Engine flush before sump O-ring replacement for XC 98 ???

jamesconnelly1 · Post by **jamesconnelly1** » 20 Apr 2009, 10:19

Hi
Always very thankful for the help I have received on this site, Thanks!
I will be replacing the O-ring seals on the sump pump (oil pan) - due to noisy lifters. Car has 205K kms. Should I flush the engine before or after new O-rings? - And are there any oddities that I should be aware of or prepared for?

Of interest... or at least worth a laugh... I just had shoulder surgery on Thursday... I've asked my wife to do the work : )

James

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 20 Apr 2009, 15:24

You're going to have to drain the oil anyway- I wouldn't worry about flushing it at all...just take the pan off and clean things up really well- this will do more than a flush every time.

Depending, can I borrow your wife for a weekend? LOL

jamesconnelly1 · Post by **jamesconnelly1** » 20 Apr 2009, 17:06

Thanks...it will be interesting with one arm!

j

jamesconnelly1 · Post by **jamesconnelly1** » 27 Apr 2009, 19:06

Wow...it was difficult...I had the wife helping and a neighbor. Some of the bolts were a bugger to get at (especially with one arm). Rust also made it hard. However it is done, and no leaks.

On a side note, we were unsure of how to clean the sump in an environmentally friendy way. Perhaps we should of had Volvo do it for us?

Thanks
James

Post by **MadeInJapan** » 27 Apr 2009, 19:33

Good job, James! Just curious if you took pictures and documented any of this? I probably would have cleaned it with Simple Green and a scrub brush and then hosed it off and let it dry before lubing things up and putting it back together.

jamesconnelly1 · Post by **jamesconnelly1** » 28 Apr 2009, 05:51

I have a picture of Trisha (wife), and myself that I may put up. She was a very good sport.

j