Volvo 480 Club Europe

or a socket (hex) to the same size as the locking nut, hammer in and undo. in my case i did try that but would not grip onto the volvo ones as part of the outer wall had come off and the socket couldnt grip, also could get the socket deeper back onto an unbroken part as the bolt hole was tapered. d...

well as im aware the turbo's on the 480's are in the same place as the 850's (by the firewall). so if you were starting from cratch you could get a solid pipe made that runs from the turbo over the engine into the top ic connection. and then get one from the bottom of the ic that goes straight in th...

ok, i know this is late but its another good way to remove a broken locking nut. i had this happen to an 850. basically start with a small drill bit and drill through the middle of the bolt, then increase bit size and keep drilling the hole. when you get to a size that is near the size of the thread...

probably the link rods that connect the anti roll bar to the struts, these wear amazingly quick.

you can get new ones for about £15 (non-volvo) and its very easy to fit them.

to be sure why not try unbolting them and then bounce the car.

any silicon should be fine, the 2 main spots are the rear lights and the plastic strip above the rear side windows. pull the strip off and get some silicon in there.

yeah i know, I posted it so that others with the same problem that happen to find this post can read my experience and hopefully that will help them make a desicion.

ok?

Maybe I am being stupid, but...... reverse flow intercooler? Whats that? on the 850 t5's (1995+) the pipe came from the turbo (by the firewall) and then went over the engine and down to the IC's lower connection. a pipe then came from the top outlet of the ic into the TB. I was a sortof figure of 8...

i also say bearing, why? well my 850r does this when braking. is also does it when coasting around slow corners.

i have all new brakes and still get it, its also getting worse so that makes me even more sure.

the direct cause of fade is down to your fluid and pads, get some good pads - ferodo ds performnace are a good option aswell as the mintex 1144 compound pads (used by the police t5's). then get some dot 5.1 fluid and change it regulary. bigger discs will help with fade as they run cooler, another pl...

well when i say police spec, i mean the size rather than the spec of the disc (material etc). there are actually very easy to come by as after the police had em on their 850's, volvo started using them on the 70 series cars. so upgrading the 850 is easy and you just buy the discs from the 70 series ...

If you getting judder then your warping your discs, so you either need to somehow keep em cooler or move to a bigger meatier disc. maybe you should look at the turbo brakes. another option which i have thought might work is to get a new set very hot so they warp (try not to warp em tho), and once th...

you guys must be talking about cheap ferodo pads, i run the ds2500 on my 300bhp+ 850R with 302mm police spec discs and the are awsome. 0.5 friction coeff right upto 700c means you get bored tring to fade them and give up!

Removed all the plastic trim round the rear windows, and ran a bead of sealant round everything.

that solved the leaks on my 1988 480 es.

when i had a my 480 one of the 1st things was to get the arches sorted, I had a bodyshop cut out the originals and put in arches from the volvo 240.

he then re-sprayed the rear quarters and sealed the whole thing. had the car for a year after that and no probs.

when i had my old 480, i silicon'ed the rear light clusters and pulled of the plastic panels about the rear side windows and silicon'ed in there.

that stopped my leak which was very bad, would often have a puddle in the rear foot wells.

Hmmmm, for what my views are worth.... you guys that love your 480's are lucky in a way bcos you can get a late good cond turbo for around £1000-1500 (that what i see em going for) with all the toys (leather etc). so getting the best version of you dream car for that price is nothing. I would cut y...

this site gives a bit more info on the different specs:

http://www.vtr.org/maintain/brake-fluids.shtml

dot 5.1 is fine, its dot 5 that you cant use.

dot 5.1 is the same as 3 and 4 just with a higher boiling point.

Jaytee, if your brakes don't feel amazing, do a full fluid flush first. be warned though - I am reliably informed that the 480 braking systems contain components that are not designed to handle DOT 5.1 fluid - eventually it will go through the caliper and/or master cylinder seals. Use a good qualit...

trans coolant just ATF with some lubegard. The bumper will still go back on :D should keep it cool :wink: I'm also thinking a oil pump but the pumps cost well over £100 :shock: I might post on turbobricks asking if anyone has some good ideas of who sells cheaper options. nice one, as long as you h...