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flame trap in late model 240...even worth having? need tutorial 200 1993

posted by  scorron on  Thu Aug 8 21:08 CST 2013
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The flame trap itself is just a piece of plastic with some holes in it (or a brass screen in earlier 240s) wedged in the PCV path. Removing that little piece of plastic will not affect the crankcase ventilation in any way (unless, of course, the thing is clogged, in which case it will improve ventilation).

Nobody has mentioned it, but supposedly Volvo themselves released a technical service bulletin suggesting that techs remove the flame trap and NOT replace it; the possibility of a fire is almost nil, but the possibility of a clogged flame trap blowing out oil seals fairly high.






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