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2002 C70 Leak front cam seal

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Syd_c70
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Year and Model: C70 2002
Location: Sydney, Australia

Re: 2002 C70 Leak front cam seal

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There was oil on top of the engine but I think that was from the oil filler cap since I replaced the cap rubber seal there is no more oil there. I also notice I may have the leak on the rear cam seal going by this video



so I will replace that as well.
Oil around and under this area
Oil around and under this area
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Post by erikv11 »

If two cam seals are leaking then a likely cause is a clogged PCV system. In which case fixing the PCV would be more important than fixing the cam seals. Or do them all at the same time, it may be hard to diagnose crankcase pressure with blown cam seals. Do you know when the PCV was last serviced? How many miles on the car?
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
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Syd_c70
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Year and Model: C70 2002
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Post by Syd_c70 »

There is no record of when the PCV was last serviced so I will do it since the car is 180K kms now.
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