Hey mate I wanted to thank you for this video. I have the exact same engine but in a 2015 XC60 T5. Dealership quoted me $800 estimate, but thanks to this excellent video and ebay motors I was able to wrench this out myself for $70 all said and done. You're a life saver. P.S. this massively improved my engine idling and performance and also cleared up a catalytic converter code that would have lead to a $2.5k replacement.
Performed this fix on my 2020 Volvo XC60 T5 momentum with a $30 part. Worked like a charm! Squeling gone instantly! The battery disconnect tip workes to clear the engine maintenance light too! Saved $100s be doing it myself! Thank you!
Very informative video. I just determined before I saw that this breather system was introducing massive noise which I though was serpentine related but second guessed bc of lean codes and no noise under load. Took the oil cap off and no more noise lol. Smoke tested the intake and nothing but smoke came out of the atmosphere vent. Bet it's torn as well. Thanks for posting this as it. Nice reassurance that my diag was correct.
Just had this same condition on my 2017 XC90. Replaced PCV oil trap. For my year, part# 32140004. Stealership, $200...... Ebay, $50. I only went with the dealership because I wanted it repaired asap. If you go the ebay route, maybe buy 2 and put the second one away if you plan on keeping your car long term.
So I'm starting to notice high idle when I start the car goes up to about 1.5 gallons then goes down to about 0.3 after a few minutes. When I try to top it off with oil sometimes it takes a long time to drain. Have to pour extra slow. Also when I get gas even if my tank is on e after two or three gallons the pump nozzle pops and I can hear air pushing out the gas tank fill neck, any ideas what this could be?
Mine is a 2023 xc 60 B5 That sound only happens when I shut it off not every time but maybe other time since its under warranty I have to take to dealership, I recorded the sound , they ordered the part, put in the new and I came home shut off the car and the sound is still there URGH!! I have called the dealership and no call back so frustrating
My 18 S90 has thrown P0300, there is no clamp on the breather host connected to the PCV system. And there is visible quality issues with the part. I'll update this if PCV replacement does the trick
Thank you so much for the video! I just finished replacing mine and I’m waiting for the bat to reset the computer. We have exactly the same car. I noticed you didn’t need to stick your keyfab in the car to start it. Is there a way to bypass having to do that? I find it very annoying to have to stick it in the slot to start it.
I'm not sure about a bypass, my car has proximity keys so they never have to leave your pocket for unlocking (just grab handle -unlocks), or starting. Some functions require the fob to be in the slot (resetting maintenance minder) but otherwise it's all radio signal. In fact, you can drive the car away accidentally leaving the key behind and it won't blink an eye at you. Then you can reach your destination and have your wife drive your key to you so you can start it up again haha.
i had the same symptoms going high rpm and bounce down with the chirping noise while idiling following throwing p0507 and p0171 codes i don't know if the codes are related....i replaced the oil trap breather and the symptoms has not returned.
Not sure, the batch of piston rings that caused the most prolific oil consumption issues were in the 2015's and solved by the 2016MY if I remember correctly, his oil consumption could be something else. I know replacing this box was part of the original TSBs for those cases though. There's just more than 1 thing up in the air around oil consumption with a turbo so it's hard to say. Just tell him to throw it in the list of considerations!
Hi there, I’m having the same problem and already replaced the box as well as did a cleaning of the area and the squeal doesn’t stop. I doubled checked the diaphragm and it is in new condition. Any other ideas it would be ?
If the box & diaphragm are new then I think you're possibly looking at a vacuum issue elsewhere. If you don't have a smoke tester then your next best bet is to spray something on your vacuum lines until you get a change. There are various sprays people like to use, take a look into that and maybe it helps!
Great video. I'm having a similar problem with my 2013 Volvo XC70 3.2L and have a couple of questions. First, I'm assuming you already know this but you could have ordered the diaphragm by itself and just replaced that. The PCV assembly cost 250.00 but the diaphragm was just 50.00 so saves money and work. However, did I miss something? Often the diaphragm cap gets broken when removing it but you appear to have gotten your's off pretty easily without a break. Regardless, my new diaphragm came with a new cap so it wouldn't have been a problem anyway. 2nd question. I was intrigued by the diagnostic app you were using. What app is that? Thanks for the video. Really helps.
