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Cam Plug/Seal retainer isn't a 'solution'... 200

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posted by  lucid on  Wed Jan 26 03:09 CST 2005
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... nor is the cam seal plug meant to be a pop-off pressure release.

I've had that plug come out on a 200K+ 240 that always had a well-maintained flametrap system. A lot of oil was quickly lost at highway speeds.

I don't see any harm in a "retainer" to prevent such a potential disaster.

I suspect there are many uninformed Volvo drivers with clogged flame traps. I don't say we should ignore the PCV system, but IMO, weeping seals are a less severe penalty for such neglect than dumping oil from the rear cam plug.

I might think differently if I'd ever seen, or even heard of, a confirmed case of all seals being "blown out" by excessive crankcase pressure. Based on 40+ years with Volvos, seeing is believing.

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Bruce Young
'93 940-NA (current) — 240s (one V8) — 140s — 122s — since '63.






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