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Improve Volvo 960 Timing Belt
Replacing the timing belt on an early 960 with a belt off the later cars. The belt is wider, changes are at longer intervals and it is DIY-able. Good pictures help. “One of the worries about driving an early 960 … Continue reading
Volvo In Bad Shape? Taking a Trip? Read This.
Should I Try a Long Roadtrip in my 850? Comments, suggestions and advice on what to do before you leave on a long trip in a Volvo with high miles, and perhaps one that is not in the best condition. … Continue reading
Volvo 240 Wagon Timing Belt Replacement
The tensioner is a spring loaded eccentric held by the center fastener. You’ll have to pry this outward and tighten the nut to hold it while routing the belt. Loosening and tightening the tensioner nut will set it in place. … Continue reading
Cam Adjustment Documentation & Advice
The MVS Directory of Cam Adjustment This is the repository of everything we at MVS Forums know about setting, advancing and retarding timing on Volvo inline-5 engines for performance, and for standard factory settings after a timing belt change. This … Continue reading
Timing Mark Alignment and Adjustment
I obsessed over it too and in the end, and after taking an entire day setting and resetting, I just went with it. I couldn’t get it spot on. Some folks can. If you rotated and nothing hangs up you … Continue reading
Timing Belt Replacement Tips Volvo 740
Tips, notes and suggestions (with a graphic illustration!) on changing the timing belt on a Volvo 740. Good stuff by longtime MVS Forum members. Timing belt Volvo 740
850 Turbo Timing Belt, Water Pump Replacement Marathon
Most of our time was spent on getting the timing marks to line up. We kept getting one tooth off and had to reset the tensioner three times. You can do that fairly quickly if you turn the vise a few degrees till you get resistance, wait a moment, turn again, repeat until it’s back in. I suppose some sort of hydraulic goo is in there that needs to squish back in through a baffle or something. Continue reading
Timing Belt Change
Anyway, I spent all day yesterday on just getting parts off of the timing area. The water pump, idler pulley and tensioner was easy- the hard one was the tensioner pulley…the 25T Torx (some claim it’s actually a T27) is … Continue reading
2002 V40 Crank Timing Mark – Where is it?
I’m putting my V40 back together after a timing belt, water pump, cam and crank seal replacement. I have an electronic copy of the factory manual (2004 edition) and the crank timing mark is not what I have. I have … Continue reading