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 

Oil leaks and causes, beyond crank case vent problems? 700

posted by  Azureblue on  Thu Mar 4 07:04 CST 2004
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] [RELATED]

I have an 89 turbo w/ auto @156K miles. I have a problem with oil leaking from under the engine (seals?) and, to a lesser degree, from the oil filler cap. I estimate a leak rate of about a quart per three tankfuls. My car seems to blow out more oil the more I use the turbo. I thought it was a clogged crankcase vent system, so I cleaned it, and, with the oil filler cap removed, blew back through the oil trap, using the existing big hose. It had very little resistance, almost nil. I thought it could be the tyrbo going, so I pulled the turbo inlet hose and tried to wigggle the shaft, but it had no play. But the leak still exists.

Does anyone have an idea what could be causing the leaks, and, once the problem is found, will I need to replace the seals / gaskets?
thanks in advance

Rick






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.