Peter, these are know problems, see
www.volvo-480-europe.org
you will find the answers there or you can put your questions there.
Robert
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> I bought a beautiful 480 es 1988 model in May 2004. 37000 miles ! goes
with
> no problems. But im coming up for MOT in Feb, wonder if any one can
advise
> where to go for service. I live in N London, drive it only around 2000
> miles a year.
> Few problems,- heater runs ok for about 2 mins then packs up, water leak
> in passenger front footwell and footwell behind. Any info on these
> problems.. How much should I pay for a service? cheers
>