Hi, Have just acquired a white 480 turbo '92 in poor body state, been left off the road for 9 yrs and only done 65k. The auxiliary cooling unit doesn't appear to be operating. My other turbo auxiliary unit whines for a while, presumably pumping water around. Any ideas??? Anyone have a spare one for sale? Is there a fuse to this unit or any other area where I need to look, before replacing it.
I presume you mean a 400 series? Tbh, a lot of the auxiliary cooling pumps don't work. Probably a relay somewhere, or a fuse, or the pump itself. Not much use I know, but they manage fine without them anyway. Unless you're in the habit of driving them really hard then switching off immediately without letting it cool a little, I wouldn't worry about it.
[QUOTE=Doingitsideways;807577]I presume you mean a 400 series? Tbh, a lot of the auxiliary cooling pumps don't work. Probably a relay somewhere, or a fuse, or the pump itself. Not much use I know, but they manage fine without them anyway. Unless you're in the habit of driving them really hard then switching off immediately without letting it cool a little, I wouldn't worry about it.[/QUOTE] Thanks for that info. I didn't know whether it was a big problem or not. No, I don't drive it hard all the time and shut off. I always cool off for about 5 miles before turning off, after a long journey. If that is OK, then I can put it aside for another time.
As Steve says it's an electric water pump fella, meant to run for a bit after the engine stops to help cool the turbo If it's noisy, the activation circuit should be OK though. If you can find one on a breaker apply 12v to it & see if it runs before buying //edit Mis-read that, check out the wiring diagrams on the 480 Club Europe page, those will help trace the fault
Cheers Jamesy, hope all is still ok over there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[QUOTE=K605ewa;807594]Cheers Jamesy, hope all is still ok over there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE] All good fella, thanks...coming up to Christmas though so crazier than usual Here's the link for wiring diagrams http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/volvo480/downloads.php
[QUOTE=jamesy12345;807597]All good fella, thanks...coming up to Christmas though so crazier than usual Here's the link for wiring diagrams http://www.volvo-480-europe.org/volvo480/downloads.php[/QUOTE] Hi James, are you in Blighty over Chrissie or over there making millions.
[QUOTE=K605ewa;807601]Hi James, are you in Blighty over Chrissie or over there making millions.[/QUOTE] No rest for the wicked man, I'll be here making millions...of naira! Recently had a further pay cut to make it a total of 40% less than when I started, but a crap job is better than no job :)