I'll update this situation in the event it can help others: 1) There was nothing wrong with the VVT solenoid. 2) The oil leakage was being caused by a buildup of crankcase pressure, DESPITE the "glove test" showing a vacuum (at idle, and even when revving engine a little). It turns out tha...

Well the new sealing rings (part numbers shown earlier in thread) did not solve my oil leakage problem from the VVT solenoid. After some more reading it seemed like things were pointing to a clogged or bad PCV system, with positive pressure building up due to a clogged PCV that would result in oil b...

Great, thanks so much for the part numbers and everything.

O-ring and sealing ring now ordered.

I really appreciate it Rick.

Hi Everyone, My first post here. Have a V50 (2005) that has developed an oil leak at the top of the engine, passenger side. Think I've located the spot/component, but (embarrassingly) I don't know what this component is called. After cleaning the whole area, I revved the engine a bit, saw through th...