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loveMy850
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Post by loveMy850 »

Its really dirty and gunk all around it,the flame trap is at an angle facing the PCV line,I've bought a new one, should this flame trap be put in at an angle facing the PCV line?

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Post by erikv11 »

The flame trap disc should be removed and thrown away. The only thing it does is get clogged up. In later models Volvo stopped putting it in.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 201k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 223k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k

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