...

Hi everyone, First off, thanks for reading this posting, ….. I really hope that someone out there can help. I have a much loved 480s that has been with me for 12 years now. But, I’m reaching the point where I feel like he may need to go due to some dangerous unreliability issues. If I can get this f...

Morning all,

My L reg 480 S needs a new oil sump. Does anyone have any advice re best place to get one?

Thanks,

Johnny

Thanks James. I may take you up on that. I'm still trying to work out what the part is and where I can get one. Re hotwiring - at the moment the car starts / works more often that it doesn't, .... so, I imagine it would be hard to tell anything for certain. I just want to try and get it sorted at th...

Thanks for the offer, ... that's really kind of you. Alas the several hundred mile drive up from Cambridge might turn it into a rather more costly repair. Would you consider selling & posting your spare or giving me the full part name/number so that I can track one down on line or from Volvo? I do u...

Hi Jim,

Thanks for that. Is it a tricky repair job? One to attempt myself or one for the garage? Would your friend with a spare feel like selling it you think?

Thanks,

Johnny

Hi all, I’ve been having a problem with my beloved 480 s and I really don’t know what the best way forward is. I’m hoping that there’s an electrics wizard out there who might have some ideas. The problem started a few weeks ago. Went to start up the car after it had been parked up for a few hours an...