Having worked on many brands of car, always for joy, I have not seen any design issues with Volvos that make them prone to HG failures. That said, like any car, the system has to be operational. All hoses have to be in proper condition, the radiator cannot leak and the cooling fans have to work. Beh...
Ok thank you Im still not sure where or what is involve on vleaning the PCV/PVC SYSTEM AND WHERE EACH PART IS LOCATED that Needs cleaned... Pictures and would show me what needs cleaned and what exactly is a PCV//pvc Positive crankcase ventilation Fancy words for the system that captures oily gas f...
The 87-90 v6 is the thoroughly revised engine that has troughs in head so the cams dip through oil and no longer wear out lobes. It also has the LH fuel systm and computerized ignition. BUT, they have timing chain cover leaks and other issues. The turbo 4 swap makes that a far better car with much b...
Pull the plastic cover spark plug cover and see what you have. I am seeing oil signs here which could be from a bad oil filler cap gasket and/or from filling the oil too quickly causing an overflow. From there the oil goes all over the place. You need to clean this up really well so you have a solid...