Volvo 480 Club Europe

hi,just finished putting my pipes and wires and the like after cleaning engine,have replaced factory dumpvalve with a forge one,also have removed intake manifold the one over top of engine and now after taking her for a quick spin i noticed in mirror a puff of blue smoke after i booted it it seems o...

hi, just a quick question about dumpvalves ,why do some recirc dump valve kits have adjustable springs for different pressure and what is the benefit?

top bloke ,thanks

hi all ,i have a small problem ,i stripped my engine of all wires and bracket so i could give it a good clean and paint but have forgotten where this part goes and what it does ,thanks. http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/pterninoc/480sensor.jpg :?

if i can get a better pic maybe it could be a star?dont know if mods are included? :D http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/pterninoc/079-1.jpg

hi ,i fitted 440 arches to my 480 virtually the same with a little cutting and reshaping at sill area but at £15 a side beats paying £65 any day.

hi do you have pic of bracket ,if i have them there yours,

hi, when start from cold, it idles about 1000 then after a few minutes drops down to about 800 but after been driving for about 5mins or so goes up to 1200 revs a doesnt get any lower and stays like this ,89 turbo, any ideas on yet another idle post.thanks

yes but think of the free postage

rear spoiler made by dbs +fixing brackets
230264533604, thanks

hi again,sorted my boost problem out today :hopping: i removed all turbo pipes ,the maf,recirc valve ,the boost solonoid valve,the hoses to the turbo and cleaned them all,i replaced the recirc valve as it happens i found a spare in the garage from 440 turbo,and also boost solonoid valve yet another ...

thankx matey

hi ,just a bit miffed with the rain today and bored so i decided to remove all my pipes from maf and all turbo pipes :crazy: as im having problems anyway and was just a bit curious to what this pipe is with electrical connector on and a brass sleeve inside ? whats its purpose and what would car run ...

yes definately looks cleaner without black surround,mine was cracked so screwed straight onto bumper

hi, yes im am sure it is modded ,i did send it to him a while ago and really havent tried it until recently ,i did get a chip in return which i assume was chip he had replaced. i dont get full boost at all just about quarter into yellow no matter what gear or rev range im in. :( just really puzzled ...

hi all,just taken car out again to see if it was me me not booted it enough but still turbo gauge only goes a quarter in to yellow :( ,i have taken red pipe off the boost solonoid valve(actuator) and took out again and this time tried to break my neck with boost and gauge went all the way round to r...

hi ,yes then it is sitting at -14 how far does it go if you rev engine? does it move much

right all vacuum pipes seem to be fit and healthy,after reading other posts it says that top pipe on boost solonoid should go to actuator but mine does not it sits on centre pipe on solonoid. :? mine has 2 black and a yellow pipe which is connected to bottom of boost solonoid is this also wrong? i g...

thanks ,will check.

hi, been searching forum for boost questions but dont really know wherther that applies to me so apologize for gowing over old ground i have 89 turbo which has richmod, never taken out for any distance until today but dont know what boost pressure i should expect, it goes about a quarter into yellow...