Volvo 480 Club Europe

Hi there mate, Missed this thread! I have has similar problems on 3 of my 480s and all 3 turned out to be different things so I have dismantled and studied everything in the car that makes them work. First I will highlight how they are meant to work so youy can understand exactly what the fault coul...

You can provided it is an emailed policy (an attachment). I had an argument with the post office over it as she said no to printed documents. I said rightly argued that emailed policies are acceptable proof and after speaking to the manager, she agreed. Has to be an emailed document though. Most com...

Haha I have had problems with these but I always used to use a door handle and the metal bar inside as it's a perfect fit! Mum wasn't happy when I couldn't explain why the door handle was a little greasy and no longer squeaked!

JohnTurbo wrote:Lol, martin.

The 480 is inter-twined with your DNA.

The likes of us can never truly be sure they have seen their last 480.

I have to admit to putting VOLVO followed by the dropdown box with 480 in Autotrader by *Mistake* and not because I'm considering picking up a cheap 2ltr.....

Could just be teh battery getting lazy? Do as RGreenhalf says but first check your getting 14 volts across the battery terminals with the engine running. Any less an dthere is a problem with the charging circuit. Could be a lazy battery or could be the alternator. With lead prices what they are at t...

Just trailer it! How you going to get the rental trailer back though?

Just checked. Unbraked is 700kg and braked is 1600kg so you would need a braked trailer that weighs under 500kg to tow the 480. Or buy a tow bar and do it that way but technically even if someone is in the other car, I think it's classed as un braked as you aren't controlling the braking. I have tow...

Are A-frames braked though? I'm sure the unbraked towing limit can't be 1100kgs can it? If so it truly is a machine!

http://volvo480.dragons.org.uk/forum/vi ... ght=wiring

This may help but by the sounds of things you have a few extre wires...what year is the car? Check the wiring diagram on the main clubsite.

if you get in car, drive off a private driveway, drive 1/2 a mile down the road, park on the road outside a friends house, the moment you exit the vehicle, it is Uninsured on a public highway. What is of interest is if stopped by the police, because if you get out of the car to speak to them it's t...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topi ... 3304&i=800

This is immense! Well worth the read! Join the facebook group too lol

It's just above the oil filter. Sounds like a duff wire. The gauges max out when they don't get a signal.

Bunch of wankers! I had the caliper adjustment down to about 5 minutes. I never had a 480 that I didn't have to adjust the handbrake on the calipers before an MOT. Just 5mm alan key and a 4 mm alan key. Job done

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lambda-O2-Sensor-Oxygen-Sensor-Universal-3-WIRE_W0QQitemZ370056325032QQihZ024QQcategoryZ21654QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Bargain. Don't know if they are any good though? Think Dan had one in the past. I think you can get Bosch universal 3 wire Lambdas for around £4...

I think a user on here called Benji (and this is some time back like when I first started visiting here) used to use a stripped out 2ltr for racing. He said he preferred the 2ltr for throttle response out of corners. I guess this would only be useful if you racing on a corner filled track

The 2 Ltrs are 110 BHP. Their torque figures are closer to the turbos though.

CEM is to the left of the passengers footwell. Remove the glovebox to find it

Yeh but Man Unitewd outplayed Chelsea in the first half and should have been 3 goals up. All in all a very tight affair :) Drogba was an absolute C**T getting sent off and leaving Penalty taker No 5 empty for courageous old JT to step into...and we all know what happened next... http://img143.images...

Cracking game! Best team won in the end

Glory Glory Man United!

What you doing down my neck of the woods? Wasn't my car but I haven't seen a grey one before. There are a couple celebs in maroon, a white L reg S with jacquard and a Red one with "Volvo 480ES" decals on the side driven by an incredibly old couple!