pinky Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 here is a pic of my motor mount. It is the bottom passenger mount. Now pics of my oil leak. My guess is the oil dripped down on the mount, worn it enough to become loose and it became chewed up a lot before I really noticed. It looks like the oil is leaking from behind the timing belt cover. The sun was going down so I did not have time to remove the cover and check. Is there another common place for oil to be leaking from. As you can see in the pics it is leaking up the hard coolant line. Thanks for any advice or comments. -pinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreo931 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 Front cam seals (behind the cam/timing gears) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanW Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 +1 on the cam seals, but while you're at it, pull the spark plug cover off too and check for oil pooling up top too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FCP Euro Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 I have the same issue but it is from the front crank seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky Posted September 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 Can anyone give me an idea of how hard it is to change this particular mount. Can I use a jack under the motor or do I have to have a hoist? Thank you again. -pinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 jack up motor while in the car use a 2x6 ontop of your engine jack so you dont damage the pan then its two bolts to the frame 17mm and the two bolts into the block 14mm pop them out pull out old mount pop in new one turn in bolts and your golden you will spend more time jacking up the car then you will changing the mount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergmjs Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 http://volvospeed.com/Repair/front_mount.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keaton85 Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 go ahead fix those cam seals then 6 month later fix them again! why because you might just have a blocked up PCV system. ALWAYS check the PCV system out before messing with seals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyCarIsRed Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 jack up motor while in the car use a 2x6 ontop of your engine jack so you dont damage the pan then its two bolts to the frame 17mm and the two bolts into the block 14mm pop them out pull out old mount pop in new one turn in bolts and your golden you will spend more time jacking up the car then you will changing the mount is there a life expectancy for teh mount? I'm trying to chase down some unhappiness in my front end, and I've had a couple reliable mechanics unable to find a suspension issue, If it's that easy to swap i may just do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Will Posted September 19, 2009 Report Share Posted September 19, 2009 The Genuine Volvo mounts usually last a good deal longer than the Scantech ones. It's usually the case that more than one mount has gone bad if they haven't ever been changed or it's been several years. The transmission mount is easy to see - just look at the rubber bushings in the mount, and the top engine mount is easy to check as well by looking for cracks and also by watching if the motor moves when you shift from reverse to drive (with your foot firmly on the brake, e-brake up, and someone looking in the engine bay). Also double check the firewall mount while your doing this since Volvo came out with an updated style a number of years ago. If that one's never been changed it's likely cracked adding some vibrations. On the AWDs we have another mount opposite the one you have pictured, but I'm not sure where the FWDs have theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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