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    some smoke from dipstick

    hello all i have smoke coming out of the dipstic when the dipstick is pulled out 'its not thick black smoke'.i've found out this can be fixed or reduced if the pcv system is changed or rebuilt.is this true? and is there a kit that can be purchased to do this? i'm not doing it myself as i don't have a driveway and anywhere to do it and the mechanic i use 'my uncle who works on police vehicles strange enough'hasn't done one of these before? would apreciate help if possible many thanks james sheffield

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    Hi. It will be the PCV (positive crankcase ventilation) that needs replacing. You can get it as a kit from a volvo dealer including the new pipes. Think it costs around £80 I found this for ya !!
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    flyingbrick is right very common fault. I would get it done sooner than later bec it will blow you Rear main old seal if you don't and that's a lot of ££££££. Call RT Mechanics they keep it all on the shelf. Hope that helps

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    this is natural on 850 t5 m8 it is cauzed my sump compression .
    from the bottom of the engine .& is nothing to worry about mine does the same .
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    Quote Originally Posted by vincent32 View Post
    this is natural on 850 t5 m8 it is cauzed my sump compression .
    from the bottom of the engine .& is nothing to worry about mine does the same .
    hope this helps
    Again as said before remind me never to buy a car from this guy

    I think your knowledge of these cars is somewhat lacking , i appreciate you are trying to help but ignoring a blocked PCV system is going to create more problems cost wise than a lot of these 850`s are worth so i think for the 70 odd quid it costs in parts id do the PCV system as suggested
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    Give rufe a pm , he can get you genuine volvo parts at a great price

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    Just changed mine yesterday, you can EASILY do it yourself, don't think you really need to pay any garage to do it unless you just have no spare time. I just did mine on the road outside my house, you don't need to jack the car or anything.

    I got my bits off Rufe here on the Forum, cost £69 all in including delivery.

    Give yourself a day to do it so you don't need to rush anything as its a bit fiddly, but for a turbo car there is plenty of room under the hood to squeeze you arms around etc.

    Mine wasn't smoking from the dipstick once the engine was warm but just changed anyway as I've only owned my 850R for 5 months so unsure whether it had ever been done before, and at 134k, needs to be done regardless of Volvo not having a service interval for the change. At £69 and a 1/2 days work I thing the preventative maintenance is worth every penny.

    This was the link I used to do it http://lakesidedp.com/uploadpics/pcv/, but I removed the fuel rail and injectors separately as this is a LOT easier as you then don't need to remove the fuel lins that go into the fuel rail. I used this link for that http://www.quickbrickmotorsports.com...acer_stock.pdf. Hope this helps!
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    Thought it best to reserrect this thread than start a new one.

    I had my full PCV system replaced by Volvo about 1k miles ago, but I notice there is still a little bit of a puff from the dipstick. It isn't smoke, it is more of a sort of "heat haze" affect. Is this something I should be worried about? I am taking the car down to Preston on Friday, and I don't want it giving me any hassle.

    BTW, the car is a 1994 with 109k miles on it, and has Volvo history before I bought it. The car drives fine, with no noticable issues (except the obligatory rear oil leak).


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    Quote Originally Posted by vincent32 View Post
    this is natural on 850 t5 m8 it is cauzed my sump compression .
    from the bottom of the engine .& is nothing to worry about mine does the same .
    hope this helps
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    What's wi all the fuss? This is routine maintainance on these cars. Ignore it at your peril..

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    Quote Originally Posted by sen View Post
    What!!!!!!!!??????Wrong!!!!!!
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    What's wi all the fuss? This is routine maintainance on these cars. Ignore it at your peril..
    Doesn't really answer my question though guys!


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    Quote Originally Posted by DuncVolvoTurbo View Post
    Doesn't really answer my question though guys!
    What oil are you using Duncan?

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlanG View Post
    What oil are you using Duncan?
    10w40 Castrol Magnatec as recommended by Volvo


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    Same oil as me, unsure of the heat haze thing, maybe just condensation removing itself

    Ive got the same thing i got my pcv done by readview about 5 months ago and never had any problems, so i wouldnt worry about it mate


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    Quote Originally Posted by DuncVolvoTurbo View Post
    10w40 Castrol Magnatec as recommended by Volvo
    Clueless mate as that is spot on. All I can think of is the PCV replacement was sub-standard. Other option is to fit a catch-tank.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlanG View Post
    Clueless mate as that is spot on. All I can think off is the PCV replacement was sub-standard. Other option is to fit a catch-tank.....
    The PCV kit was bought from RUFE (so genuine), and was fitted by a Volvo dealer (mind you, that might not mean anything, lol).

    I was looking into a catch tank, but thought it wasn't really necessary.

    Hopefully it is nothing, I just thought there might have been a obvious problem with it.


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    Checked mine at the weekend, due to a thread asking advice on the VOC, whilst changing the engine oil and filter on mine. I had the PCV system renewed by a Volvo main dealer @87k the car has now done 98k the engine oil and filter has been renewed at the very least every 3k sometimes less and I noticed nothing from the dipstick that caught my attention this weekend when checking and I run Silkolene 5w40 engine oil.

    Hope that helps

    Although having said that I have probably just condemend it knowing what Damien is like


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