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1998 rear cam exhaust has hole behind seal area

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rudsaki
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1998 rear cam exhaust has hole behind seal area

Post by rudsaki »

Is this normal?
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Previous Volvos
1969 142s Blue manual.
1966 122s Yellow with the 69 motor in it
1971 144s Red . Also the '69's motor
1973 P1800ES Aqua Manual with OD.
1971 142E Light Blue manual with OD.
1979 244DL Brown manual. Marriage/baby car. Divorce, Ex got it and sold it to my father!
1968 1800s White manual/OD. Strong runner. Killed by a '66 T-Bird
1984 242 Turbo Intercooler Silver Manual/OD
1966 1800s White Manual/OD
1985 740 Turbo Intercooler Silver Manual/OD Sold to Nephew
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Post by erikv11 »

That's normal.

EDIT: this thread shows a pic of the same hole behind the cam seal in one of my cars
viewtopic.php?t=65764
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
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'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
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Post by scot850 »

It is an oil return drain behind the seal. I thought you were pointing to the small chip out of the edge of the seal area.

Neil.
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Post by rudsaki »

Just my poor phone markup skills!
I see that chip now though.
Previous Volvos
1969 142s Blue manual.
1966 122s Yellow with the 69 motor in it
1971 144s Red . Also the '69's motor
1973 P1800ES Aqua Manual with OD.
1971 142E Light Blue manual with OD.
1979 244DL Brown manual. Marriage/baby car. Divorce, Ex got it and sold it to my father!
1968 1800s White manual/OD. Strong runner. Killed by a '66 T-Bird
1984 242 Turbo Intercooler Silver Manual/OD
1966 1800s White Manual/OD
1985 740 Turbo Intercooler Silver Manual/OD Sold to Nephew
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