The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Why it is important to keep the PTC nipple clean

posted by  KlausC on  Mon Sep 24 09:47 CST 2012
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 24 10:15 CST 2014
[RELATED]

For turbo engines there is no PCV valve to keep clean. That's great. But, there is a PTC valve which acts to keep negative pressure in the crankcase. It MUST be kept clean and that usually should be done after 120K miles or so.

A fellow Brickboarder just found out the hard way. Without any prior indication of trouble, he leaked out enough engine oil to turn on the oil light. In less than 3 miles of engine start! A front cam seal was pushed out and the oil was sprayed everywhere when it hit the Tbelt.

With luck, he might not have damaged the engine.

Please, take out the intake hose from the air cleaner -> turbo and clean out the PTC valve. The PTC has an electrical connection which makes it easy to spot.
--
My name is Klaus and I am a V♂lv♂holic






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.