New owner of an old 480
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New owner of an old 480
Hello all, I am new to this forum. I have just registered but I am reading a lot on the forum for the last few weeks.
Since the 4th of august I am the owner of a 1989 480 turbo. The car has 173000 km’s on the odometer and I am planning to use it as a daily driver, about 30.0000 km’s per year. It isn’t my only car or means of transport so if the volvo lets me down this won’t be a big problem.
The engine is fine, the breaks are fine. The instruments are working flawless, the engine uses no significant amount of oil or water. Fairly economical on petrol.
The body is sound for its age, only some minor rust at the rear wheel arch drivers side (LHD) and at the roof above the rear window and somewhat serious rust in the boot.
As for the rest some minor technical problems that most of you seem to have, like
1. Airco not working, including max speed of the interior fan (probably the two relays in the VEM)
2. rear window wiper not working, cut wire above the tailgate
3. the interior is not flawless, so I will have to do some repair work there
The handling of the car is interesting to say the least, so I need to replace the suspension bushes. Probably I will replace the shocks as well.
And of course I will need to replace the timing belt pretty soon.
Marcel
Since the 4th of august I am the owner of a 1989 480 turbo. The car has 173000 km’s on the odometer and I am planning to use it as a daily driver, about 30.0000 km’s per year. It isn’t my only car or means of transport so if the volvo lets me down this won’t be a big problem.
The engine is fine, the breaks are fine. The instruments are working flawless, the engine uses no significant amount of oil or water. Fairly economical on petrol.
The body is sound for its age, only some minor rust at the rear wheel arch drivers side (LHD) and at the roof above the rear window and somewhat serious rust in the boot.
As for the rest some minor technical problems that most of you seem to have, like
1. Airco not working, including max speed of the interior fan (probably the two relays in the VEM)
2. rear window wiper not working, cut wire above the tailgate
3. the interior is not flawless, so I will have to do some repair work there
The handling of the car is interesting to say the least, so I need to replace the suspension bushes. Probably I will replace the shocks as well.
And of course I will need to replace the timing belt pretty soon.
Marcel
Welcome Marcel Good luck with your 480 Turbo
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'95 Flame Red Celeb, Nos.191, 2 litre, LPG, used to be Adams ;) SOLD
'95 Vase Green Turbo~ Vanessa~ 'Serendipity' manual, Richmod. RIP
'90 Light Blue 480 Turbo auto....RIP
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Welcome here Marcel!
It sounds like you have a good 480 for its age.
Hope you enjoy it!
Steve.
It sounds like you have a good 480 for its age.
Hope you enjoy it!
Steve.
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I dug in to the VEM this afternoon, only the relay of the max fan speed needed some soldering.
The relay for the airco seemed to be ok. But there is no current from fuse 14 through the orange wire to the VEM on my car. I will look into the airco electrics some other day.
Did some work on the rust spot on the rear arch, removed the rust with a small screwdriver and a dremel. Put two coats of Noverox on it, I will sand and paint it tomorrow.
While the front of the dash was out for checking the VEM I repaired the cracks in the dash with some epoxy resin. It is drying now, I will put it back together tomorrow.
So I'm already having some fun with the car.
The relay for the airco seemed to be ok. But there is no current from fuse 14 through the orange wire to the VEM on my car. I will look into the airco electrics some other day.
Did some work on the rust spot on the rear arch, removed the rust with a small screwdriver and a dremel. Put two coats of Noverox on it, I will sand and paint it tomorrow.
While the front of the dash was out for checking the VEM I repaired the cracks in the dash with some epoxy resin. It is drying now, I will put it back together tomorrow.
So I'm already having some fun with the car.
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A quick update to the state of the 480.
I have been on vacation, so not a lot of work has been done on the volvo. But proceeding gradually.
I had the timing belt changed and put on some new spark plug cables.
Fixed some leaks in the front, the rubber rain gutter was torn. I still have to fix the leaks in the back.
Fixed the two rusty holes in the boot, no problem for the MOT according to my mechanic.
I have asked some prices for parts from the Volvo dealer, they are now looking if the parts are available.
front droplinks 26,80 € a piece
rear droplinks 28,00 € a piece
rear light clusters 155,00 € a piece
all VAT exclusive
I'm going to have the shocks replaced and have the alignment checked tomorrow.
I have been on vacation, so not a lot of work has been done on the volvo. But proceeding gradually.
I had the timing belt changed and put on some new spark plug cables.
Fixed some leaks in the front, the rubber rain gutter was torn. I still have to fix the leaks in the back.
Fixed the two rusty holes in the boot, no problem for the MOT according to my mechanic.
I have asked some prices for parts from the Volvo dealer, they are now looking if the parts are available.
front droplinks 26,80 € a piece
rear droplinks 28,00 € a piece
rear light clusters 155,00 € a piece
all VAT exclusive
I'm going to have the shocks replaced and have the alignment checked tomorrow.
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Just wanted to let you guys know that the 480 is still running.
I replaced the CEM today with a new second hand unit. This solved a few problems like indicators and rear windscreen wiper not working. The wiper has never worked while i owned the car and the indicators stopped working last week.
The car needs an MOT in a few months but I don't expect much trouble on that part.
I replaced the CEM today with a new second hand unit. This solved a few problems like indicators and rear windscreen wiper not working. The wiper has never worked while i owned the car and the indicators stopped working last week.
The car needs an MOT in a few months but I don't expect much trouble on that part.