Volvo 480 Club Europe

not a weird question at all - but first.... Where did you find bushes with Voids in them????

The voids are vertical when installed

I've gave up counting faults.... Still, it's more saveable than the legendary Ebay one!

I'm tempted to save all the pictures - They'd serve well in a training routine of "fault spotting" in a potential purchase!

Wow.... £200 car right there

Sooo a weekend with no snow can mean only one thing - Project car updates! So, this weekend saw the following this was always in need of replacement https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3eIl8ifgWaSvg4FxsFGjD6tE3hsoyDOwmKd-67brD3wUnAVOxgej08F4Y1Vz6FLefuGiWw35AmiRtS9GjeLypVFvbXu9PeS7H7Z-CKENXaM5w...

brinkie wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 01, 2021 7:49 am

There was an immaculate white 480 Turbo automatic for sale last year in Luzern......But nobody wanted it.
It's still for sale, now from The Netherlands. € 10,950

There's a white rotten shed ES on Ebay, the price has fluctuated from £9K to it's current £2k

Nobody wants that either!

Hkerswell wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:03 pm

Hey I'm looking for a repair could I send it off to you! I'm UK based

You've seen this post?

Or this one?

Just skimming the old photos and its good to see other cars with trim panels removed. In particular, the wiring harnesses secured with whatever tape the factory could find, and the mounting method of the red "bulb-monitoring" box at the nearside rear quarter. I looked at mine and laughed saying no ...

Been getting tired of seeing stuff like this https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ACtC-3cMVswTRMFU4AriBrBIHsBCe9LykOHycOmklAT7qecHK2E9yfOJkjya7sg90_dpnJWcyIEZjkgjCy0pviNjI4Byewv_8UIcsDALWYxiD1VacVo1ukbqLrztdhNIaMWsvjKyRPchI3j7ykV1YYdRly9OFw=w1003-h1337-no?authuser=0 So, with winter hopefully gone, t...

The DRL's are bright (21w) when the headlamps are off, and dim (4w) once headlamps are on.

All of my cars run LED' Drl's and pass the MOT just fine.

MisterH wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:34 pm

jifflemon wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:59 pm

went to Ireland @ 4.5k

Hmmm, wonder how this happened then

Obviously it costs £1k to refurb wheels....

went to Ireland @ 4.5k

It's Lavender metallic.

Thanks guys, I have a few new parts arriving this week including a new crank sensor. I have a 1991 ES with a 1.7 B18EP engine. It was running fine Wednesday and didnt start Friday. No power to the fuel pump or coil. The 2 relays under the dash are the same and interchangeable. Might that be an issu...

The relays are best thought of as: Ignition relay and a control relay. The ignition relay powers EVERYTHING, from injections, sensors and fuel pump. The control relay, controls the ignition relay. The control relay is switched by the ECU. So when the ECU "sees" engine activity (crank sensor) it eart...

It's why I would favour a cold repair... and P40 is the top of my list... but it has a stigma about it and I didn't want to get ripped at the next update! Considering the amount of fresh metal I have thrown at this car, perhaps I could get this 1x pass! :lol: we're watching........ :rofl: What are ...

It really does, thank you. I have ordered a new crank position sensor. But what I'm struggling to get my head around with is the relay, I think the one for the fuel pump which seems to give power to fuel pump, coil and injectors. It appears to be working but when key is turned it clicks but power i...

Good news is, Vactan has arrived. Bad news, it is too cold to use it (apparently can't be below 10 degrees) Thinking of putting a chalk wash on the affected areas to neutralise any salt and stop it getting worse. Anyone got any better ideas? Warm area with hairdryer - Apply vactan - Problem solved

Volvo never sold the bush separately. Complete torque rods are the only way.

And yes, skandix / Poland are the main sources....

How desperate are you for them?

I am keeping an eye on breakers and reproductions but both are pretty expensive for decent ones. Perhaps I may just have to bite the bullet and pay! As someone that has, I can tell you the quality is superb. I’ll be doing a full post on here soon detailing the pro’s and cons of the solution. In the...

is it not just this one?

first, work out where it's coming from. Is it from outside in, or inside OUT. if it's a rear arch it's likely to be the later. From outside in, treat the rust with some neutraliser (I'm a fan of vactan) and then overpaint. From inside out, Cavity waxing should halt it - It'd prevent air/moisture fro...