Whats wrong with my car?

Chrisg13 · Post by **Chrisg13** » 29 Nov 2016, 16:23

I just changed my Pcv system on my 97 850 T-5 and added a intake manifold spacer and when I put the car together this happens when I try to turn on the car, any ideas on what I did wrong?

Post by **abscate** » 29 Nov 2016, 16:41

You probably left a massive intake leak somewhere.

Take that spacer out too, I don't know why people buy those things.

Post by **theWIFES_S70** » 29 Nov 2016, 17:08

I concur with abscate, massive air leak. On my brother's V70, after a PCV job, the intake manifold gasket was out of spec (and I imagine he didn't torque down his bolts right...) and it made exactly that noise. The intake manifold, when lined up against a straight edge, wasn't flat for some reason. His mechanic used two gaskets and some orange RTV on it and the car has been purring like a kitten since! Good luck and report back to us when you get it ironed out.

Post by **dyn blin** » 29 Nov 2016, 21:02

Did you happen to sandwich the lower right (from looking at it from front of the hood) PCV hose bracket between the mating surfaces, by chance?

Watched a mate do that with one of those plastic spacers once. I was holding a beer, instead of the bracket in place.