I have to do the front seals, t-belt, tensioner, but I am very limited on time. I only have monday tuesday, wednesday nights after work to pull this off, before I go on a camping, dirtbike trip over the weekend and am not sure if I should attempt the job with no room/time for error, you know, the broken off stud, bolts that won't come loose, timing belt marks off one tooth etc. that always happen on these kind of jobs.
The reason for the rush, is that the car has developed an oil leak, and it is getting worse. I was going to drive it about 80 miles each way, and the oil leak is getting worse, so if I take it, I can add oil if needed, I just hate to keep driving it until I get the seals replaced, but if I tear into it and don't get it back together in time, then I won't get to go riding for three days in the beautiful kentucky hills on my new KTM 450 dirt bike (yeehaw). Can the seals be removed from the crank, main, idler shafts by removing the radiator, fan pully's,and working through the opening, or is there an front engine cover that comes off with the seals in it? I have always done all of my own work, on all of my volvos, for 25 years of ownership, but this front seal job is one of the few things I have not gotten around to yet.HELP should I risk it? I am sure a mechanc that does this stuff everyday could easily pull it off.