flame trap on 98 V70? Topic is solved

jamesburke · Post by **jamesburke** » 04 Oct 2005, 17:54

My dealer says the 98 V70 doesn't have a flame trap. The wagon is not a turbo.

Is he right?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 05 Oct 2005, 06:51

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 6:16 pm Reply with quote
From the Bay 13 web site:

http://www.volvospeed.com/Repair/ftrap.php

After the instructions for replacing the flame trap,

"Note that in 1998 Volvo stopped putting the flame trap in the housing, it came from the factory without the white plastic flame arrestor in car. This brings up the question a lot of times is it needed at all in the 1993-1997 models. I've never seen an "official" message from Volvo on this, so what happens at the dealer, if the car came with it we put it in when we do PCV maintenance. Could you leave it out, my guess is yes."

My wife's 1998 S70 has the same engine as my 1996 850. Both were dealer serviced until out of warranty and neither has a flame trap. 130k miles on the 850 and 91k miles on the S70.