HI
Heres a few pics from the rear of my s80 2.4l petrol engine can anyone tell me what this hole is as i dont want to loose anymore oil than i already have
Thanks

 

Is that a freeze plug hole with the plug missing?

 

holy crap, thats not good , get it towed to a mechanic or something,

 

That hole is a provision for a turbo motor setup. At one point volvo drilled the holes in all the blocks and used a metal plug to plug the hole. Many of these blocks have lost the plug from the hole.
You can purchase a new plug and install it and that will take care of the problem.

 

There is some copper paste that we put on it, and usually hit it with a socket and hammer, but a pry bar will suffice.

 

Hey
Thanks to all the respondants to my problem,thats great i'm just hoping there isnt a more searious reason for it blowing iut inthe first place.By the way you don't happen to know what the copper paste is called?,and or if not is it needed?,or is there an equivelant?.

 

I put them in dry so there is extra items to help it come out.

 

They just come out on there own, but you may want to have the oil trap checked to see if it is working properly.

The paste is like a anti-sieze, I suppose you do not have to use it.