Where in the world did you find a replacement diagram?? I looked everywhere and even asked the dealer and they said it was not available by itself, even VIDA didn't show an individual part # for me. I pried the cap off carefully and it appeared to just snap on and off around some plastic tabs, nothing appeared broken and I was surprised because I had also read the cap just breaks. I was using Blue Driver, it's great.
Happened at 80,886mi/5ish yrs old. And yes, the only place I could get it quick was my local dealer which charged $40 over the listed retail price at the time - after tax it cost me about $245
At 2:41 is this hose oil separator's ventilation hose that carries air to air inlet pipe? Can oil catch can be installed in it's place with catch can inlet going to oil separator and outlet going into air inlet pipe?
This does not have 2 systems, the part I replaced is the evolution of older PCV systems on Volvos and handles it all, the tech who sold me the part even referred to it as the "combination" breather box. As for the hose you're asking about, I'm not sure which one you're referring to - there's a few connecting to the manifold.
Curious if you were able to find an answer to your question? I'm in a similar situation with my 2.0 S60 T5 with the loud noise and idle/engine speed "randomly" rising and dwelling around 1500 rpm.
@@archangel4394 have same issue on xc60… and it makes sense, since too much air is coming in… making the combustion unstable … similar to driving with no oil cap
Ever since I replaced the breather box with the new one I have to add 1 liter of oil anywhere between every 1150-2000 miles and that's been the case for the last 10k. I don't know if it's due to the new breather box, or if I coincidentally started to eat oil due to the notorious piston rings on the 2015's, but I didn't have any oil consumption issues until I replaced the breather box. I currently have 97k on the car
@@cawampler I owned 850 for 7 years and currently own s60 for 8yrs put 100k miles on both did not have anything major,want to buy one of newer t5 that's why I was curious but do these have a dip stick or digital?97k pretty good next major maintenance on 2.0 timing belt at 150k miles.
@@ceylontea5877 digital dipstick unfortunately, the piston rings were fixed on the drive-e engines starting with the MY16s though so look there. Aside from that and the frequent LSPI I get, it's a fun car to drive.
Have you noticed an increase in oil consumption since you repaired the breather box? I know these years have crappy rings, but seems like it's increased for mine
YES! I don't know if it's causation or correlation but my oil change 4 months after I replaced the breather box was the first one where I noticed decreased volume. Since then I have needed to add a liter on 2 occasions. It's puzzling because I send my oil off for analysis after every change and there have been zero signs of metal from ring wear in the samples. What's even more confusing is that replacing the breather box is the first step Volvo uses to FIX oil consumption so I have no idea how it could be the cause of it.
I have your exact same engine, I went through this exact situation, and now I am losing 1-2 qts in 600 miles of synthetic oil after oil change. What is going on? How could it possibly be this oil trap? I understand this operates as an oil catch can, however I find it hard to believe 2 QTs of oil are running through this in 600 miles.
Replying to my own post. I had a brand new breather box rubber gasket laying around. I saw it. I decided to take out the breather box and noticed oil wasn't really staying in its respective compartment. It led me to think the gasket wasn't really sealing so I swapped it. 8 days later, I got the 1 qt refill prompt. I torqued everything to specs and order when installing, in accordance to Vida. I suspect my leak is either at the piston rings, sleeve or somewhere in the PCV breather box. Another week, another quart, this is insane.
Thanks for making this video! I just bought my 2016 V60 a month ago and believe it or not within the first 3 weeks of driving it I had to get my oil trap replaced. I was a little anxious about working on it myself but now I know for next time how to fix the problem. Did you engineer this model?Lol it’s sounds like you know a lot about them. Thanks again!
I have about 67,000 on my 2016 that I’ve had since last November. I absolutely love it, I wouldn’t be able to give you a good enough response to the reliability question since I haven’t had it for very long but so far it’s been a great car, good on gas and a treat to drive. The only problem I had is what he’s explaining in this video. Other than that a solid car.
