Volvo 480 Club Europe

im in rownhams (by lordshill sainsburys, but further up), and im actually gettin ready to sell my 480 too

ok i got it =D there was a thin brown hollow tube which upon closer inspection wasnt an earth cable, but a hollow tube which snuggly fitted the rubber tubing on the end of it. this came form the top rear of the centre console, i cant see any closer to where exactly its comin from... ty to all those ...

Ben Harris wrote: Just re-read your message, and you say it's not long enough to get to the centre console. Check your ECU to see if there is a pipe coming from it, and make sure that it hasn't been disconnected from the bit of pipe you've just found.

Ben.

ok, thanks, ill check up on this

underneath the footwell, under the dash, just behind the fuse box, there is a rubber tube that is now dangling, and this tube creates suction. if im correct, when i put my foot on the accelerator, the suction increases... now, when accelerator and vaccuum is concerned, id tend to think its to do wit...

although you describe it as very noticable different colour, dont forget, over tie the colour will have faded, and no matter how close to the original spec colour you get the repair colour paint, it wont be exact matching to the old paint on the car. my mums subaru had the rear bumper and front bump...

teeves abs? 0_o its a 1989 G reg, one of the last few just before they changed the clutch type over to the better one. sry, i described the boost gauge wrong >.< it starts off on 0 when ignition is off. then when car starts, it goes to -7 iirc with no throttle pushed in. it then increases through to...

hmm, i know the shiny tube your on about, but its not that one. the boost gauge centres, and works too.. the rubber tube, is a dull matt black, non shiny, and reaches from say, the furthest right corner under the dash, and will only reach as far left as the brake pedal. it will not reach the centre ...

ok, its all done, ty for letting me know how the linkage is supposed to be situated :) now i got one more problem :( underneath the footwell, under the dash, just behind the fuse box, there is a rubber tube that is now dangling, and this tube creates suction. if im correct, when i put my foot on the...

dont worry, you havnt worried me at all, youve just scared the shit outta me! is that sort of thing possible, if, when, your clutch linkage suddenly goes, and your clutch cable shoots back as far as it can go with the metal thing still attached to the end of the cable? as for the linkage and putting...

ok, here is an attempt at a psp'ed image of what it looks like side on. the left pic is a close up of what it looks like at the moment, how i have fixed it in place, and the one on the right is an over all view so you can see how it is situated on the clutch pedal. the red is the cable, and square b...

heya, well, my clutch pedal/cable linkage bolt snapped! right when i was on the motorway in the middle of roadworks where there is nowhere safe to pull over too i swear, 480s do it to ya on purpose! anyways, the rac man knew this problem as common, and took out the linkage bit to show me what it was...

hi, thanks for your replies, i shall try with a voltmeter to see if theres current, if its not thta, and it turns out to be the motor, id be happy to take that motor off your hands

uhm, its possible you may be getting confused between the ECU and the CEM... i dont know if its a language mistake or you are actually gettin them confused with each other.

if it is the CEM you replaced, then did the same random things happen? or different ones?

please tell me you live near to southampton and your garage is also close to me >.<

the switch itself and the back of it is easy enough to get to as it pops out if u stick a screwdriver between it and the roof lining, its just whats on the other end of the wires and where that exactly is

heya, one day i opened my sunroof coz it was nice, hot and sunny :) then it wouldnt close. the next day it was raining. and since then weve had absolutely crap weather here and its been raning most days with my sunroof still stuck open :( ive taken out the switch, all the wiring connections appear t...

where is the pop up switch wires for yours? ive had the same problem. im thinking its my bonnet switch for my lights, but i can only see the switch itself, not any wiring. one day they worked, next day they both stopped.
as far as i can see, all the relays and fuses are ok.

the last time my car done random electric things, i would turn the lights on and the wipers would go on. then i would reverse with the wipers off and they would go on. the interior lights would go on then off randomly. i found my problem was the CEM modlue thing. it could possibly be the CEM module....

hmmm, ok. well, considerin my aircon isnt workin atm anyways, i guess itll do

heya, i have heard that somewhere on here it states what amp alternator to use on a 1.7 turbo with air con, however after searching, i cant find it... can anyone tell me what amp alternator i should be using on my 1.7 turbo with aircon? (which atm isnt workin lol...nor the pop up headlights...) i ha...

heya, im tryin hard as hell to find where my starter motor is located on my 1989 480 t, but i just cant find the dam thing. haynes repair manual says to d/c the battery, jack it up on axle stands, take off the air cleaner and then start takin off the starter motor... it dont show or say where exactl...