Volvo 480 Club Europe

Help please. When i turn on my headlamps only the right hand one comes on. both work ok on full beam no light in left one on dip. I've checked the bulb[left] seems fine, replaced with another still no left dip checked fuses and connections. anyone got any ideas please.

hlo AAhhh. Lotus suspension ummm, Porshe tuned ummmmm, So the the f16's got an info center has it? if not what's function of the knob in an f16. Do you know if 480's got anything else in common with f16? regards joe.

hi, just a thought, an imaginative moment. im sure we could do it if we tried dont you think so? I bellieve 480 is a bit F16 or so they say could play the roll of an unasuming coupe which .... you guesed it, it folds into an F16 or like and has become of high priority as an under cover most lethal w...

hiya Are there any films with a 480 in, like the saint uhhhmmm?
regards Joe

hiya all, Since engine g/box transplant a vibration has become apparent. After close inspection i found the heat shield was held on by one bolt so everytime i revved the engine the shield vibrated against the drive shaft and through the car. I realised a bracket was missing so got one from a scrap c...

hi to all. Over the last few months ive noticed a vibration through the car when i give it normal boot. It got worse and worse, couldnt see any thing wrong under her skirt. I was going mental, jacked her up fcall. My son said what a cool noise dad. urghhh grrrrrrr fcit took her to local garage up n ...

Hi chaps, A while ago we changed the engine and g/box in my 92 2.0L. I was told only volvo oil @ £nearly 40. i was outraged i knew there must be an alternative After phoning around i was pointed at 75-90 gl 5 cant remember name £15. found gear change a bit rough. After reading the posts i noticed ...

hlo, so cos ive got a steel ex manifold on my 2.0 how much extra h.p. have i got? eyh. best joe.

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thanks for the pics mate it looks as though its been welded perhaps thats the way to go take a 2.0l manifold chop it just after the bolts and get someone with welding skills to weld on the tubular sections from the 1.7 manifold as to how much it would cost and what gains could be made I don't know ...

hI all see my post, make 2.0i quicker- tuning tweaking-p3 regards joe

Hi all, i have just been cleaning shit out of the rubber drain pipe near the relay box under the bonnet. i happened to look at the ex manifold. i'd read the post on whether they are interchangeable. YES they are mine is a steel one. As to more power i dont know as i bought the car with it alredy on ...

hi fellow nutters mines called zen 480 nirvana. cos you need zen to fix it, it gets on my nerves and its only the side windows that stop it from looking like a gt van. my enlightenment goes on. besr regards joe.

hi i had same problem. if you look down on the left of your seat, lift the cover youl see a 10mm nut twirl it with a spanner while spraying wd 40.cheers joe.

hi ..... help me, i want her[oh how] to hold my rod better.....you know what i meen. i live in the high peaks lots of bends around the peaks. the snake pass where the bikers get mangled. i need better road holding can you elp to even thje sway? ta.

Oh pol you poor thing limp stick, loose or no bush? ive got three different bushes my stick is a good fit in all of them, you want see thier popups man. regards joe still in 480 nirvana.

Hi pol, starting at the linkage at the gearbox should be a small rubber boot,inside theres a sort of double nylon washer and a externaly serated tube. from there i replaced the remote rod including the whole gear lever assy from inside the car.Took less than half an hour, very easy. Garage wanted £...

hi friends. at last got around to fixing my hit and miss gear selection. i found a scrapper 440 with a good tight gear selection. i swapped the whole thing gear lever as well. i thought it would be a bit tricky but it was dead easy, follow haines. you too will be in 480 nirvana, only a tenner. best ...

thanks to all, checked all the fuses found a dud one,changed it, turned the key,n brrrrm brrrrm. back in zen 480 nirvana, thats what i call mine.
cheers and regards joe.

i noticed through last fortnight sometimes when i turned the key there was a slight hesitation before the starter kicked in. will check the fuses. thanks for your replies.regards joe.