1984 Volvo 240 Oil is over flowing out of the dipstick area

1984 VOLVO 240
168,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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VOLVORAUL
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I hope this has an easy solution. I just received this volvo 240 DL and on the drive home it ran great, But when I checked the compartment there was oil that spilled out of the dipstick area.
Dec 10, 2008 at 10:35 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the oil pressure and the PCV valve
Dec 11, 2008 at 5:19 AM
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VOLVORAUL
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I looked at Autozone for a new pcv valve and I dicocovered that there is no option for a 240 DL model only a 244 DL model and that it does not use a pcv valve.
Dec 11, 2008 at 1:04 PM
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VOLVOBOY760
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a clogged flame screen did the same thing for my brick. follow the tube coming out of the valve cover and it should lead you to a plastic connector. remove the connector and you should be able to see daylight through the flame screen. mine was about 85% clogged when dip stick started popping out.
hope this works for you.
Feb 2, 2009 at 8:42 PM