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2002 V70 (Labor Hrs. for Oil Breather Box)

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2002 V70 (Labor Hrs. for Oil Breather Box)

Post by Mr. Detail »

Heh guys. I am going to have a mechanic I trust to replace the oil breather box and the various hoses that go along with it.
For someone that knows what they are doing, how many hours of labor should they normally be charging me if there is no trouble?
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Perhaps 4 hours for experienced Volvo tech. Just my guess. I did it and it took me much longer.
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Mr. Detail wrote: ↑16 Mar 2023, 07:33 Heh guys. I am going to have a mechanic I trust to replace the oil breather box and the various hoses that go along with it.
For someone that knows what they are doing, how many hours of labor should they normally be charging me if there is no trouble?
Its "involved" and labor heavy. DIY'ers mention a long day or more, thats why I haven't done mine.
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Post by vtl »

Mr. Detail wrote: ↑16 Mar 2023, 07:33 Heh guys. I am going to have a mechanic I trust to replace the oil breather box and the various hoses that go along with it.
For someone that knows what they are doing, how many hours of labor should they normally be charging me if there is no trouble?
PCV is much simpler on N/A engine. 4 hours max. He may sell you that this or that bolt was very hard to access, but that would speak to his lack of experience with PCV on these engines. Both hard to access bolts are in fact not that hard when you approach them in the right way.
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If you replace the thermostat at the same time, then the notorious bolt issue is no longer an issue.

I wrote my experience in this forum.

Search for the thread title "PCV R&R - Losing the battle to the dreaded hidden intake bolt"...
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Full day for me. Get the whole kit with all the fuel rail orings and copper crush washers and all of the odds and ends and then you will avoid a trip to the parts store.
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Post by matthew1 »

cn90 wrote: ↑16 Mar 2023, 12:10 I wrote my experience in this forum.

Search for the thread title "PCV R&R - Losing the battle to the dreaded hidden intake bolt"...
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Post by gks »

Just had this done locally. Was billed for 4.5h labour and the total bill for PCV system replacement came to $700 with parts. The mechanic wanted to drop and clean the oil pan, I declined, but this may have been the wrong call—my engine is still leaking. His quote with the oil pan cleaning was $1500 :shock:
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Post by vtl »

Clogged drainage does nothing to crank vacuum. At least not until the oil trap fills in completely.

What you may see is a worn compression rings allowing more blow-by gases in crankcase than PCV can extract. When I did my 05 engine with 220k miles couple of years ago, the upper piston rings placed in the lowest working spot of the cylinder (where the taper is the least) measured 0.9 mm of thermal gap, which is over the roof.
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