480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
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- Started learning about 480
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- Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 5:22 pm
- Location: Tipperary, Ireland
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
2012 Update
93-D-328** Grey (my own, as of 2012, it is off-road but undergoing a recommission)
95-G-80** White, David's old 2.0. (2012, last heard it was off-road and stored in a garage in Cork)
91 C 165** Grey, Davids old ES (2012, regrettably scrapped, with GT wheels and newish clear clusters still attached)
92 RN 19** Light Green Metalic for sale on carzone (2012, no info)
94 C ? Dark Green Gt that was for sale about two years ago in Cork (2012, no info)
88 TN ? White ES I saw near Portlaoise last year (2012,briefly for sale on Donedeal recently, either sold or withdrawn)
95 D ? White over priced one that was on carzone about a month ago (no info)
90-D-464** - Member Kace's (Galway) white ES (2012, no info)
94-KK-?- Moslo's car currently for sale in the for sale section
93-D-? - Volvo400.com's black S (2012, no info)
New 2012 Additions.
95-D-2*, recently purchased by member wkd rwd
92-D- 509**, My current road legal, two tone, purchased from a Donedeal ad, last January. Passed two NCT's since
93-D-328** Grey (my own, as of 2012, it is off-road but undergoing a recommission)
95-G-80** White, David's old 2.0. (2012, last heard it was off-road and stored in a garage in Cork)
91 C 165** Grey, Davids old ES (2012, regrettably scrapped, with GT wheels and newish clear clusters still attached)
92 RN 19** Light Green Metalic for sale on carzone (2012, no info)
94 C ? Dark Green Gt that was for sale about two years ago in Cork (2012, no info)
88 TN ? White ES I saw near Portlaoise last year (2012,briefly for sale on Donedeal recently, either sold or withdrawn)
95 D ? White over priced one that was on carzone about a month ago (no info)
90-D-464** - Member Kace's (Galway) white ES (2012, no info)
94-KK-?- Moslo's car currently for sale in the for sale section
93-D-? - Volvo400.com's black S (2012, no info)
New 2012 Additions.
95-D-2*, recently purchased by member wkd rwd
92-D- 509**, My current road legal, two tone, purchased from a Donedeal ad, last January. Passed two NCT's since
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
I have
95-D-95 - fairly good nick - certainly road-going but undergoing a few repairs and so I have it in storage.
93-KE-2115 - Body not great because some little shitheads bent the door back and the broke lights. But engine and everything else are in great condition because a friend of mine spent 18 months getting it up to great condition a couple of years back.
So I'll have 95 on the road again next year - all spruced up and showroom condition
Martin / zozimus
95-D-95 - fairly good nick - certainly road-going but undergoing a few repairs and so I have it in storage.
93-KE-2115 - Body not great because some little shitheads bent the door back and the broke lights. But engine and everything else are in great condition because a friend of mine spent 18 months getting it up to great condition a couple of years back.
So I'll have 95 on the road again next year - all spruced up and showroom condition
Martin / zozimus
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Anyone else still knocking around in the Emerald Isle - we still have our 480, although it is definitely a little worse for wear at this stage.....
[Present]
'09 Audi A5 2.0 TDI quattro S-Line Special Edition Silver
'04 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDI S-Line Blue
'95 Mitsubishi FTO GPX 24v V6 Silver
[Past]
'90 Volvo 480 ES White
'09 Audi A5 2.0 TDI quattro S-Line Special Edition Silver
'04 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDI S-Line Blue
'95 Mitsubishi FTO GPX 24v V6 Silver
[Past]
'90 Volvo 480 ES White
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- Started learning about 480
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- Location: Tipperary, Ireland
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
I am still driving my '93 two tone. I also recently heard of another unaccounted on the road example near Youghal.
But if I was to hazard a guess I'd say the number of road legal 480's is down to 10 or less.
But if I was to hazard a guess I'd say the number of road legal 480's is down to 10 or less.
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
I think you're probably right there - I might see the odd one every year or so knocking around Dublin - very rare....pat480 wrote:I am still driving my '93 two tone. I also recently heard of another unaccounted on the road example near Youghal.
But if I was to hazard a guess I'd say the number of road legal 480's is down to 10 or less.
[Present]
'09 Audi A5 2.0 TDI quattro S-Line Special Edition Silver
'04 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDI S-Line Blue
'95 Mitsubishi FTO GPX 24v V6 Silver
[Past]
'90 Volvo 480 ES White
'09 Audi A5 2.0 TDI quattro S-Line Special Edition Silver
'04 Audi A4 Avant 1.9 TDI S-Line Blue
'95 Mitsubishi FTO GPX 24v V6 Silver
[Past]
'90 Volvo 480 ES White
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Recently purchased M210SFC from the UK, will VRT shortly.
Its a 1994 480 ES 2.0 Auto Red, fresh MOT, in need of some love.
108,000 miles
Here's my wish list of stage 0 servicing items:
Replace rear disks and pads
Replace rear handbrake shoes
Replace front disks and pads
Replace 4 spark plugs
Replace 5 ignition leads, distributor cap and rotor arm
Replace fuel filter
Replace timing belt, belt tensioner/belt idler, and water pump
Replace auxiliary belt
Replace brake fluid
Replace automatic gearbox fluid
Valve clearance requires adjustment
Clean crankshaft ventilation system
Replace engine coolant
NCT
Respray and some light rear wheel arch rework
Any other recommendations?
