A few weeks ago, my 98 Volvo S70 overheated. I caught it pretty quickly, added coolant and everything seemed to be ok. A couple weeks later, I was driving on the freeway, and the car started to loose power. I pulled to the side of the freeway and as I came to a stop, the motor died. I looked under the hood and there was oil that had come out of the filler cap and was all over the inside of the hood, the firewall and the exhaust manifold. As I was pulling over, the car seemed to be smoking from the tailpipe too. The car didn't make any crazy knocking noises or any thing, like I'd threw a rod, or some sort of valvetrain issue or something. Somebody told me I may have blown a hole in my piston. I think if that was the case, I would have heard something going wrong. Does anybody have any advice on what this could be, or where I could start on figuring this out?? Thanks for reading, and any help you could provide would be appreciated!!
SOURCE: the oil is running out from the oil filler cap
Make sure the pcv valve is working correctly and allowing the engine to breath
SOURCE: VOLVO S40 DOESNT START OCCASIONALLY
sounds like you need a new battery, it probably isnt running enought cranking amps to start your car, try a different battery and it should start fine
SOURCE: 1984 Volvo 244 240 DL Stalled and won't start! Please Help
I had a similar problem (same car- 1984 Volvo 242), and it turned out
to be a simple "fuse"! It was the fuel pump fuse, just inside the
driver's door, under the hood release. (#6 or #7 down from the top.)
There are MANY things it "could" be, but that would be the least item in a "process of elimination" and hopefully a 'FIX'.
SOURCE: 1988 Volvo 740 Smoke from Oil Cap and Dipstick hole when removed
The smoke coming from the valve cover and dipstick is called blowby. It is combustion gases the have passes by the piston rings . A small amount of blowby is normal on all engines. The PCV system(Positve Crankcase Ventilation)pulls the gases out and directs them back into the egine to be burnt again. I would first check the PCV system to make sure it is working proper. Also a compression test of the engine will tell you which cylinder is not sealing proper. If the compression test is ok, a leak down check of the cylinders will determine if the engine is wore out.
SOURCE: 1999 Volvo S70 emitting black smoke from exhaust
volvo is a great car and usually very reliable, the blacl smoke is from too much gas or not enough spark,check to make sure all the brake lights in the rear work,if a bulb is out it could trigger the ABS light, have one of the bigger auto stores scan the car for you and get back to me with the codes, we'll go from there please rate my fix as i strive to be the best Ray
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