Looked at a 98 V70 T5M today. Issues inside

[obayha]

The cam seal could leak the oil onto the exhaust, but most likely it's the PCV system if it hasn't been done in a while. Like said earlier. It pools up around the rear of the motor and then on a hard right turn, it flows over and the smoke begins to flow out the back for a few seconds. Speaking from total experience of course. My cam seal leak looked more like my RMS was leaking.
The compression test should tell a lot.
Now if it has a bad heater core, I would scrap it for sure. I hate plumbing, and hate it worst in cars. .
Shane

[rmorse]

The cam seal could leak the oil onto the exhaust, but most likely it's the PCV system if it hasn't been done in a while. Like said earlier. It pools up around the rear of the motor and then on a hard right turn, it flows over and the smoke begins to flow out the back for a few seconds. Speaking from total experience of course. My cam seal leak looked more like my RMS was leaking.
The compression test should tell a lot.
Now if it has a bad heater core, I would scrap it for sure. I hate plumbing, and hate it worst in cars. .
Shane

Lol, you need to do a heater core on these cars before you say that.... I can get one done, start to finish, in about 30 minutes. Soooooo easy.

[obayha]

Lol, you need to do a heater core on these cars before you say that.... I can get one done, start to finish, in about 30 minutes. Soooooo easy.[/quote]

I'm fighting one right now. The next one I do will be a lot quicker. My old bones don't bend like they did a FEW years ago.
Mainly stating that these older cars come with problems that spring up after years of ownership that were not thought about.

[rmorse]

Ooo. Yea, I'm in my mid twenties, so I still bend pretty good!

[cmblackburn]

Lol, you need to do a heater core on these cars before you say that.... I can get one done, start to finish, in about 30 minutes. Soooooo easy.

I'm fighting one right now. The next one I do will be a lot quicker. My old bones don't bend like they did a FEW years ago.
Mainly stating that these older cars come with problems that spring up after years of ownership that were not thought about.[/quote]

Pulling back the carpet helps quite a bit! I didn't damage a single fin when I installed it.
Smashed the old one, but that's a different story.
Shane, you were pretty good at smashing that crappy 850 for the air pump that didn't work
Give that 855R a good look over, check everything. From what I've heard, R's are the ones that everyone beats on.

[obayha]

Back to the 98V70T5M with issues.
If you have the time and money, it might be worth a low offer. I would still do a compression check.
The T5M sounds like an interesting one.
Shane