Volvo 480 Club Europe

Right now I'd settle for it being dry!

I follow the label stuck on the inside edge of the drivers doors, and add a bit more in the colder weather to allow for the resultant drop in pressure. Still go through some tyres though!

As for pumping excessively....I've had no complaints

After I changed the dizzy cap and hts recently I had the ABS light on permenantly. One of the connections for the ABS pump is just behind and under the air filter housing. Easy to knock and disconnect. Might be worth a quick look.

Iain

Simon

I had this problem. Turned out it was a bad earth on the fan. The earth point is up behind the glove box. Try the simple things first - as the wife says!

Iain

Yep 32 - 34 psi will do it.

Gotta go with Ally on this one. Came back to the car in a car park to find the long range lens lying on the deck. I thought I'd heard something when I shut the door on the way out, but I'm fairly used to odd noises from the 480 by now!

Iain

Pretty obvious but often neglected - check your tyre pressures. Cold weather = low pressure = bigger footprint = more fuel.

Iain

Try www.confused.com they've always found the cheapest quotes for me and most of my friends.

Iain

Not REME are you by any chance?

Yep. Back working now. Cheers Gaz, Martin and Rob!

Classic

Mixed urban and motorways, generally around the 34-36mpg mark. Fairly respectable.

:rofl: Been there. Done that. When I first got the beastie I had the front nearside blow out on the dual carriageway doing about 70 :wink: - very exciting it was too. Anyway, out comes the jack which is totally rusted up due to there being a small pond sloshing around in the boot. That piddly little...

Same colour as mine according to the VIN plate. When I had some mixed up in Halfrauds he said it was Lavender - I thought he was taking the mick, as it's obviously a very masculine steel grey metallic!!!

Iain

A turbo for £200 Go for it mate.

I have the ultimate solution.

Let the beastie rust to buggery and then run along like the Flintstones!

Shortly it'll be the only way I could afford to travel!

Iain

Probably got one in the drawer somewhere. PM me your details, cover the postage and it's yours.

Iain

Seriously, not a word of a lie, honest. I went to school with Richard Head.

Poor bloke, can still hear him sobbing in the toilets

Iain

@Vins480T. Sorry, no can do. The digital camera ended up at the bottom the sea recently :angry: " Yes, Dad, I'll be ever so careful, honest." SPLASH "Ooops" Anyway, to try and describe it. In metric for you continental types: 5cm long 2.6cm wide and 1.8cm deep. Black. Two cables into the top are red...