Volvo 480 Club Europe

Car now sold Ian, but thanks for offer.

End of an era, which saddens me, but car has gone to a true enthusiast who will no doubt bring it back to life.

Reg

Mettalic green. Jaquard leather seats.
Generally good condition. Very little rust.
Lots of new parts, but now has engine problem, so would need to tow away.
Taxed and MOT till year end.
Would prefer to sell to club member rather than e-bay.
So best offer secures.
Roland

Thanks Alan for this - you're right - the tensioner was fouling on something. Last night whilst waiting for the Liverpool v West Brom match to start (how sad is that) I had another go at the tensioner. I got a pencil torch light down there so I could see better what was happening. It eventually dawn...

A good pic Jim and thanks for that. I was immediately looking for the bracket on the back of the tensioner pulley, upper left, but doesn't seem to have one on yours - unless, and it's a horrible thought - it's behind the timing cover back plate. If so - does that mean the tensioner pulley is fitted ...

My saga with this belt rumbles on - a sprained wrist is now adding to my excuses :badmood: The locking pin in the crankshaft Robou is not an issue - that simply holds the crankshaft stationary at it's TDC position with No 1 cylinder whilst the crankshaft pulley is off and the timing belt is being ma...

Thanks Jim - I read this post beforehand, and used the long screwdriver method to tension the belt " Get a strong and long screwdriver and use it as a lever on the rear side on the tensioner. Get the cambelt nice and tight (if you press on it it shouldn't move more than a few mm . Let your friend ti...

My long running head gasket repair (see previous post - Cylinder Head Bolts) is nearing completion - it has been delayed by problems with my back, probably caused by it ! I started the car successfully yesterday, but had to stop it quickly because of a screaming timing belt. The idler tensioner pull...

For anyone interested, when I came to measure the depth of the hole in the block, which the head bolts locate in, it seems there is plenty of depth, even for the longest bolts in my collection :) . The depth of the hole in the block face, having cleared out all the crud (of which there was plenty) i...

Thanks for that Ade - you are a mine of useful information ! Errr .... I haven't had the head skimmed, my defence being that Volvo categorically state (according to Haynes) that the heads on these cars should not be re-surfaced. However, I have used the straight edge, and feeler guage technique and ...

Thanks Harriet - I'll pm you.

Phew - thanks Ade that's great ! I returned to the supplier this pm and retrieved my original bolts with a view to chopping the excess length off, and you've now confirmed that should be OK, but I'll check the hole depth in the block first to see whether it's necessary. The tensile number on the new...

Thanks for response Harriet, Presume that measurement is from head flange - which corresponds to length of my old bolt. Unfortunately I took the new bolts back to the supplier, who is not too far away. He found some other bolts which he said "belonged to a larger engine" but looked very similar to t...

Am in process of replacing a head gasket on above and have bought the gasket kit and head bolts off e-bay. Problem is the new bolts do not look much like the old ones, being half a cm longer, and threaded through most of their length - the old ones had only a 1-2 inches of inches of thread. The bolt...

For anyone interested, have sorted my horn problem. Took off the airbag steering wheel and remade all connections I could find. Sprayed everything with electrical contact cleaner. Replaced wheel and - bingo - horn works loud and clear. :D Not sure which bit is dodgy, but I suspect the spring loaded ...

Jim,
Have sent you a pm.

Had the steering wheel off today to have a look at the horn contacts. Horn wiring, terminals and contacts look OK. Not sure about the spring loaded piece that goes through the steering boss and contacts with the circular metal track on the slip ring. Do these wear out? The spring feels robust enough...

.... or Swedish ?

This link would be great - if I could understand German.
Is there an English version ?

Thanks JIm,
Will take you up if I can't sort it otherwise.

Thanks Ben that's useful information. I did try leaving a window open and opening the door from the inside just to make sure there was no alarm. The immobiliser is an Aftermarket product (Laserline) fitted in 2002 by Halfords (according to the PO's records passed on to me). So like yours it looks as...