That's exactly what I thought.... so, on the second boot I go to remove.... blammo.... the cord ripped right off the top of the plastic right under the boot. So I now have to get a spark plug wire kit. Off to O'Reilly's ($40 less than local OEM and included the coil wire). After R&R the wire kit ...

I just replaced the rear cam seal (under the distributor cap) and cleaned out the PTC valve. Car ran great for my daughter and the oil leak is gone. I repaired last night. She drove the car to school for her a.m. classes and it drove fine. When she got home at lunch I inspected for oil leak and it ...

I'll inspect the area under the spark plug cover. If it's filled with oil.... I'll follow your PCV protocol. Thanks a bunch.

Okay.... I hope it's not the Rear Main Seal.... To help me narrow down the location of the leak in my 17 year old daughter's car....
1. It just started leaking 2-days ago.
2. It's not "shooting oil" so I do not think it's oil under pressure.
3. It does seem to be isolated to the back of the the ...

Did you get it fixed? What's the fuel pressure reading? Also (this was me yesterday) check the hose from the innercooler to the throttle body pipe. Let us know.

Thanks man. God just delivers some great solutions when you need them most.

On the 1998 XC70... where is it? Specifically the brake light relay. None of the 3-brake lights are working (top, left/right). Fuse is good, switch is good, and bulbs check out. I need to find the relay. Thanks.

Nevermind.... Figured it out.

I am considering adding another wagon to the stable. A 2001 XC70 with 114k. It's a really clean car with a new timing belt, good brakes and tires with only a few minor things needed (fuel door latch & fuel filter. The one issue I'm most concerned about is that only the center dash speaker works ...

My wife's an artist of sorts. She actually thought it was pretty cool.

Here's a picture of the tool I made to remove the fuel line retaining mechanisms.