V70 High Miles- Leak or Burn?

peetcg · Post by **peetcg** » 01 Jun 2011, 08:45

Hi and thanks for your forum all concerned.
Newly bought v70xc wagon is losing oil i have heard- yet to drive it myself.
No signs of leaking or burning noticed or visible.
Are these more likely to have bad rings or be leaking under load?
Is this a ridiculous question? Or Both?
Anyway, There are no signs of oil underneath, and it appears well maintained.
175,000 miles
Thanks all

Post by **jblackburn** » 01 Jun 2011, 08:47

Welcome to the forum.

It could be either - rings don't usually go bad in these engines, but valve stem seals will cause a little bit of oil consumption. Most of these engines around this age/mileage have stem seals that leak a little bit - you may get a blue puff of smoke on startup or after idling for a long time.

The turbo models will leak oil ANYWHERE, but it doesn't always reach the ground. Pull off the spark plug cover and have a look around. Then crawl up under it with a flashlight and have a look around underneath.

Alecw81 · Post by **Alecw81** » 01 Jun 2011, 13:37

Check the back of the engine block/turbo area as well. Sometimes the rear cam seal will leak down the downpipe to the cat.

peetcg · Post by **peetcg** » 01 Jun 2011, 14:21

Soon as this tornado threat blows over i'll get on it
thanks for advice
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