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I never received any feedback about a blown auto in combination with my mod, so desperatly searched the forum for Matbat and his misfortune. To no avail. Could you be more precise?

The demand for modified ECUs has decreased sharply in the past year, to be understood from the facts that fewer Turbos are left, most owners already are provided and, for some reason or another, some are rejecting the improvement or want to leave their car in its original state. Anyway, the as regar...

At power on amplfiers can be unstable for a short moment and produce a noise, this is by design. It can be avoided at a cost, sometimes it is solved by activating a relay which connects the speakers a few moments after power on and immediatly after power off. When the speakers stay in position there...

If the "crack" is only there when the radio is turned on as you claim it may be because the endstage of the amplifier carries a direct voltage which makes the speakercone(s) move in or out and stay in that position. This heats up the speakercoil and will eventualy ruin the speaker, if not cause furt...

No problem. Just send me a PM with your email address and state the color of the ECU you want to be modified. I will return an email with a "manual" as attachment and answer questions you may have..
Prices are as on page 2 post 7-20-2015.
Beginning of July I'll be back home and start working on it.

We agree and disagree on some points, to my opinion minor ones. There's theory and practice, and the latter is chaos with too many parameters to be sure of the ideal solution. About the ignition module I'm not sure, if the part numbers are different choose the newer. I never bothered because I'm usi...

A correct spark plug for starting the engine doesn't exist. As long as it is clean, that is has no carbon deposits or is soaked, and the gap is not too large, that is let the spark go the easier way by jumping inside the coil or the distributor or between the leads, any plug will do. A correct spark...

I'm sorry to hear about your problems. As far as the ECU is concerned don't worry about it being reset, the default settings are perfect for a good ride, the learning is only useful in extraordinary circomstances, like turbo spikes or bad petrol. As a matter of fact I reset my ECU on regular basis. ...

Thanks for the kind words and the efforts in letting me know the url. The one produced only manupulates the ECU in making it believe the boost is much less than actual or, the luxury fashion, never exceeds a certain value. For the latter 2 resistors and 1 zenerdiode are needed, value 40 €-cents. A l...

By "above post" in the second line I meant the post in this thread, not the one I was referring to.
After having terrible thoughts about people not reading I realized my indistinctness and apologize.

The post of jifflemon on Fri Mar 03, 2017 in the thread http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=35149&start=40 woke me up. About the availability of mods, well the above post may lighten things up. The remark about Manual Boost Controllers needs a more complicated reaction. When i...

It seems you haven't a problem with the turbo gauge at all, your regulator valve needs to be replaced. I do not understand what you mean by placing your finger on the back of a sensor, but if it is the same as the regulator, it should be absolutely leak free. I am not aware of any different types, t...

There is no sender or the like. The tube with the T joint goes to the gauge and the ECU and comes from the inlet manifold. The turbo actuator valve has it's own connection. Check the tube on leaks. But somehow a leak would also have it's influence on performance of the car, as the ECU doesn't get th...

If there are no noticeable changes in the loom and the auxiliary waterpump is correctly activated by the Jetronic you better stick to orange. Otherwise a red combination is asked for.

Many years ago I repaired the electrical part of the pump and from what I remember disassembling was an easy job. The sealant I reused. But I bet ihe problem is the hoses and/or their connections. Concerning the MOT, I hardly believe the pump is essential. You can temporarely do away with it and joi...

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Your problems, as for idling and revs and no power when revving up are typical for a MAF not connected or completely out of order. You're sure you replaced it with the right type and/or it is connected?

Indeed the octane number of ethanol is high, over 110, so one might expect the addition of ethanol to standard oil-originated fuel giving the mixture a higher octane. But this assumption is only valid as long as the mixture is homogeneous and after phase separation occurs it is not. By that time you...

For a good understanding: You are talking about E85, which means 85% of the fuel is ethanol, this mixture producing 25% less energy than standard fuel alone. It may be considered an alternative fuel, not a mixture. Only cars of which the manufacturer has approved it's use may not be damaged. May, be...

Electronics suffer in time from corroded and/or broken connections, especially in cars where moist and shocks are a daily occurance. Plastic components get brisk and tend to brake. If you want a speed sensor to become out of order you will need a hammer. When you want to keep an old car on the road,...