480 electrical gremlins

Roy Hedger · Dec 18th, 2023, 23:44

Hi Ulrikas PA, do you have a link for the video please? I'd like to watch that but can't find it.

Ulrikas PA · Dec 20th, 2023, 22:30

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Originally Posted by Roy Hedger

Hi Ulrikas PA, do you have a link for the video please? I'd like to watch that but can't find it.

Sorry, I meant 86 ! Near the beginning, after the Hyundai Stellar !

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AaYq7n...hvdyA4Nw%3D%3D

Roy Hedger · Dec 22nd, 2023, 10:10

Haha. Brilliant.
Thanks.

R

MGB204 · Feb 6th, 2024, 11:58

Not sure if you fixed it or not, but one thing that many owners neglected was to replace the little gas struts that help to lift the lights. When these go bad, the motor has to work harder than it was designed too, which can cause the motor itself to fail. Might explain why it has problems going up but not down.

The official servicing recommends replacing them every 40k miles, however back when I had my 480 phase, hardly anyone seemed aware of the need to replace them.

Roy Hedger · Feb 11th, 2024, 22:34

Hi MGB204.
That is exactly the problem.
I bought some new struts from SGS Engineering and fitted them but they made no difference.
I them saw a post somewhere about the struts needed to push from the start of their travel with no dead spot. The sgs ones have a dead spot at the start of their travel. I ordered some better ones from Volvo fan in Poland and they seem to have fixed the problem 🤞

Roy Hedger · Feb 11th, 2024, 22:35

Oh, and the flashing headlights was traced to a bad indicator stalk. I managed to get one from Dave Walker and all is well now.

Dec 18th, 2023, 23:44	#1
Roy Hedger Junior Member Last Online: Apr 11th, 2024 13:29 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Middlesbrough	Hi Ulrikas PA, do you have a link for the video please? I'd like to watch that but can't find it. __________________ 2014 V70 2.4 D5 SE Lux Caspian Blue 1990 480 Turbo Mono White

Dec 22nd, 2023, 10:10	#3
Roy Hedger Junior Member Last Online: Apr 11th, 2024 13:29 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Middlesbrough	Haha. Brilliant. Thanks. R __________________ 2014 V70 2.4 D5 SE Lux Caspian Blue 1990 480 Turbo Mono White

Feb 11th, 2024, 22:34	#5
Roy Hedger Junior Member Last Online: Apr 11th, 2024 13:29 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Middlesbrough	Hi MGB204. That is exactly the problem. I bought some new struts from SGS Engineering and fitted them but they made no difference. I them saw a post somewhere about the struts needed to push from the start of their travel with no dead spot. The sgs ones have a dead spot at the start of their travel. I ordered some better ones from Volvo fan in Poland and they seem to have fixed the problem 🤞 __________________ 2014 V70 2.4 D5 SE Lux Caspian Blue 1990 480 Turbo Mono White

Feb 11th, 2024, 22:35	#6
Roy Hedger Junior Member Last Online: Apr 11th, 2024 13:29 Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Middlesbrough	Oh, and the flashing headlights was traced to a bad indicator stalk. I managed to get one from Dave Walker and all is well now. __________________ 2014 V70 2.4 D5 SE Lux Caspian Blue 1990 480 Turbo Mono White

Feb 6th, 2024, 11:58	#4
MGB204 New Member Last Online: Mar 1st, 2024 13:49 Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Hessen	Not sure if you fixed it or not, but one thing that many owners neglected was to replace the little gas struts that help to lift the lights. When these go bad, the motor has to work harder than it was designed too, which can cause the motor itself to fail. Might explain why it has problems going up but not down. The official servicing recommends replacing them every 40k miles, however back when I had my 480 phase, hardly anyone seemed aware of the need to replace them.

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