Just rolled 80,000 km and the car has a distinctive "whistle" at lower rpm. It seems to be PCV related as the noise stops if I remove the oil filler cap. There is a distinctive "whoosh" as the cap is removed and the vacuum is relieved.

The whistle also reduces as rpm approaches 2000 and the turbo kicks in (I think?).

Is this a common problem? Has there been a recall? Does Volvo have an easy fix for this? Any chance that they'll fix it for free?

Otherwise the car is running great and is a fun ride with the AWD and the 6-speed.

Thanks in advance for any tips on this.

 

This is a common problem on these cars. Volvo North America has extended the warranty for this part. Not sure how it is handled elsewhere.
Stan

 

Ken

Can you tell me what the fix for the issue was, as my vehicle has the identical problem. 2006 V50 T5 75000 Kms

Kind regards
Chris Locker