Going over the the new-to-me 745 I discovered that the oil trap nipple was broken off in the rubber tube going to the oil pan. This was the source of a minor oil leak.

I ordered a new trap from FCP and I got it today. The trap comes with an o-ring, but it doesn't say that on the FCP site, so I ordered an extra one. Also, the new trap does not have the clipnut for the wiring harness clamp. The clipnut has to be transferred from the old trap.

I was a little nervous about this repair because I thought it might be a major pain to get the broken piece out. It turns out that with the right tool it's a snap.

The right tool in this case is a spring puller I bought at Harbor Freight for $2 or $3. I used it to hook the bottom of the broken piece and it pulled it right out.

In order to get to the oil trap I removed the throttle body and the idle air valve. While I had the IAV out, I rinsed it with Seafoam-type stuff and made all shiny. This is what my access to the trap looked like:

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This is the new trap up close:

http://www.brickboard.com/IMAGELIB/volvopic.htm?id=7640