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Completed successfully last weekend. I hope this guide can be of help to some of you out there. This work was completed on a 2003 V40 1.9T engine B4204T4. Title is slightly misleading. This guide covers front and rear cam seals and ONLY the front crank seal.

Note that replacing front cam seals and front crank seal require following most instructions in this guide. If you are replacing the rear cam seal only most of this IS NOT required. Instead it's a 15min job: pop off the camshaft position sensor and replace seal. The details around this step are covered in the instructions.

Lastly I neglected to mention in the guide that I used the screw provided in the cam locking toolset to press in the rear cam seal in, in conjunction with the socket/drift.

Other jobs that you may want to consider doing while the stuff is accessible:

- The infamous rusted bottom radiator hose jubilee clip
- VVT gear replacement
- Timing belt, tensioner and idler replacement
- Serpentine belt and tensioner replacement
- Water pump replacement
- Oil pump replacement
- Camshaft position sensor replacement
- Starter replacement

References:
http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...hp?f=1&t=19831
http://s40timingbelt.blogspot.ca/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uLvH151-c
http://volvoforums.com/forum/volvo-8...t-30267/page2/
http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/topic...ing/?p=2311830
http://prideautocare.com/timing-belt...ork-animation/
http://volvospeed.com/volvo_repairs_...lt_change.html
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showth...ight=guide+pcv
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=118817
http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=201143
http://www.motor-talk.de/forum/aktio...hmentId=685631

Link to whole document: Crank Seals/VVT