and: is there a sure way to find out whether it's a blown gasket or a cracked head? the internet gives me contradicting answers.

yup, comp. test came out dead even. i concur, i have the evidence. commence head gasket replacement. anyone any experience with this kit?
https://www.eeuroparts.com/Parts/52323/ ... 102K10068/

abscate wrote:I think the Norse Gods will demand their cylinder head gasket rework sacrifice.

I'm not sure I recall anyone seeing exhaust bubbling up from the reservoir? Ouch.

not bubbling up, coming from the upper pipe, through the t-stat. but yeah. norse gods seem to demand a sacrifice indeed.

The missing intake manifold bolt could be causing a small vacuum leak which could certainly lead to rough running and poor idle. It all depends how much of a leak is there.

The steam could be just condensation. If you're not having to add coolant to the tank, don't worry about that.

The auto ...

Please elaborate to the quoted above.

What is the background to doing all this maintenance?


i ran into overheat issues in the blistering cold due to a waterpump leak. limped home with a rather hot engine. while i was inspecting the damage i noticed oil on top of the head and so i did the old ...

it was a good thing i bought the kit, because it either was neglected by previous owners or it was redone with the cheap-o uro stuff. the main line had cracked on 3 points, the small one going into the intake manifold broke right off the nipple, all brittle and super gunked up.

i heard of the ...

hi all,

after winter overheating i did the PVC and water pump on my 1998 v70xc. new belts, new t-stat, replaced a few hoses.

PVC overhaul including valve cleanout. new oil trap, new lines. as i put the intake manifold back on, i busted a bolt. i decided to finish the job and see what happens.

now ...

excellent, thanks! with my previous experience with FCPeuro i assumed it's all there, just wanted to be sure.

sorry folks, i never updated this. i ended up removing the drive shaft. it's a FWD now. :)

whatever i'd tried, the clunking never went away, so short of opening the rear gearbox i decided to cut off the hind wheels from the drive train. dropping that main shaft was so much easier than anything i ...

1998 v70xc 5cyl turbo here.

so, i'm doing a big service this weekend. belts and water pump plus the PCV system. got the PCV kit from FCPeuro.
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-pcv-breather-system-kit-850-c70-s70-v70-turbo-850t200

but there's a hose coming into (or out of, what do i know) the ...