@@ceylontea5877 My only issue with this engine has been rubber parts failing with age. Seals, torque mounts etc. Otherwise this thing is a beast and the car has a surprising amount of power and is very comfortable and fun to spend time in.
When I performed this repair Volvo said it could not be replaced and I could not find one anywhere, now I have seen it's available and there are other videos showing it can be ordered by itself so look out for those they might have part no.'s or links 👍
So I've actually done 4 methods to reset the fuel trim memory and the one I mentioned was the fourth. I'm presuming it worked (as I read it should) because after taking the car for a drive my live readings were consistent with my prior reset methods (VDASH, VIDA. and the Driving Parameters Procedure) and I saw no unusual trim balancing attempts by the car. I believe what I mentioned in the video was disconnecting the negative lead and attempting to start the car a few times and I believe I read about that method on the Swedespeed forums. Also, this problem DID NOT solve my reoccurring P0171 lean condition code. That was eventually traced and solved by replacing the front 02 sensor.
@@cawampler hello, mate. I replaced front O2 sensor by recommendation of the dealer, but the problem persisted. I got the S60 T5 4 cyl scanned by an expensive scanner and it failed the PCV test. I opened the PCV noticed the diaphragm is broken and bought one. I put some duct tape on the broken diaphragm but the car still idles at 3.1k and I can still feel some air being pulled through the diaphragm cap. I ordered the diaphragm from ipdusa. 30 bucks total. Hopefully this fixes the issue and I don't have to buy the entire top breather box. I looked around and it is my understanding the 4 cyl PCV system for a 2015 is exclusively on this top breather box, not below the manifold or mixed in with the oil filter.
@@cawampler Thanks for the video. I'm trying to find a suitable DICE clones to scan my 2015 V60 T6 RD. There are lots of sellers and it is impossible to know which one will work. Could you please tell where did you get yours and also what version of VIDA are you using? Thanks!!
@@Humbertin1974 same thing, the replacement diaphragm did not work, only thing that worked was a brand new breather box, original at that, had to bite the bullet
This fix did not solve my intermittent lean condition. Through a lot of searching I found a certified tech only forum cache where one of them mentioned a strange case of bad upstream 02 sensors on these cars that weren't bad enough to trigger a CEL or create any pending codes but would throw the fuel trims out of whack. I ordered a used one with only 30k on it put it in and instantly solved the intermittent P0171 I'd been having for years and an issue with the engine feeling like it wanted to stall right after filling the tank.
Hey mate I wanted to thank you for this video. I have the exact same engine but in a 2015 XC60 T5. Dealership quoted me $800 estimate, but thanks to this excellent video and ebay motors I was able to wrench this out myself for $70 all said and done. You're a life saver.
P.S. this massively improved my engine idling and performance and also cleared up a catalytic converter code that would have lead to a $2.5k replacement.
Performed this fix on my 2020 Volvo XC60 T5 momentum with a $30 part. Worked like a charm! Squeling gone instantly! The battery disconnect tip workes to clear the engine maintenance light too!
Saved $100s be doing it myself! Thank you!
Sorry to hear this is still an issue 5 MY's later smdh!
It also gives the p0420 fault code in volvo p3 model cars. It sounds like metal hitting metal on a cold engine. Excellent explanation, thank you.
Nice. Hey brother, what's the program you're using on your phone?
Super helpful video! Followed this and fixed the problem in about 30 mins. Thanks! 2016 Volvo S60 R-Design 4-cyl.
Dude... Huge help. Same issue. Thanks so much.
Very informative video. I just determined before I saw that this breather system was introducing massive noise which I though was serpentine related but second guessed bc of lean codes and no noise under load. Took the oil cap off and no more noise lol. Smoke tested the intake and nothing but smoke came out of the atmosphere vent. Bet it's torn as well. Thanks for posting this as it. Nice reassurance that my diag was correct.
Man, thanks so much for this video, my 2016 v60 t5 had the exact same problem. I just ordered a new box.
Nice video. Found it funny you reinstalled the bottom engine cover before putting that lost bolt on. What if you would have dropped it again?
