1996 Volvo 850 oil leak from front of motor

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Sep 25, 2010 | 05:03 PM

blackgsxr05

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1996 Volvo 850 oil leak from front of motor

can anyone tell me what this might be due to...anyone ever had this happen? car had been running fine and then noticed oil on ground after degreasing seems to come from timing belt cover and oil on cv axle boot...???

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Sep 25, 2010 | 07:24 PM

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Could be front cam seals.

Sep 25, 2010 | 07:48 PM

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Is this an easy fix?

Sep 25, 2010 | 07:55 PM

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A little worse than a timing belt job. But pull the outer timing belt cover and see if they are leaking.

Sep 25, 2010 | 08:21 PM

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Will try this out Will let you know thanks

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