i have a really bad oil leak. i'm not 100% sure but i think its coming from on of the metal pipes that connect to the turbo or are near it. i couldn't fit my camera in there to take a pic so that will have to wait. and i need to complelty wash the engine to be sure its coming from there.

anyways, when the car just sits, there is not a drop of oil. and i use the volvo maybe like once a week. but when its running, it just drinks oil. i drove from seattle to LA a couple weeks ago and during that 15-20 hour drive i added 3 or 4 quarts or oil. and thats not normal. I drove my POS 87 truck and only added 3/4 of a quart on the whole trip.


what do you guys think it coupld be? like i said, it kinda looks like its around the turbo but i'm not 100% sure.

thanks,
dan

probably. you won't know until you get in there up close. now silly question, is there smoke? from the pipe?

i'm not sure. what do you consider smoke? it kinda does when its running in the garage. but not when i drive. or at least there's so little that i dont notice it.

if this helps, i've gone through a couple exhaust tips and the car has 135k on it. i dont know whats with the exhaust but it just eats the tips. and its louder than stock i think. i really like the sound but i dont think its stock. idk if that helps or not. i'll try to get a pic of what i think leeks.

ok i got the pictures and i'm 100% sure its that pipe. i started the engine and got under and i just saw drop after drop come out. and when i gave some gas my dad said that the drops got faster.

its the bigger metal pipe that goes from the turbo to the engine block. i dont know anything about turbo's so i have no idea what it is. and its facing away from me so i dont knwo how it connects to the engine. does it screw in? is there a rubber gormet? and how can i fix this?

thanks,
dan


its the bigger one:
(IMG:http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i4/effdbmx1/100_0708.jpg)

pointing at it:
(IMG:http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i4/effdbmx1/100_0706.jpg)

well i took it off and got new seals at the dealer. i'm going to put it in now and i'll let you guys know what happens. thanks for your help

Are you sure about it?
Well, it could very well be the turbo hose gasket/o-ring, but another common area is probably the oil-sump gasket/o-ring as well.

That above, is of course, after assuming that you coolant is clean of oil and your engine oil is not chocolatey-like.

You probably need a flame trap (aka: breather, oil trap) replacement. This component is extremely underdiscussed yet key to 80% of oil leak problems in 850 model. It sells under $50 and can be bought on ebay etc.

If yours is a turbo, i've put up a how to replace stickys on the front page.

THanks.