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by rpruen
Fri May 25, 2007 11:08 am
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: finding vacuum leaks
Replies: 34
Views: 8222

dropped back in to volvo again this morning to order the gasket. The guy on the parts desk did a bit of searching on the computer and found that up to a certain chassis number the gasket is called a heat shield and costs about 32 quid. after that its called a gasket and costs much less. funny thing...
by rpruen
Thu May 24, 2007 9:19 pm
Forum: Brakes (50)
Topic: Removing front discs.
Replies: 15
Views: 4568

Okay I believe you now, the discs will not come off without removing the caliper bracket. Going to try the breaker bar method, and to hammer on some 16mm 12sided sockets to the bolts. I am in fear of rounding off these bolts, anyone succesfully done it with 12 sided sockets --i really hate them you...
by rpruen
Thu May 24, 2007 9:13 pm
Forum: Power transmission (40)
Topic: Bushings help
Replies: 12
Views: 5023

Use a wood chisel and carefully chisel the nylon off... I reckon.... Less likely to melt anything you don't want melted if you don't melt anything at all..... I agree, but it would need to be a small chisel... Very small. Also I fear for the ball part on the end, if you wack it with the chisel it w...
by rpruen
Thu May 24, 2007 9:03 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: finding vacuum leaks
Replies: 34
Views: 8222

does anyone have any part numbers for the gasket? i went to volvo and its about £32! even the guy on the parts desk thought that was a bit steep. and i tried a couple of motor factors who told me that its dealer only. there must be a cheaper alternative! not looking forward to doing this! looks ...
by rpruen
Thu May 24, 2007 8:33 pm
Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
Topic: external oil cooler
Replies: 31
Views: 10657

AhHA! Welcome back Richard - glad to see the car's running! Still a few things to do to perfect it then? I'm here for a bit, at least. It seems that I preffer working on cars in my free time than talking about it so much. I think there are always things to perfect on my car :) it's sort of an ongoi...
by rpruen
Thu May 24, 2007 12:55 pm
Forum: Power transmission (40)
Topic: Bushings help
Replies: 12
Views: 5023

I could melt it out!? pol Sounds like a good plan. Heat up the part with the ball while pulling, it will melt through the nylon and pop out. You could then remove the remaining nylon with a drill. I think it was on a dead gearbox I tried, and the nylon broke before the gearbox, but I like the melti...
by rpruen
Thu May 24, 2007 12:43 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: ecu colours
Replies: 16
Views: 4882

an orange ecu will work, the loom just needs an extra live n earth, thought rich would have sorted this problem by now lol The problem is trying to explain this to non technical people. That and having tried mix and match ECUs in a real car.... It doesn't work properly without re-mapping the igniti...
by rpruen
Tue May 22, 2007 3:20 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Castrol Edge
Replies: 12
Views: 2855

I'm not sure that would be a good idea. As that is the super thin economy oil for modern engines. I think that it would possibly escape through every seal going. No way to tell without trying it of course. I used some water thin runing in oil in my rebuilt 480 engine, and I think it was 5W30 mineral...
by rpruen
Tue May 22, 2007 2:07 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: finding vacuum leaks
Replies: 34
Views: 8222

piper1st wrote:Almost Rich ...

Only the problem was simply ... the gauge was faulty! Try that too! :D
Ok I'll give you that one...

That's the only one I have seen to go wrong, and I have subjected boost gauges to some serious abuse (like 28 psi or so).

:)

Richard
by rpruen
Tue May 22, 2007 1:26 pm
Forum: Brakes (50)
Topic: Front and Rear ABS Discs
Replies: 2
Views: 2550

They are the same, only the hubs are different for ABS cars (the teeth for the ABS sensors).

You need to stick to the same sort, as the vented ones have different calipers. Other than that I think they are all the same.

Richard
by rpruen
Tue May 22, 2007 1:18 pm
Forum: Power transmission (40)
Topic: Bushings help
Replies: 12
Views: 5023

I have removed that one. It's tricky as it is two parts that split to alow the ball to be put in before fitting. There is a lip where the circlip goes, that means the bush has to be tightly squeezed together to fit. Trying to do that to get it out is near impossible. I'm not sure what to suggest, ot...
by rpruen
Tue May 22, 2007 1:07 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: finding vacuum leaks
Replies: 34
Views: 8222

Vaccum leaks can happen anywhere. Any pipe between the MAF and the throttle body being split or broken will make the car run lean, giving a poor vaccum reading. The intercooler tends to leak at the bottom where water sits in the crimped part near the end tank. There are more of those cloth pipe join...
by rpruen
Tue May 22, 2007 11:35 am
Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
Topic: external oil cooler
Replies: 31
Views: 10657

or you fit a larger turbo which will be less restrictive and will produce lower charge temps, thus reducing combustion chamber temps along with lower exhaust temps. basically your turbo is too small and your tryin to get too much from it. try lookin at compressor maps, they may shed some light on t...
by rpruen
Tue May 22, 2007 11:11 am
Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
Topic: external oil cooler
Replies: 31
Views: 10657

I'd wager if you compared the work done on the air by the turbocharger, to the increased chemical energy from the extra fuel, the later would be dominant. Corrections could also be made with the degree of intercooling of course! Its certainly important to keep an eye on charge temperature, and to r...
by rpruen
Sun May 20, 2007 11:58 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: The Final Insult
Replies: 31
Views: 7419

See what you have missed there is the timing. 5 years down the line these will start fetching money again. I'm not sure about that. In 5 years all but about 10 480s will have rusted away to nothing. Plus in 5 years it's unlikely that the parts to keep them going will be available. There aren't enou...
by rpruen
Sun May 20, 2007 10:46 pm
Forum: Tuning And Tweaking
Topic: external oil cooler
Replies: 31
Views: 10657

you tryin to over engineer your setup lol. ceramic coating is a solution for not bein able to set-up the car correctly. Ceramic coating is required unless you want to modify the piston cooling setup, but only if you plan to use more than 27 psi of boost. The reason being that the combustion chamber...
by rpruen
Sun May 20, 2007 9:05 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: A/F lean under boost BIG MOD
Replies: 10
Views: 2983

the maf reads from 0-5 volts, the map sensor just has more refined points on the fuel map, still workin with the 0-5v readout from the maf tho. have you tried usin the original maf?? The origonal MAF will not work (it would run far to rich). The output of the MAF is reduced, to take into account th...
by rpruen
Sun May 20, 2007 9:00 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: A/F lean under boost BIG MOD
Replies: 10
Views: 2983

I have done all the above to set up the big mod. for as far as i can remember i connected the colors to the numbers correct. Can i use a normal mod ecu with the inbuild map to test the injectors and MAF? Yes you can use the normal ECU to test the MAF and injectors. You will need to connect the vacc...
by rpruen
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:26 pm
Forum: Electrical system (30)
Topic: tach signal?
Replies: 2
Views: 1039

The signal is from the ECU, if it goes missing, then the car won't work at all as the fuel ECU uses the same signal to time the injection pulse. It's a loose connection on the instrument cluster itself. Either a poor solder joint or the connector pins that go from the main PCB to the intruments them...
by rpruen
Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:17 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Ignition Coil Multi Plug Terminal (480 Turbo Auto 1991)
Replies: 1
Views: 1043

You should be able to get the part from any Bosch tuning / diagnostic center, or bosch parts distributor.

Richard