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New oil leak on the way home from my mechanic V70-XC70 1998

posted by  Fribblehead on  Mon Nov 14 18:04 CST 2011
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had a similar leak about three weeks ago. I'd start by getting a can or two of cleaner and getting rid of the messy oil. Do this when the car is cold. Clean it, let it "dry" then start her up.

I had the usual small expected leak from the turbo return line, but also, the rear main cam seal. Determined the leak probably started after I went wide open throttle when trying to merge onto a 65MPH from a dead stop (typical in MA highways).

Once addressed and hopefully fixed for cheap I'd see if your shop has the gizmo that tests the crankcase pressure. Come to find I was barely pulling vacuum at idle and had 0 - slight pressure with throttle and boost which did not return back to the ever so slight vacuum....PCV needed some love and it wasn't the PTC unit.

steve






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