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Cam cover installation tools.

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2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
2001 - 2009 S60
2003 - 2007 S60 R
2004 - 2007 V70 R

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When I am installing the seals, how far in do they need to be pushed, and how would I properly install them? Do they need to be pushed all the way? Based on all the photos I saw, only the large vvt seal was installed when putting the cam cover back on.
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Look at your camshafts and install the seals at slightly different depth, so they won't touch the wear area on the camshafts.

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Also, rear Corteco seals tend to leak. I had to pull them off shortly after and install Volvo seals.

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When I took the cams off, they were aligned with the markings. I could not see the crankshaft markings well, but since the camshafts were alight the crankshaft would have been as well. Now that I am putting the cams back on, would the crankshaft have rotated slightly, and need to be aligned?
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Just install the timing belt as usual, keeping all the marks aligned. Shouldn't be any problems. You may need to rotate shaft(s) slightly, yes.

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