Oil Leak '98 V70 XC

dimesfromheaven · Post by **dimesfromheaven** » 25 Aug 2011, 08:34

I'm trying to diagnose where my oil leak is coming from on my '98 XC. I've had the oil cooler lines replaced, which I knew were leaking but it's still leaking pretty badly from somewhere else. I'm losing about a quart every week and a half. Anyway, it seems to be coming from the passenger side of the car as there is a lot of gunk coating the suspension parts on that side. Any help with where I should start or what to look for would be much appreciated.

Post by **holler1** » 25 Aug 2011, 13:31

It might be worth checking to make sure the cooler lines were installed properly and the O rings at the ends of those are good. When I installed my cooler lines the first time, I accidentally cut one of the small O rings during installation and had to do it over again. The fact that your leak is on the passenger side is suspicious because that's where the cooler lines are.

Post by **jblackburn** » 25 Aug 2011, 13:41

I'd pull off the timing belt cover and have a look around there as well. The top part will enable you to peer down in there. Leaky cam seals, depending how bad they are, can leak oil out quite quickly and fling it towards the rear of the engine.

dimesfromheaven · Post by **dimesfromheaven** » 26 Aug 2011, 13:57

Thanks a lot guys. I'll have a look and see what I find.