my names shaun, im from bristol and have just bought a volvo 480 turbo (in paris blue if that makes a difference!
)i looked at this car over a year ago, in a garage, and didnt buy it as my wife wanted a convertible, anyway, i went back a few days ago, and it was still there
so i thought i would treat myself and took it for a test drive, it had been stood for over a year as mentioned, and when i took it out it was stuttering and missing if i put any load on it what so ever, though, i still liked it and the guy said he would get it all sorted out, anyway, i picked it up a few days ago and its much better, but it was still missing under any heavy load (at about 4000 rpm with foot down, would suddenly lose all power then pick up again a second later, felt like turbo kicking in then hitting foot on brake) but only did this in 1st and 2nd, a;; other gears the turbo gauge would point straight up and maybe slightly over to about 1-2 o'clock position, so i took it back to him today (he has a unit by my work place and doesnt mind looking at it for me!) and he put carb cleaner in through the throttle body, and we cleaned teh idle valve with carb cleaner, as the idle was also a bit lumpy (and low on cold start?) idle seems smoother now, but still low on cold start, any ideas?, but now, on driving home, the turbo will now boost right up into the red on the gauge (i dont know how far it will go, as dont want to blow it up!) but seems to hold there on the red or just about halfway in (is that normal??) and it also feels like its missing a bit (stutters a little bit when building up revs?) any help would be great as to whats wrong or right! if you want anymore info then please let me know!thanks in advance, and nice to meet you all!
