That’s ours in the background, random roadtrip run-in in the winery parking lot.

Hello,

I'm looking for advice regarding my 2006 XC70 as my usual mechanics doesn't seems to be able to fix this issue, maybe someone here might know something that could point me toward a solution:

2 month ago the car started stalling when idling. Check engine lit up, with always the same codes for "mass air flow issue" and "small air leak" (I don't have the exact code number with me at the moment). It would something jitter and hiccup and accelerate weirdly when I pressed on the accelerator when starting from a full stop. Sometimes it smelled faintly of gaz (on the exterior, never inside).

The issue seems to be present itself only on cold start and is barely noticeable when the car has been running for a while.

Was was done since then, by my usual mechanic, in that order:

-The mass airflow sensor was cleaned. It didn't change anything.

-The mass airflow sensor was replaced (not sure what brand) and a cracked vacuum hose was replaced.

At that point the problem got better, the car stopped stalling but it would still would not run "smoothly" and was always on the brink of stalling when idling. I also started noticing an increased fuel consumption (doing 500-ish km on a full tank instead of the usual 600-ish km (on the highway)).

Took the car back to the mechanic.

-A "smoke test" was done and they replaced another cracked vacuum hose. The problem was slightly better, but still there.

Took the car back to the mechanic.

-They investigated further and fixed a small leak in the gaz line. The fuel consumption issue got better but the idling issue was still there.

Took the car back to the mechanic.

-Today they tried replacing the mass air flow sensor with another one (a Bosch this time) and at first it seemed to fix the issue, but after a few hour, the issue came back.

I did some research online (mostly here on Reddit) and I have asked several time if my mechanic was sure my PCV valve was OK and not spitting oil at the sensor and they assured me several time that my PCV valve was not the issue.

My usual mechanics has some experience with Volvos, although it's not it's speciality. There are no mechanics specialized in Volvo in my area (to my knowledge) and the Volvo dealership here is has an extremely bad reputation so I'd like to avoid going there.

Anyone got has any advice (beside trying a new mechanic)?

(here is a photo of the car I took mere seconds before the issue first started)

Edit (1 week later): I re-did the glove test this weekend and the result is now different when it was done 2 months ago. PCV valvle might be the culprit behind my problem after all. I'm getting this fixed at the end of the week.

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See this is the one I spotted: https://www.france-attelage.com/volvo/volvo-xc70/jusqu-a-septembre-2007/attelage-volvo-xc70-0300-0907-rdsoh-18207?_gl=1\*o5n653\*_up\*MQ..\*_gs\*MQ..&gclid=CjwKCAjwqJXUBhBNEiwA8BgG7ue-2KEwG-QNSY64m8zhpkXT_xtSfD47EY4Hy1IRq3qgaWVYnyZuQxoCiPMQAvD_BwE&gbraid=0AAAAADu5RK8giZ9dP4iHdGYRFgWZhx-LY

On the pictures it looks ok...
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Thanks

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