So moral of the story-electronic parts from PPS are junk that were costing you at least 10 hours and a full "swear jar". It is quite possible. However, I cannot rule out some minimal mistiming. I also had a bad experience no far ago with the VVT solenoid. I replace the failing one with a ...

Update: I repeated the timing process. In addition to the locking of the camshafts, I also locked the crankshaft with the specialized tool. The time markings were not off, however, I have measure the angle difference between intake and exhaust camshaft, and detected 3.5 degrees difference (not sure ...

Vova585 wrote: ↑14 May 2025, 09:02 Around me there are plenty of xc70 to "canabalize". What part of NY are you from?

Westchester, east end, close to Connecticut

Average new car is 55k or so. Yes, we all spend more on our old volvos than they are worth on marketplace. PPS would be my primary suspect at this point and I would much rather replace it with used oem. If you had no codes after replacing the timming belt and related items doubt the issue is there,...

1. Where is this new sensor came from? If labeled "new" from ebay or Amazon even if Iin the box saying "volvo" i would question it's accuracy. If the old sensor is available try to compare dimensions. Even brand new oem from dealer might be bad from the box. 2. I would inspect t...

I forgot to mentioning that I have previously a problem with the exhaust VVT solenoid. I replaced with a Febi Bilstein from FCP, but the problem persisted. Then I replaced with an original Volvo, and this problem was solved but immediately I got the code for a camshaft position sensor low signal on ...

My 2005 XC70 gave originally a P0342 code. I replaced the faulty camshaft position sensor and soon after it gives a 617C code (camshaft position, exhaust high​), and also replaced the connector that have some small wire exposure. The car start at once, idle smoothly and run very well, no hesitation ...