I used the added pressure of having to do all that work again to make sure I didn't drop it :)
Thank you for making this video and know I need to replace mine. By any chance do you know where the purge valve are located on this '15 s60'?
Just had this same condition on my 2017 XC90. Replaced PCV oil trap. For my year, part# 32140004.
Stealership, $200...... Ebay, $50. I only went with the dealership because I wanted it repaired asap. If you go the ebay route, maybe buy 2 and put the second one away if you plan on keeping your car long term.
Informative video, this is much easier than my v50 breather box.
Thanks!
hi when the engine is on - and you remove the hose from oil trap - what hapends - my oil trap is still sucking from the hose connector, not blowing...
Great video. What is the obd unit you’re using?
So I'm starting to notice high idle when I start the car goes up to about 1.5 gallons then goes down to about 0.3 after a few minutes. When I try to top it off with oil sometimes it takes a long time to drain. Have to pour extra slow. Also when I get gas even if my tank is on e after two or three gallons the pump nozzle pops and I can hear air pushing out the gas tank fill neck, any ideas what this could be?
Great video.
Thank you! Owe you a beer!
What diag app did you use please?
Thank you for this video. Exactly what I needed
No problem!
Mine is a 2023 xc 60 B5 That sound only happens when I shut it off not every time but maybe other time since its under warranty I have to take to dealership, I recorded the sound , they ordered the part, put in the new and I came home shut off the car and the sound is still there URGH!! I have called the dealership and no call back so frustrating
My 18 S90 has thrown P0300, there is no clamp on the breather host connected to the PCV system. And there is visible quality issues with the part. I'll update this if PCV replacement does the trick
Thank you so much for the video! I just finished replacing mine and I’m waiting for the bat to reset the computer. We have exactly the same car. I noticed you didn’t need to stick your keyfab in the car to start it. Is there a way to bypass having to do that? I find it very annoying to have to stick it in the slot to start it.
I'm not sure about a bypass, my car has proximity keys so they never have to leave your pocket for unlocking (just grab handle -unlocks), or starting. Some functions require the fob to be in the slot (resetting maintenance minder) but otherwise it's all radio signal. In fact, you can drive the car away accidentally leaving the key behind and it won't blink an eye at you. Then you can reach your destination and have your wife drive your key to you so you can start it up again haha.
@@cawampler thanks! Must be an option mine didn’t come with.
i had the same symptoms going high rpm and bounce down with the chirping noise while idiling following throwing p0507 and p0171 codes i don't know if the codes are related....i replaced the oil trap breather and the symptoms has not returned.
Friend has a 2016 S60 2.0 turbo with about 115K miles and increased oil consumption. Should he start with replacing this box?
Not sure, the batch of piston rings that caused the most prolific oil consumption issues were in the 2015's and solved by the 2016MY if I remember correctly, his oil consumption could be something else. I know replacing this box was part of the original TSBs for those cases though. There's just more than 1 thing up in the air around oil consumption with a turbo so it's hard to say. Just tell him to throw it in the list of considerations!
Hi there, I’m having the same problem and already replaced the box as well as did a cleaning of the area and the squeal doesn’t stop. I doubled checked the diaphragm and it is in new condition. Any other ideas it would be ?
If the box & diaphragm are new then I think you're possibly looking at a vacuum issue elsewhere. If you don't have a smoke tester then your next best bet is to spray something on your vacuum lines until you get a change. There are various sprays people like to use, take a look into that and maybe it helps!
Great video. I'm having a similar problem with my 2013 Volvo XC70 3.2L and have a couple of questions. First, I'm assuming you already know this but you could have ordered the diaphragm by itself and just replaced that. The PCV assembly cost 250.00 but the diaphragm was just 50.00 so saves money and work. However, did I miss something? Often the diaphragm cap gets broken when removing it but you appear to have gotten your's off pretty easily without a break. Regardless, my new diaphragm came with a new cap so it wouldn't have been a problem anyway.
2nd question. I was intrigued by the diagnostic app you were using. What app is that?
Thanks for the video. Really helps.
