# Incontinent 95 volvo 850

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/incontinent-95-volvo-850/18300>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volvo\
**Created:** [August 17, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/incontinent-95-volvo-850/18300 "2008-08-17T17:30:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jandluman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@jandluman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jandluman)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/incontinent-95-volvo-850/18300/1 "2008-08-17T17:30:46Z")

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Service comment at last oil change “oil leaks: valve cover gasket, oil filler cap, kv hose-from valve cover.  
  
 Signs of leakage also from rear main seal. Transmission fluid is burnt-slight smell & starting to discolor”  
  
 Estimated parts & labor to correct the problem = $1,900. I drive 2500 miles per year mostly short runs. Should I repair or just live with the puddle in my parking space?

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**Author:** ![Constantino\_Tobio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@Constantino\_Tobio](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Constantino_Tobio)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/incontinent-95-volvo-850/18300/2 "2008-08-17T19:04:07Z")

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I would, at minimum, replace the transmission fluid and keep an eye on all fluid levels. Replace your oil once a year, regardless of how low your miles are, given the operating conditions you drive under.

You may have a clogged or malfunctioning breather system- I wouldn’t expect an oil filler cap to leak oil unless there was excess pressure in the crankcase, which may explain all your other engine oil leaks.