# 2001 Volvo XC70 - engine seal blowout

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-engine-seal-blowout/187025>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** xc70, volvo\
**Created:** [October 22, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-engine-seal-blowout/187025 "2022-10-22T11:17:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![genienmnzanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@genienmnzanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/genienmnzanders)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 11:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-engine-seal-blowout/187025/1 "2022-10-22T11:17:22Z")

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2001 V0lvo xc v70: symptoms of an engine seal blowout?

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-engine-seal-blowout/187025/2 "2022-10-22T11:51:09Z")

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Which seal? Front/rear main, cam, valve cover, oil filter, front trans? Biggest symptom is ……… oil leaking.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-volvo-xc70-engine-seal-blowout/187025/3 "2022-10-22T19:14:28Z")

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Oil leaks. Coolant leaks. Either type could be an internal or external leak. If you seem to have a lot of engine seals failing, a problem w/ the pcv system is a likely culprit.