Where in the world did you find a replacement diagram?? I looked everywhere and even asked the dealer and they said it was not available by itself, even VIDA didn't show an individual part # for me. I pried the cap off carefully and it appeared to just snap on and off around some plastic tabs, nothing appeared broken and I was surprised because I had also read the cap just breaks.
I was using Blue Driver, it's great.
@@cawamplerI bought an aftermarket diaphragm and it did not work. The seals of the breather box seemed to be the problem.
What is the car diagnostic machine you use?
Thank you so much, your video has help me understand the whistle noise, however my car still idle high. Any idea what could cause it??
Hmm, not sure why it could be idling high. You may have a vacuum leak that was caused by the bad box?
How many miles did your Volvo have when you had to replace that item? Was it expensive?
Happened at 80,886mi/5ish yrs old. And yes, the only place I could get it quick was my local dealer which charged $40 over the listed retail price at the time - after tax it cost me about $245
At 2:41 is this hose oil separator's ventilation hose that carries air to air inlet pipe? Can oil catch can be installed in it's place with catch can inlet going to oil separator and outlet going into air inlet pipe?
Yes and I've been wanting to do this ever since I pulled the inlet pipe to replace an 02 sensor. The bottom of the inlet pipe was covered in thin oil!
How much was that part? Oem or after market
Does this engine have 2 PCV systems? What’s the function of hose connected to the lower section of Intake manifold?
This does not have 2 systems, the part I replaced is the evolution of older PCV systems on Volvos and handles it all, the tech who sold me the part even referred to it as the "combination" breather box. As for the hose you're asking about, I'm not sure which one you're referring to - there's a few connecting to the manifold.
Ive got this issue but i alsp have a high idle is this something you experienced as well.
Curious if you were able to find an answer to your question? I'm in a similar situation with my 2.0 S60 T5 with the loud noise and idle/engine speed "randomly" rising and dwelling around 1500 rpm.
I had a cracked diaphragm on my 2015 S60 2.0 and yes, the longer it runs, the idle increases.
@@archangel4394 have same issue on xc60… and it makes sense, since too much air is coming in… making the combustion unstable … similar to driving with no oil cap
2015 2.0 do you see any oil use or other issues on 2015 and how many miles you have.
Ever since I replaced the breather box with the new one I have to add 1 liter of oil anywhere between every 1150-2000 miles and that's been the case for the last 10k.
I don't know if it's due to the new breather box, or if I coincidentally started to eat oil due to the notorious piston rings on the 2015's, but I didn't have any oil consumption issues until I replaced the breather box.
I currently have 97k on the car
@@cawampler I owned 850 for 7 years and currently own s60 for 8yrs put 100k miles on both did not have anything major,want to buy one of newer t5 that's why I was curious but do these have a dip stick or digital?97k pretty good next major maintenance on 2.0 timing belt at 150k miles.
@@ceylontea5877 digital dipstick unfortunately, the piston rings were fixed on the drive-e engines starting with the MY16s though so look there. Aside from that and the frequent LSPI I get, it's a fun car to drive.
Have you noticed an increase in oil consumption since you repaired the breather box? I know these years have crappy rings, but seems like it's increased for mine
YES! I don't know if it's causation or correlation but my oil change 4 months after I replaced the breather box was the first one where I noticed decreased volume. Since then I have needed to add a liter on 2 occasions. It's puzzling because I send my oil off for analysis after every change and there have been zero signs of metal from ring wear in the samples. What's even more confusing is that replacing the breather box is the first step Volvo uses to FIX oil consumption so I have no idea how it could be the cause of it.
Is it possible to test the exhaust for burnt oil from leaking piston rings? I wonder if there is just a regular oil leak somewhere?
I have your exact same engine, I went through this exact situation, and now I am losing 1-2 qts in 600 miles of synthetic oil after oil change. What is going on? How could it possibly be this oil trap? I understand this operates as an oil catch can, however I find it hard to believe 2 QTs of oil are running through this in 600 miles.
