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by POE
Wed May 19, 2010 6:50 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: Could someone maybe tell me what this is?
Replies: 4
Views: 1191

Re: Could someone maybe tell me what this is?

hi ,this is a temp sensor,am i think it has some weird type of liquid inside( so i was told????)
by POE
Wed May 19, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: 89 turbo engine mounts
Replies: 2
Views: 584

Re: 89 turbo engine mounts

hi mate, just waiting for some to be delivered 'hopefully theyre fine ,if not ill give you a pm,thanks kev :wink:
by POE
Mon May 17, 2010 5:19 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: HOW MUCH?!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 766

Re: HOW MUCH?!!!

oh yes an absolute rip the whole ebay,the 480 section is just loaded full of alloy wheels and trucks 'just cant find anything anymore without scouring thru 20 pages of shite :angry:
by POE
Sun May 16, 2010 7:30 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: goldfish
Replies: 10
Views: 6691

Re: goldfish

well the weathers been kind this weekend so subframe out which took some doing' hell those bolts were tight,had to bring a piece of pipe from work over my powerbar just to get some leverage on them, cracking all vthe way round 'guess itsa 21 years of rust :lol: the subframe itself its in good nick f...
by POE
Thu May 13, 2010 9:28 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: engine mounts
Replies: 5
Views: 1364

Re: engine mounts

the engine is out so replacing is easy, i didnt seem to have any probs with the gears but i could have been lucky,i will post results as soon as ive done the rest of the work and got engine back in which could be a while ,and thanks kev
by POE
Thu May 13, 2010 5:41 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: engine mounts
Replies: 5
Views: 1364

Re: engine mounts

the 2 front mounts do seem ok ,had in vice and not a lot of movement but still suppose hard to say unless got a weight of engine on ?its the rear one that seems weak but again dont know what a new one feels like ,the rear one is the cheapest so may have to buy that and maybe a new damper.
by POE
Wed May 12, 2010 7:27 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: engine mounts
Replies: 5
Views: 1364

engine mounts

which of the engine mounts are likely to fail,the two front ones seem quite good and not what youd expect to find the way the engine was moving under acceleration but the back one seems quite weak ,is the back mount the most common to go and culd the engine also to be blame, basically when accelerat...
by POE
Sun May 09, 2010 8:43 am
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: 89 turbo engine mounts
Replies: 2
Views: 584

89 turbo engine mounts

hi , does anyone have any front engine mounts for sale for me 89 turbo ,not sure whether they changed over the years,thanks kev.
by POE
Sat May 01, 2010 7:58 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: goldfish
Replies: 10
Views: 6691

Re: goldfish

well its been a good weekend so far ,managed to remove engine today which i thought would never happen given the amount of time i have had lately, but ive finished my garden earlier than expected so my mate brought the engine hoist over yesterday to my surprise as it was weeks ago that id asked and ...
by POE
Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:10 pm
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: stolen
Replies: 12
Views: 3350

Re: stolen

it is actually beyond belief ,youd have thought it would be thru ebay at least,how do you know its been stripped ? or maybe he sold the whole car as runner? :kill:
by POE
Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:22 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: goldfish
Replies: 10
Views: 6691

Re: goldfish

well the good weather is approaching :rofl: ,NOT, so ive decided its back to the grimestone and push things on a bit,the front suspension is all but out ' as is the engine ,then its paint engine bay,a job im not looking forward to 'even thinking about taking the wiring harness from engine bay into t...
by POE
Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:26 pm
Forum: The secret life of a 480 owner...
Topic: goldfish
Replies: 10
Views: 6691

well over the last few weeks i have be in two minds whether to sell and due to hardly any interest i have decided to do what needs doing and go from their ,next is engine out and to spray engine bay gold and to do the engine mounts which was one of the reasons i was getting annoyed with it ,the 480 ...
by POE
Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:20 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: 480 might have to go
Replies: 2
Views: 1112

oh yers very :lol: but on the other side i do actually keep tarantulas :rofl:
by POE
Sat Jul 11, 2009 5:39 pm
Forum: Cars For Sale / Wanted
Topic: 480 might have to go
Replies: 2
Views: 1112

480 might have to go

hi all ,thinking about getting rid of my 89 turbo ,147k with richmod,needs engine mounts and abs is knackered i think,deppending on what you think its worth or can offer me may depend on its fate,havent got a lot of time at mo hence thinking about selling,the pics are on secret life of 480 under hea...
by POE
Tue May 26, 2009 6:27 pm
Forum: Styling
Topic: the start of my project, finally
Replies: 70
Views: 35530

unfortunately to get the bad boy look :lol: i had to separate the grill into 3 pieces,put the lights in first,then grill over top then attach it where headlight popup :)
by POE
Tue May 26, 2009 6:10 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: rear engine mount
Replies: 9
Views: 2588

yes it is took it out last week to check and looked ok but checked again while engine running and going thru gears and it was moving about a hell of a lot .
by POE
Mon May 25, 2009 9:38 pm
Forum: Parts, Accessories & Brochures
Topic: Wanted : Exhaust Manifold
Replies: 3
Views: 1003

hi, is it blowing from the joints or is manifold damaged,may just need seating properly.id get gaskets from volvo,then you can only blame yourself if it leaks :lol:
by POE
Mon May 25, 2009 7:28 pm
Forum: Brakes (50)
Topic: accumilator leaking maybe
Replies: 1
Views: 1406

accumilator leaking maybe

well have come to the conclusion that the air in the accumilator on my 89 turbo is some how getting into the break lines ,my brakes are shit and have pressure bled them about 3 times and still the air comes out,and i me a lot ,my accumilator doesnt make any noise when i turn ignition on ??????so how...
by POE
Mon May 25, 2009 9:52 am
Forum: The Wastegate (Off Topic)
Topic: new scrappage scheme
Replies: 18
Views: 6177

lets just hope theres other 480 owners who know nothing about this club do feel the same as we do,would be a shame,i think theres too many 480's getting scrapped and stripped for parts as it is ,and how many are going to be left in say 10yrs? :(
by POE
Sun May 24, 2009 5:36 pm
Forum: Engine (20)
Topic: rear engine mount
Replies: 9
Views: 2588

no probs matey, :)