The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Front oil seals 200 1985

posted by  davegcc on  Sun Apr 5 21:12 CST 2015
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Aug 18 16:27 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Swedish Baklava,

Thanks for all your help. Got it running and drove it twice around the block. So far so good - no oil leaks apparent yet. I do here a bit of a new hum which struck me as odd - possibly because I installed new fan belts that are riding differently? Also maybe just the sound of a new/different tensioner for the timing belt?

Also when listening closely under the hood, I thought I heard a very mild tapping at an idle. When I race the engine it seems to go away, except it comes back more pronounced as the RPMs die down. Would this be the infamous piston slap that B230s are known for? Just concerned /want to make sure that this was nothing I would have caused thru the timing belt installation, or anything. I did not turn the engine backwards more than a couple degrees to line up the timing marks and I tried not to move the individual cam/crank/intermediate sprockets once the belt was off, although I am sure they were bumped a bit.

I do believe the timing belt is on correctly - my guess is that if I was off a tooth I would definitely know it. And the car does not seem to display a loss of power or anything. Hopefully this is just mild piston tap that will go away once you get the pistons hot - I think they or the rings expand slightly?

appreciate any final advice you have for me - you have been a great help to me and I truly appreciate it.






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.