Cheers, Patrick in Bettystown, Meath
P.S. My other Volvo is a mint Laser Blue Volvo V70R-AWD, owned by me for the past 16 years.
Its a 1994 480 ES 2.0 Auto Red, fresh MOT, in need of some love.
108,000 miles
Here's my wish list of stage 0 servicing items:
Replace rear disks and pads
Replace rear handbrake shoes
Replace front disks and pads
Replace 4 spark plugs
Replace 5 ignition leads, distributor cap and rotor arm
Replace fuel filter
Replace timing belt, belt tensioner/belt idler, and water pump
Replace auxiliary belt
Replace brake fluid
Replace automatic gearbox fluid
Valve clearance requires adjustment
Clean crankshaft ventilation system
Replace engine coolant
NCT
Respray and some light rear wheel arch rework
Any other recommendations?
Cheers, Patrick in Bettystown, Meath
P.S. My other Volvo is a mint Laser Blue Volvo V70R-AWD, owned by me for the past 16 years.
1994 480 ES 2.0 Auto Red
1999 V70R-AWD Laser Blue
2017 Toyota Land Cruiser, daily driver
1999 V70R-AWD Laser Blue
2017 Toyota Land Cruiser, daily driver
- jamescarruthers
- 480 Is my middle name
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Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Sounds like a very good and sensible start. Welcome.
(There are no shoes by the way. The rear handbrake is slightly out of the ordinary in that you have to wind the calipers back. Pretty much every 480 I've had needs it adjusted come MOT time.)
(There are no shoes by the way. The rear handbrake is slightly out of the ordinary in that you have to wind the calipers back. Pretty much every 480 I've had needs it adjusted come MOT time.)
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
watch / take care of the pipes at the fuel filter!
the valve clearance isn't straight forward as it means pulling the cam-shaft AFTER you've checked all the clearances then looking for shims/ buckets.
dunno if the shims are still available
the valve clearance isn't straight forward as it means pulling the cam-shaft AFTER you've checked all the clearances then looking for shims/ buckets.
dunno if the shims are still available
Alan
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Thanks James for the info on the handbrake adjustment technique
Alan, all noted, especially the fuel filter lines, being a Renault engine I had assumed parts would be easily come by?
Thanks, Patrick
Alan, all noted, especially the fuel filter lines, being a Renault engine I had assumed parts would be easily come by?
Thanks, Patrick
1994 480 ES 2.0 Auto Red
1999 V70R-AWD Laser Blue
2017 Toyota Land Cruiser, daily driver
1999 V70R-AWD Laser Blue
2017 Toyota Land Cruiser, daily driver
- jamescarruthers
- 480 Is my middle name
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- Location: Cambridge
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
No problem.
All the service bits are easily available, including fuel filters. Alan is only warning you because the B-nuts are exposed under the car so you need to be careful of corrosion
All the service bits are easily available, including fuel filters. Alan is only warning you because the B-nuts are exposed under the car so you need to be careful of corrosion
1987 Volvo 480 ES, 507274, 217 - Red (Ness)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
2006 Citroen C6 Exclusive 3.0 petrol/LPG
2008 Mini Cooper convertible (Mau)
Previous 480's:
J123 CFU -- ES
J449 MNL -- ES auto
D864 CPV -- ES
L691 JFC -- Turbo
F70 MNR -- ES
H858 FGV -- Turbo auto
E981 KHM -- ES (509849)
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Oops ,
forgot the engine was Renault, don't know if that makes it any better though . . . . . .
forgot the engine was Renault, don't know if that makes it any better though . . . . . .
Alan
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
480 ES 2litre 'Celebration' ? , C30 1.8ES, SS1
- dragonflyjewels
- 480 Is my middle name
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- Location: Norfolk
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
We are coming to the Emerald Isle in June in our Paris Blue turbo. We're touring Rosslare, Kinsale, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Limerick, Galway and Connemara so anyone in the area watch out for a foreigner !
Sylvia
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
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- Can tell where the 480 was built
- Posts: 362
- Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:03 am
- Location: Cork, Ireland
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Enjoy the trip, I'll be keeping me eyes peeled!dragonflyjewels wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:39 amWe are coming to the Emerald Isle in June in our Paris Blue turbo. We're touring Rosslare, Kinsale, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Limerick, Galway and Connemara so anyone in the area watch out for a foreigner !
- dragonflyjewels
- 480 Is my middle name
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- Location: Norfolk
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Well here we are, spent today in Kinsale and Cork, now staying overnight in Macroom before heading off to Killarney in the morning. We left the turbo at home and came in the green GT. Have been looking but not seen any other 480s yet.
Sylvia
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
Snazzy - 1993 Paris Blue ES red dipstick 2.0i bought 2001
Lethal Lily - 1991 White Turbo
Paris the Unicorn - 1991 Paris Edition
hubby has
Sven - 1994 Racing Green GT
Evil Eva - 1992 Paris Blue Turbo
no previous 480s - can't bear to sell any
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- Can tell where the 480 was built
- Posts: 362
- Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:03 am
- Location: Cork, Ireland
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Happy St Patrick's day!
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Anybody in Ireland selling parts I am looking for a cem 3 module.
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- Can tell where the 480 was built
- Posts: 362
- Joined: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:03 am
- Location: Cork, Ireland
Re: 480's in Ireland...FAO Irish Members
Anybody know of any for sale in Ireland?