Help, I'm drowning!!!
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- kirsty_2003
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Help, I'm drowning!!!
Whenever it rains, there is always a lake under the peddles (right hand drive) i dont think its coming through the door. so i havent a clue where it is coming thru
also it floods in the boot which also isnt very good. anyone know y?
also, the info centre says im only doing 24.4 mpg which is really bad, its drinking fuel like a dehydrated camel and im running outta money. the emissions are perfect. the same (poss better) as when it came out the factory. ne1 got ne ideas?????
also it floods in the boot which also isnt very good. anyone know y?
also, the info centre says im only doing 24.4 mpg which is really bad, its drinking fuel like a dehydrated camel and im running outta money. the emissions are perfect. the same (poss better) as when it came out the factory. ne1 got ne ideas?????
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your find one of each side of the car and one is next to the black triangle relay box and they both have rubber tubes coming from them!
Good luck!
Your rear light clusters have a leaky seal around them. You should buy some bathroom sealer type stuff and re-seal them. You should be careful when you remove the cluster because they might break and they cost about 120 each .also it floods in the boot which also isnt very good. anyone know y?
Open the bonet and check if the drain plugs are blocked.Whenever it rains, there is always a lake under the peddles (right hand drive) i dont think its coming through the door. so i havent a clue where it is coming thru
your find one of each side of the car and one is next to the black triangle relay box and they both have rubber tubes coming from them!
Good luck!
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That is pretty normal for MPG around town/B roads etc., unless you are doing about 55MP/H down the motorway when you can avg 40MPG
For more info on rear clusters look under the FAQ section here: http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/index2.php?op=480info
For more info on rear clusters look under the FAQ section here: http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/index2.php?op=480info
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yep it will be the rear light lusters. parking nose down can get your feet wet also. some chance the air intake box drainage is blocked.
Try the rear light to seal (i did it on the outside, looks ok if you work neat)
than i still got water, locked me up in the car with a gardenhose on the roof, removed some rear panels and saw water coming along the third pillar (c-pillar) I sealed the outside roof rubbers too.
be sure to dry all the thick foam mats and rear seats: they keep the car moist, which will cause trouble in the electrics.
the usage it mentiones is the maximum. so full throttle. if you drive slope down, and release the throttlepedal it should tell you 0. so its an instant. the average will be ok i guess. Maybe the infocenter gets the wrong information of a loose/dirty wire on a sensor. read the manual on how the info system works. one position back there should be a better reading. else look how many miles you have driven, as you have the receipt after fueling up, divide them with the gallons, this is the average use. ( and should a bit come near the 2nd position of the infocenter turnswitch of the left. (this is in LHD)
Luck
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Try the rear light to seal (i did it on the outside, looks ok if you work neat)
than i still got water, locked me up in the car with a gardenhose on the roof, removed some rear panels and saw water coming along the third pillar (c-pillar) I sealed the outside roof rubbers too.
be sure to dry all the thick foam mats and rear seats: they keep the car moist, which will cause trouble in the electrics.
the usage it mentiones is the maximum. so full throttle. if you drive slope down, and release the throttlepedal it should tell you 0. so its an instant. the average will be ok i guess. Maybe the infocenter gets the wrong information of a loose/dirty wire on a sensor. read the manual on how the info system works. one position back there should be a better reading. else look how many miles you have driven, as you have the receipt after fueling up, divide them with the gallons, this is the average use. ( and should a bit come near the 2nd position of the infocenter turnswitch of the left. (this is in LHD)
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JPF
luck,
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also it floods in the boot which also isnt very good. anyone know y?
Your rear light clusters have a leaky seal around them. You should buy some bathroom sealer type stuff and re-seal them. You should be careful when you remove the cluster because they might break and they cost about 120 each .
If you don't want to take the rear light clusters out, do what I did; get a tube of black silicone & seal the joints from the outside. Carefully done, its quite invisible. Chris.
also it floods in the boot which also isnt very good. anyone know y?
Your rear light clusters have a leaky seal around them. You should buy some bathroom sealer type stuff and re-seal them. You should be careful when you remove the cluster because they might break and they cost about 120 each .
If you don't want to take the rear light clusters out, do what I did; get a tube of black silicone & seal the joints from the outside. Carefully done, its quite invisible. Chris.
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Help, I'm drowning!!!
The trouble with bathroom sealants is that they are white - and my 480 is black.
I've used a Roof and Gutter Sealant from 151 Products Ltd, www.151.co.uk. It's used with a standard sealant gun and cost me one whole £.
I didn't have to worry about sealant showing so I bridged the gap between lens and body completely. You can do it without removing the light cluster at all.
Did one side in the dry weather and waited for the rain - its bone dry on that side. Now I've got to wait for more dry weather to do the other side.
I've used a Roof and Gutter Sealant from 151 Products Ltd, www.151.co.uk. It's used with a standard sealant gun and cost me one whole £.
I didn't have to worry about sealant showing so I bridged the gap between lens and body completely. You can do it without removing the light cluster at all.
Did one side in the dry weather and waited for the rain - its bone dry on that side. Now I've got to wait for more dry weather to do the other side.
I can't find it now but there used to be a post about someone having wet seatbelts. I read it but didn't pay much attention - all my water was coming in the rear light way so I didn't need to!
So I sealed up the rear lights (clear silicone) and that was that. The other day it totally chucked it down and when I got in, the seatbelt was soaking wet and I thought, "how did they say to fix that on the forum?"
So, how do I fix this? Can I squirt silicone in somewhere to stop it or do I need to strip the interior out and 'sit in the car with a hose pipe' (so to speak)?
Cheers,
Ben
So I sealed up the rear lights (clear silicone) and that was that. The other day it totally chucked it down and when I got in, the seatbelt was soaking wet and I thought, "how did they say to fix that on the forum?"
So, how do I fix this? Can I squirt silicone in somewhere to stop it or do I need to strip the interior out and 'sit in the car with a hose pipe' (so to speak)?
Cheers,
Ben
babyatom,
Sounds like you may have a leaking s/roof as the only way I could fathom them getting wet is for the water to come down the pillars. I stand corrected if wrong and apologise for not knowing the remedy to this....wel aside from the obvious....new sunroof or seal strip. I would try a seal strip first though.
John
Sounds like you may have a leaking s/roof as the only way I could fathom them getting wet is for the water to come down the pillars. I stand corrected if wrong and apologise for not knowing the remedy to this....wel aside from the obvious....new sunroof or seal strip. I would try a seal strip first though.
John
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If I am not mistaken there are people whitout moonroof and wet seat belts (b- pillar) or wet ecu's (a-pillar) I have made several threads about sealing the roof rubber, than can leak water to all three pillars. (the one below the outside roof trim, running from front window to the hatch.) After sealing the rear lights I had still trouble, solved now by the roofrubber sealing.
I like silecon far better on my 480 than in a woman
Luck
JPF
I like silecon far better on my 480 than in a woman
Luck
JPF
luck,
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