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Turbo oil line leak on a R AWD???? V70-XC70

posted by  someone claiming to be Masher on  Mon Feb 14 04:12 CST 2005 [RELATED]

OK....as my R AWD seems to bee leaving a quarter size spot every time i park,
it appears to be the famous turbo line oil leak described on Bay13. My question is Bay 13 shows a standard turbo, not an AWD. When I looked under my AWD, it for some reason looks impossible to do!! Any insights appreciated.!!!!!








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    Turbo oil line leak on a R AWD???? V70-XC70

    posted by  someone claiming to be MWM on  Tue Feb 15 08:30 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    I've done this twice. It's extremely challenging for such a simple repair. Make sure you have a good assortment of 1/4" drive extensions, a standard hex key and a plenty of patience. A ball-end hex key might help but I didn't have one. It's like building a ship in a bottle but you do most of the repair by feel as you can't see a thing with your hand or tools in there. Buy 2 of the seals in case you screw one up. You'll need to gently bend that coolant (?) line which bothered me but has caused no problems. The Bay 13 instructions are a great help.








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    Turbo oil line leak on a R AWD????---> hopefully...how about a rear main seal? V70-XC70

    posted by  Doug G on  Mon Feb 14 12:48 CST 2005
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    It is definitely harder on the AWD. There are pics of the appearance on Bay13 at

    http://www.volvospeed.com/Repair/awd_oil_return.htm

    Here is a link for the 2001 AWD

    http://www.volvospeed.com/Repair/2001XCTurboReturnLine.htm

    Mine has dripped a drop every week or so for years, but this past week there were small puddles on the garage floor...Uh Oh...one quick look underneath and my fears were confirmed, a rear main seal leak. I took it down to the dealer (first trip in over a year) and had them change the RMS, axle seals, and angle drive seals. Total damages $1011. Not too bad. I then drove it 750 miles this past weekend and it is dry as a bone underneath.








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      Turbo oil line leak on a R AWD????---> Doug V70-XC70

      posted by  someone claiming to be Marky on  Tue Feb 15 02:44 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      I saw the 2001 pictures but it looks that much different to me. Its definitely not a RMS as that end/bottom to the case is nice and dry. The rear mains were pretty bad on the 850's but they didi something to improve on the 70 series!
      Amazing.........your $1100 bill was probably $100 in parts....the rest labor!
      How many miles on your ride when this happened? I have almost 120K now!







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