Volvo 480 Club Europe

Registration After months of waiting for the car and finally getting it home, my next task was to deal with all the paperwork for registering the car in the USA. My importer had dealt with the most troublesome paperwork -- the US customs and border import entry form CBP 7501 and the entry release f...

I've been lurking on the forum for a while -- initially when I was dreaming about owning a Volvo 480 Turbo after having seen one in Germany once; then more recently as I became a rare owner of a Volvo 480 Turbo in the USA! I figured I'd start a thread to capture repairs, restoration, and ownership o...

BTW, my interest in the 480ES is because I have an 1800ES, glass tailgates alike. My 2 ES's were pictured in Hemmings Sports and Exotics magazine last year, back to back with tailgates open. Found your cars! From here: https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2015/03/Readers--Replies---letters-from-Ma...

Thank you Robert for the kind offer. I will definitely keep it in mind especially as I start to inventory other maintenance items I will need.

This Wix (Mann+Hummel) filter Wix 51381 also looks close. Again height is slightly different 80mm vs 85mm.

The Mahle OC 223 looks quite close to the same specs as the Mann W917/1 and is available in the USA. It looks to be a bit taller (96mm vs 85mm) and the bypass opening valve pressure 1.0 bar instead of 1.1 bar.

Starting to realize the difficulties I will face with owning a Volvo 480 Turbo in the USA as I look into normal maintenance and parts :wall:. My first issue is with finding an oil filter in the USA. I have found the following Mann oil filter W917/1 which fits the 480. However, I am unable to find th...

jamescarruthers wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:17 pm

jifflemon wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:47 pm

Joerp does replacement rings.

Good to know!

Here is his pricelist:

Are there any pictures of the replacement lock rings? How does one order from Joerp?

I just got a 1993 Volvo 480 Turbo imported into the US. Since it's finally in my possession I have time to fix up the little odds and ends that are broken. 1. I've noticed the circle plastic around the door locks are fading, cracking, and look horrible. What is this for and what are the ways people ...