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Failed inspection -- blue smoke -- is it the turbo? 850 1997

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posted by  alschnertz on  Sun Oct 20 08:24 CST 2013
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It's possible that it's the turbo seals, but my money is on valve seals as already mentioned.
Failing valve seals are very common on high mileage 5-cylinder Volvos.
I need to do ours. It's pretty involved, but doable by the shade tree mechanic.
I found this tutorial (https://sites.google.com/site/incarvalvestemsealreplacement/project-updates/write-up) and it seems pretty thorough. I'll use it as a guide when I do mine.

Keep an eye on your oil consumption - it can get quite excessive. Ours is using about a quart every 700 miles! Just haven't had the time to fix it yet as the car is used every day for a 90 mile commute.
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