1996 Volvo 850 AWDOn the way back from Trentham Gardens today the oil light came on. Pulled over and popped the bonnet to find oil all down the left side of the engine and everywhere underneath.
I didn't want to mess with it whilst not at home, and fortunately I had a 5litre tub of oil in the boot (lucky eh?) so after using all of that I drove the last couple of miles home.
After taking the cam cover off I found that the left camshaft seal had worked loose and the oil was coming out of that. So I've pushed it back in and will be getting a new one asap (well, I'll change both) and a new cam belt as that is soaked.
Thankfully it was something simple.
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Thursday 23rd December 2010, 15:54 #1New Identity
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1996 Olive Green 850 AWD - Follow the Project - Forged rods, 19T, big blue injectors, 960 TB, 3.25" MAF, Ostrich, 608 binary, arduino data display, active exhaust control with Focus RS tips, 320mm front brake conversion.
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Thanked 10 Times in 10 Postscheck the breathers arnt blocked as it could be creating a pressure build up
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Yeah, still, its better than blowing the rear main seal, if it has blocked breathers
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Thanked 403 Times in 349 Posts The thing is with these cars it is not a oil level light, it is more severe than that and is a oil pressure light, i hope you stopped asap when it came on,
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Cheers for that, never knew, everyday's a school day lol.
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Thursday 23rd December 2010, 18:50 #6New Identity
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Thanked 2,582 Times in 2,051 PostsOh yes, I stopped as soon as I could. I had it happen to me before, the bottom oil cooler hose came off and dumped the lot. Fortunately I was within yards of a petrol station so I pulled in and managed to effect a repair which is still holding to this day LOL.
Hopefully no damage has happened, but you never know.1996 Olive Green 850 AWD - Follow the Project - Forged rods, 19T, big blue injectors, 960 TB, 3.25" MAF, Ostrich, 608 binary, arduino data display, active exhaust control with Focus RS tips, 320mm front brake conversion.
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Thanked 161 Times in 112 PostsSounds like you were bloody lucky buddy. Originally Posted by bomb192uk
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Friday 24th December 2010, 20:14 #8New Identity
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Thanked 2,582 Times in 2,051 PostsNot lucky enough, its come out again. Thought I'd make sure it was all right before I was gonna make a trip to my cousin's house (some 20 miles up the motorway) and to my dismay it was covered in oil again and out of its seat.
Back in an AWD though, borrowed my dads as he's not used it for 3 weeks (in all this snow too)1996 Olive Green 850 AWD - Follow the Project - Forged rods, 19T, big blue injectors, 960 TB, 3.25" MAF, Ostrich, 608 binary, arduino data display, active exhaust control with Focus RS tips, 320mm front brake conversion.
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OMG hope you get sorted mate not wot you need right now I bet dood....
Merry xmas I hope fella.........Cheers Mark..........
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Sunday 26th December 2010, 00:18 #10New Identity
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Thanked 2,582 Times in 2,051 PostsNope, and no chance of any spares until at least the end of next week.
Might use it as an opportunity to get some other issues sorted.1996 Olive Green 850 AWD - Follow the Project - Forged rods, 19T, big blue injectors, 960 TB, 3.25" MAF, Ostrich, 608 binary, arduino data display, active exhaust control with Focus RS tips, 320mm front brake conversion.
1996 Nautic Blue 850 AWD - Failed its MOT, now it's a donor for the green thing.
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