Volvo 480 Club Europe

I recently replace the drive belt on my turbo. It was routed like [1] in the picture. I think this is the right way of routing on every type of engine on a 480, as long as it has powersteering. On the 480S 2L here, the drive belt is routed like [2] in the picture. Should it be like this, or should i...

IC should give a reading when engine temp is above 40C/50C. So, with a stuck open thermostat it would still reach this temperature. Don't you get a reading when, with a hot engine, the car is idling? In that situation you don't have any cooling like in driving condition. It should give a reading at ...

Before buying a new gear, first check that it is really broken. I've had a failing odometer a few weeks ago. The plastic gear was still in one piece. It turned out to be a fault in the circuit boards at the side of the odometer unit. I've replaced the speedo/odo meter part of the dash for the one fr...

I've received mine last week.

It is on a 2L 480S. The bleed point is located at the top of a T-piece in the hose, just behind the head. It is the hose running from the head to the heater matrix. Some models have a bleed point in a metal pipe attached to the head. My cars bleed point is in the hose as said. I think it has a metal...

If it was possible to remove the remainings, I would have done that. But the plastic remains were that tight, that the only effect of using the screwdriver was that pieces of plastic were scraped off. It wasn't possible to move the plastic part anymore. The last movement of the plastic disc was when...

Today I fitted a new thermostat. When bleeding the system, the bleed screw in the replaced hose didn't turn as smootly as it did when it was new. The screw is fully closed now but still leaking. I don't want to snap off the screw again. So, is it possible to get a new screw only? I'll contact the de...

With ECU I think you mean Info Center. The ECU is the computer that controls the engine. The infocenter and the radio share the same powersupply. Do a search on the forum for 'info center radio' to find more information about this. I could be a fuse that is blown. Easy to check. From another topic f...

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I've sent Lee a PM for 1 spoiler. So that makes it 10 now.

The leads from the dizzy cap to the sparkplugs are the same for all engines. The lead from the coil to the dizzy cap is different. My turbo has a different connection at the coil compared to the 2L here.

Have you already cleaned the idle valve? To make sure it can move smootly without sticking in position.

Did you check for leaks during the run or do you think there aren't any because it can build up +1 bar of pressure? Even with a leak, it can build up that pressure. The ECU controls the pressure so it won't exceed +1 bar (or 0.9, that doesn't matter). If that pressure it reached the ECU causes the w...

The recirc valve is only for turbo engines. It is between the inlet air intake from the turbo and the pressurised side. It opens when you release the throttle to prevent pressure build up and lets the turbo spin freely.

Have you checked all the air hoses for leaks? A small crack in a hose between the turbo and the throttle valve will allow a lot of air to escape at +0,9bar. While when idling no air has to go in because the crack is closed and will only open when the hose is pressurised. Air escaping after the MAF w...

I've seen -8 today. The predictions for this region are -15 for this night. Maybe I can take a picture tomorrow morning.

It is normal that the red light goes off when the temp drops below -5.

gltease wrote:Ohh goody, ok kids go to Ebay get yourself this "piece of wire", one of those resistors, and one of those turbo blade thingies for your air intake, and thats a good 35 bhp for next to nowt, who needs a richmod anyway...

This bhp gain without the magnet on the fuel line Impressive

I don't think it has to be related to one of them. The cruise control and the Cat have no relation either.

There are more things different compared to the newer dashboards I noticed:
The ABS light has a different symbol.
The text at the info center is different.

Thanks for the reactions And about the 'autopilot on' light: I don't even think about it, as I like to drive the car myself

Here is a better photo of the light. It is made with the car parked. I would like to show a photo of the entire dash while driving with the CC engaged, but I'm not so good in making photo's while driving the car