Replying to my own post. I had a brand new breather box rubber gasket laying around. I saw it. I decided to take out the breather box and noticed oil wasn't really staying in its respective compartment. It led me to think the gasket wasn't really sealing so I swapped it. 8 days later, I got the 1 qt refill prompt. I torqued everything to specs and order when installing, in accordance to Vida. I suspect my leak is either at the piston rings, sleeve or somewhere in the PCV breather box. Another week, another quart, this is insane.
And dizel? By v 90?
Thanks for making this video! I just bought my 2016 V60 a month ago and believe it or not within the first 3 weeks of driving it I had to get my oil trap replaced. I was a little anxious about working on it myself but now I know for next time how to fix the problem. Did you engineer this model?Lol it’s sounds like you know a lot about them. Thanks again!
These are earlier models are they reliable? How many miles you have in this car.
I have about 67,000 on my 2016 that I’ve had since last November. I absolutely love it, I wouldn’t be able to give you a good enough response to the reliability question since I haven’t had it for very long but so far it’s been a great car, good on gas and a treat to drive. The only problem I had is what he’s explaining in this video. Other than that a solid car.
@@jlamarkjr It was not too bad of an issue these newer 2.0t5 are looked to be well designed engines.
@@ceylontea5877 My only issue with this engine has been rubber parts failing with age. Seals, torque mounts etc. Otherwise this thing is a beast and the car has a surprising amount of power and is very comfortable and fun to spend time in.
@@johnnyb6747 what years is yours t5 or t6 how many miles you have on it?
Can only the membrane be changed?
When I performed this repair Volvo said it could not be replaced and I could not find one anywhere, now I have seen it's available and there are other videos showing it can be ordered by itself so look out for those they might have part no.'s or links 👍
What a silly boy, should bring more kids around you when working on the car
Did you confirm this resets brain? Did uou try to start car w battery disconnected ? Or just unplug it 10 minutes?
So I've actually done 4 methods to reset the fuel trim memory and the one I mentioned was the fourth. I'm presuming it worked (as I read it should) because after taking the car for a drive my live readings were consistent with my prior reset methods (VDASH, VIDA. and the Driving Parameters Procedure) and I saw no unusual trim balancing attempts by the car. I believe what I mentioned in the video was disconnecting the negative lead and attempting to start the car a few times and I believe I read about that method on the Swedespeed forums.
Also, this problem DID NOT solve my reoccurring P0171 lean condition code. That was eventually traced and solved by replacing the front 02 sensor.
@@cawampler hello, mate. I replaced front O2 sensor by recommendation of the dealer, but the problem persisted. I got the S60 T5 4 cyl scanned by an expensive scanner and it failed the PCV test. I opened the PCV noticed the diaphragm is broken and bought one. I put some duct tape on the broken diaphragm but the car still idles at 3.1k and I can still feel some air being pulled through the diaphragm cap. I ordered the diaphragm from ipdusa. 30 bucks total. Hopefully this fixes the issue and I don't have to buy the entire top breather box. I looked around and it is my understanding the 4 cyl PCV system for a 2015 is exclusively on this top breather box, not below the manifold or mixed in with the oil filter.
@@cawampler Thanks for the video. I'm trying to find a suitable DICE clones to scan my 2015 V60 T6 RD. There are lots of sellers and it is impossible to know which one will work. Could you please tell where did you get yours and also what version of VIDA are you using? Thanks!!
@@skippychris10 I had the same problem I just changed the breather box
@@Humbertin1974 same thing, the replacement diaphragm did not work, only thing that worked was a brand new breather box, original at that, had to bite the bullet
Did the lean message go away?
This fix did not solve my intermittent lean condition. Through a lot of searching I found a certified tech only forum cache where one of them mentioned a strange case of bad upstream 02 sensors on these cars that weren't bad enough to trigger a CEL or create any pending codes but would throw the fuel trims out of whack. I ordered a used one with only 30k on it put it in and instantly solved the intermittent P0171 I'd been having for years and an issue with the engine feeling like it wanted to stall right after filling the tank.
It fixed mine , thank you for the video
So fucking camera angle
Watch your language please,young lady present.Thank You.
Lol I know right headache from Wide angle but great vid.