Thanks Everyone ,for the help with this leak!
You all ROCK!

The dealer said the only way to fix is replace the turbo, LOL.
They wont sell me the little freeze plug.

JJ

cn90 wrote:I just did the whole 9 yards (TB, pulleys x2, front cam seals etc. etc.).
If you can wait then I will post a DIY (the cam seals are NOT easy!) with all detail soon.

Thanks cn90,
I look forward to your DIY.
I wondered how difficult those cam seals were.

JJ

Thanks Gentlemen for the quick responses! As I went back in with a mirror, I found a hole the size of my little finger tip (3/8 ") I found what looks like a freeze plug that had been pushed out onto the ground. Are there any diagrams on the site that show that plug? I can see it on the rebuild ...

Help! As I pour coolant into the reservoir it gushes out from what looks like the turbo, (I can only see it from below) initially I thought it was from the long metal line connection that returns back into the block, but closer inspection revealed it was right above it which, I think is the turbo. C...

2135 for 97 850 GLT
6151 for 97 850 NA
Thanks again Matthew

Hi rspi,
No smoking at all from the tail pipe

Help Everyone, I just did an oil change because I noticed that my oil looks like a cup of coffee, creamy brown (see the pic) Is it that I have a leak somewhere or a busted gasket or something else? Up to 2 weeks ago it was normal looking. The car has never overheated at all. I replaced the radiator ...

Ozark Lee is completely right! That little nipple on the passenger side of the manifold is connected to the little hose that runs together with the big hose that goes to the oil separator/flame trap, then they both run together back to the same place on the other end which is the PTC on the big inta...

Thanks Brandon. I'll check them out.

jimmy57 wrote:LOL, Smoke the car as in take it to a shop that has the smoke producing machine used for finding leaks.

Hey Jimmy57,
Any idea how much a shop should charge for smoking the car?
My guess is a Volvo shop would be less expensive than the dealer?

JJ