HELP Oil Spray
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The front camshaft seal tends to ooze down and to the left leaking over the water pump seal in the LEFT FRONT. If the leak is further back, I'd suspect the Head Gasket. Take a mechanic's mirror and look in the places where the head meets the block. If there's oil there going down, there you are. I'd wash the motor first, then look for the fresh leaks. Many cars are so covered in oil, it's hard to tell...
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UPDATE:
I took a look at the car in the daylight and there is oil dripping from places that it shouldn't drip from, I.E. the mud flaps (front and rear), from the middle of the car, middle-rear, and a huge puddle under the engine.
BearDog: Mechanic's left, driver's right.
tedv: I am definitely going to have to wash off all the oil on the engine.
I took a look at the car in the daylight and there is oil dripping from places that it shouldn't drip from, I.E. the mud flaps (front and rear), from the middle of the car, middle-rear, and a huge puddle under the engine.
BearDog: Mechanic's left, driver's right.
tedv: I am definitely going to have to wash off all the oil on the engine.
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oil spill pictures
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/756.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/754.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/753.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/752.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/751.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/750.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/757.jpg
Not as bad as the gulf but I still think something broke...
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/754.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/753.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/752.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/751.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/750.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...0Spill/757.jpg
Not as bad as the gulf but I still think something broke...
#11
if it's cam seal like ted says, that's an easy fix. Make sure you mark where the cam shaft pulley is at in it's rotation and don't turn the lower pulleys or you are going to have to reset the timing and that's gonna require a bunch of **** to come off. Including the dreaded crankshaft pulley.
The top seal pops out with a butter-knife and some perseverance. It should be obvious if that's the problem once your there.
The top seal pops out with a butter-knife and some perseverance. It should be obvious if that's the problem once your there.
#13
you have pull off the cam pulley and there is a seal in the front behind it.
http://www.preludeonline.com/images/...ms/CamSeal.jpg this is, admittedly, not a volvo, but they look similar so I am using this pic. See that black ring around the camshaft? When you take the pulley off and pull back the plastic backing of the case you will see that... or a lot of oil... or if nothing, then that's your issue haha.
P.S. http://www.ipdusa.com/version.asp?st...ID=0&V_ID=2579 there's a rear cam seal, it has a cover over it so it might not be obvious.
http://www.preludeonline.com/images/...ms/CamSeal.jpg this is, admittedly, not a volvo, but they look similar so I am using this pic. See that black ring around the camshaft? When you take the pulley off and pull back the plastic backing of the case you will see that... or a lot of oil... or if nothing, then that's your issue haha.
P.S. http://www.ipdusa.com/version.asp?st...ID=0&V_ID=2579 there's a rear cam seal, it has a cover over it so it might not be obvious.
Last edited by Cherry_Pirate; 06-07-2010 at 11:29 AM.
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