Small item but from my own PCV experience, I'm guessing indy will need to drain coolant. Opportunity to flush and replace with new coolant if your mechanic isn't already planning to do so.
You might want to just confirm that ALL PCV hoses will be replaced (not cleaned out). Might want to confirm that PCV openings/passages in the engine block will be cleaned of carbon deposits/sludge. I "rodded" out these two passages diligently with a steel wire and coat hanger but some forum members take a very thorough approach which requires dropping the oil pan and cleaning upwards from the bottom (if mech isn't already planning to drop pan, this will be more $$).
Finally, if pan is not dropped and carbon deposits are scraped out from openings above, then deposits will end up in oil and hopefully be trapped in oil filter so might be worth it to do an oil change shortly after XC is up and running (see what mech thinks about this).
Oh, and this: When was timing belt/tensioner/pulley last replaced?!! If still original, then you're long overdue! Conventional wisdom says even if your belt/pulleys have been replaced (say at 100k), when your cam seal blew chances are good a fair amount of oil got on the timing belt and now your belt is weakened/compromised. Check with your indy if he's planning to replace belt (he's gotta take it off anyway to replace cam seal). At 130k, a new timing belt only with ORIGINAL pulleys could be false security because if those old pulleys give out and stop turning, methinks belt gets shredded and bye-bye engine.
2007 XC70, 206,000 miles
2002 V70XC, 130,000 miles, parts car
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