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Originally Posted by LPTJoe
There's no flametrap pn the turbo models
To put it simply, LairdScooby refers to the 'Y' shaped connecting pipe that isn't a flametrap as a flametrap (Don't ask)  |
The USA Volvo Parts Webstore calls it a nipple Joe. It's what i've always known as a flame trap. On P6B Rovers, they used exactly the same in-line fuel filter as fitted between the fuel pump and carbs as a flametrrap between the L/H rocker cover and air cleaner housing - likewise the carb'd versions of the SD1 V8 as well.
Haynes referred to it as a flametrap in my Volvo 740/760 OWM, i can't find it at the moment but i'm sure they did. Search ebay for "Volvo flametrap" and look what comes up :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...&_sacat=181877
Obviously i'm not unique in referring to them as flametraps!
For the record, i wasn't advocating moving it to the turbo (although i have seen some engines with flametraps/spark arrestors on the turbo inlets - a long and different story!), i was simply suggesting raising it up a few inches so it was above the inlet manifold, directly above the oil separator. It makes a vast difference to how clean it stays and by extension, how clean the rest of the PCV system stays and also oil consumption!
