I just got the volvo back from the shop for the timing belt replacement as well as the seals and aux belts as well. The engine knock is alittle quieter now, assuming the timing was off before since the belt hadn't been changed since, 1998, at 42,768 miles on the car. When it went in, 2010, and 188,345. I'm impressed on the timing belt lasting that long, as bad as it is. I also had the fuel leak checked out and they said it was coming from the fuel filter, so i just purchased one for 20 bucks, how hard are they to put in, Any DIY's on it? Once that's done, all the current problems are taken car of, Except the fact its eating oil like no other. almost 2 quarts every oil change. Any ideas on how to prevent or slow that down any? It doesn't seem to be leaking at all so im kind of stumped besides it just burning it all off.

 

Assuming you're changing oil at 3k, that's a qt every 1500. That's par for a turbo motor. Fuel filter is a cake walk.

 

Mine burns ~1 quart every 1000 miles. Compression test will tell you what's up. New rings are in my future... Distant future.

 

alright sounds good, im not to concerned with it, i dont run synthetic cus im not sure what was put into it earlier, and switching is bad i heard, so its pretty cheap to just buy regular 10w30. I was looking at DIY's online for it and it was saying it was a moderate job and that it was all this stuff with depressurizing the system and what not. Any thoughts?

 

I got the filters and seals today, can someone give me some hints or tricks as to changing this? Do i need to depressurize the system or can i just unscrew it and go at it?

 

It's always best to depressurize the system. There are several methods...pulling the fuse(s) to the pumps and running the car out of gas amongst the more popular. I can not recommend this to you as I have no idea of your skill level, but I typically just crack the fuel line nut and let the gas dribble into a catch pan until it's done. If the car has sat all night and not been run, the pressure will have dropped considerably...check valves are not perfect. You need a catch pan regardless as fuel remains in the filter. No smoking is a given! If done indoors , no pilot lights, running electric motors or other sources of ignition. You'll need to shower afterwords!

 

hmm, im starting to think im not sure thee best way to go at this. If i run it down to no gas, i feel like thatd stir up some other problems. Once i depressurize the gas, is it an easy thing to do?

 

It's a no brainer, just crack the line, let it leak out, it's not that much that comes out, it evaporates... Just do it!

 

It's basic Plumbing 101...very simple.

 

Where do I crack the line? At the filter itself or somewhere else?

 

Yup, a little at a time until the pressure's off.

 

Once i get the pressure off, do i need to worry about gas constantly coming out of the hoses from the tank? Do i need to clamp them off?

 

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