{"id":772,"date":"2015-12-12T00:13:58","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T23:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/?p=772"},"modified":"2026-01-10T16:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:08:07","slug":"nokkenasversteller-vervangen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/nokkenasversteller-vervangen\/","title":{"rendered":"Volvo S80 Camshaft Adjuster Replacement (Poor Throttle Response Fixed)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"550\">The <strong data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"393\">S80 started to hesitate badly<\/strong> and no longer had proper throttle response. After diagnosing the issue using <strong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"479\">VIDA<\/strong>, it became clear that the <strong data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"538\">camshaft adjuster (VVT unit)<\/strong> had failed.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"552\" data-end=\"730\">Fortunately, I was able to source a replacement camshaft adjuster from a <strong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"658\">scrapped S80 with low mileage<\/strong>. This made it possible to carry out the repair without excessive costs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"732\" data-end=\"870\">After replacing the camshaft adjuster, the <strong data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"803\">S80 runs perfectly again<\/strong>, with smooth power delivery and proper throttle response restored.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-807 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0806-Medium-e1733280915102-800x346.jpg\" alt=\"Volvo VIda \" width=\"800\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0806-Medium-e1733280915102-800x346.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0806-Medium-e1733280915102-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0806-Medium-e1733280915102-768x332.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0806-Medium-e1733280915102.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-806 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0855-711x400.jpg\" alt=\"Nokkenasversteller\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0855-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0855-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0855-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0855.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-805 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0854-711x400.jpg\" alt=\"Motorblok 2.4 S80\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0854-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0854-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0854-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0854.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-774\" src=\"http:\/\/www.projectvolvo.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSC_0497-2-711x400.jpg\" alt=\"nokkenasversteller volvo s80\" width=\"617\" height=\"347\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The S80 started to hesitate badly and no longer had&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[1685,1678,1680,1682,1684,1683,1679,1681],"class_list":["post-772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-volvos80","tag-volvo-s80-2-4-engine-repair","tag-volvo-s80-camshaft-adjuster-repair","tag-volvo-s80-camshaft-adjuster-replacement","tag-volvo-s80-hesitation-issue","tag-volvo-s80-maintenance-log","tag-volvo-s80-poor-throttle-response","tag-volvo-s80-vida-diagnostics","tag-volvo-s80-vvt-problem","wpcat-50-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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