Volvo 480 Club Europe

My manifold is cracked and I am tired of welding it up - does anyone have a used part available, please?

R

Yes. Conversion lamps are not for exterior lamp use at all. With Halfords and other retailers selling them, strictly speaking, they are breaking the law that is not being enforced, although you'll notice that there will be a warning saying "for off road use"

R

Sadly, yes, LED bulb conversions that fit in exterior lamp halogen housings are illegal to sell, fit and use on the road. This is because all replacement bulbs have to be e-marked; LED conversion bulbs cannot attain the standards as required by UK and EU law. If selling for off road use, the bulb ve...

..but teh negatives are not legal for road use and you risk being pulled for all that blue light - lovely car though

They are obsolete - used ones are usually knackered anyway. If you find some new ones, let me know! I had to make my own using these parts: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Engine-Block-One-Way-Breather-Valve-035103245A-AUDI-SEAT-SKODA-VW-Turbo-Models/391922324331?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%...

Very interesting little video - thanks for sharing

R

I don't understand why a turbo valve acts as a satisfactory substitute for a breather - and may be why people have reported problems when fitting it. When my breather fell apart, I could not get a new one and studied how it worked internally. Volvo stated that it had been calibrated inside, so I am ...

For a Turbo?

Loving it! I have fond memories of my Mum's car, D808 CPV - that was also a launch car. She sold it in 1994-ish with 70k on the clock and it died in 2002, so I understand. It never went wrong, or rotted, during the time we had it.

R

I think the Haynes manual on the Megane, which uses a similar set up, suggests drifting it in with a tube bearing on the inner race.

R

According to "How Many Left", there's only one 460 Turbo manual left - although that is one SORN - just like mine

My 480ES 2.0 is a relatively common beast....

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anyone??

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two pages per instalment

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Car Mechanics magazine (same publisher as Practical Classics) shall shortly be doing a 2-part piece on getting a 480 back on the road penned by a certain motoring journalist....

R

I cannot see the pictures, sadly, as I do not have Photobucket membership. Yet, as the original part acts BOTH as a one way valve and as a calibrated restrictor under boost conditions, I fail to see how this conversion works in terms of the crankcase ventilation for an unmodified Turbo.

R

Thanks but the Scandix ones looks like copies made in two parts. Does anyone know if they fit well and look OK? They are also quite expensive - if anyone has any original Volvo ones, I'd be interested.

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As subject.

Does anyone have any new ones for sale, as mine have crumbled to dust

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Thanks for this but I cant see any pictures and the crankcase breather is not a recirc valve - it's a diagram and one way valve combined - plus, my car is unmodified.

Does anyone have an alternative method? I am currently experimenting with a few set-ups...

R

As the original part is obsolete (part no 3451221) and not very well engineered, does anyone know of alternative set-ups (not catch-cans or bodging a filter on the end of the oil strainer) that maintains satisfactory breathing through the inlet manifold and turbo inlet?

Rob

Just bit the bullet and bought a pair of pop-up hydraulic struts from Scandex, equates to £50! I guess you guys will now pointy me to some cheaper alternatives...

R