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Crankcase pressure high - Oil leak - Catalytic Convertor code fault??? V70-XC70 1999

posted by  dswilkins on  Sun May 28 02:32 CST 2006
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1999 V70XC...95k miles...I've had code 4801 (catalytic convertor failure) for months...had it in to three different shops - none of them seem convinced the cat is bad. Physical inspection reveals no rattling/etc. Performance and mileage seem fine. Car runs like a dream.

Recently, I've also noticed a pretty substantial oil leak coming out of the (i think) small hole in the oil filler spout. The oil settles in the valve cover, under the plastic cover. I know it is coming out of the hole in the filler spout, because there is oil around the little ledge on the oil filler...which is ABOVE the plastic valve cover.

So, 2 questions. One, my crankcase pressure is obviously too high - something is up with that...any suggestions?

And question 2, could this be the source of my cat code? Could that high pressure somehow be affecting the exhaust system so that my o2 sensors are being tricked into thinking the cat is bad?

I don't want to drop $1k on a cat, only to find out the code remains. I have a hunch the two are related...

Love to hear any comments,

dave






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