Thanks everyone for your replies. I will try not to worry :) After getting this job all the way done (PCV, front cam seals, timing belt + accessories) I have a car that seems to run smoothly (and with no leaks!). It is giving me cam/crank misalignment codes which I was warned about with removing the...

No worries mate. There is no way. no. way. I could have gotten that bolt off without this tool! Got the one that locks onto the rear of the cams and it worked great. The service manual instructions are a little goofy in terms of reinstallation but I found a video on the procedure that seems legit: h...

The question here is with the exhaust cam gear on my 2002 v70xc. This gear has a VVT hub on it, which as far as I can tell is little more than an oil-filled chamber with a spring which causes the valve timing to change during application/removal of engine acceleration? There is a T55 torx-head bolt ...

Wow. A few days later and here's a little update. So I pulled the pan and did not need to jack up the motor. There were a few bolts hard to get to just over that mount but the right extensions/wobbles on the ratchet got me under there. The transmission mount was nearly impossible to remove - It was ...

Thanks. I had this howto bookmarked already! I don't know how anyone did anything before the internet. I find it interesting, the service instructions from volvo on dropping the pan do NOT mention jacking up the motor off the mount(s) but I have heard varying accounts of how possible it is or isn't ...

So I decided to go ahead and drop the pan and clean out that whole channel. It looks like this is just a right angle down into the pan, right? In terms of cleaning, is there any tried and true process that anyone has used? All I know to do is use brushes, chemicals, and maybe pipe cleaners? Seriousl...

So, I have this '02 v70XC that suddenly blew a cam seal (leading to catastrophic oil leakage!). Been slowly disassembling it in my spare time and finally got down to the PTC breather box, and it's awful down there. IMG_20140818_214454.jpg Close-ups: IMG_20140818_214504.jpg IMG_20140818_214508.jpg An...

ok. That's a relief. I have one thinking it would be a replacement, would it hurt to install it? Totally unnecessary? Harmful? And I'm a newbie to this level of working on engines so I'm curious... I assume that the oil in this area is under pressure just like in the exhaust side, so why is no seal ...

So about 6 months ago I bought my first volvo. A 2002 V70XC. I love it, it's great, until a few weeks ago it just started spewing oil everywhere. After carefully isolating the leak (using UV dye) to the front exhaust cam seal, I decided to replace the PCV system and then the leaky seals. timing belt...