Afternoon folks, My problem is now resolved. Mark on rear cam was a tooth out - that is it was one tooth forward of where it should have been. Gently realigned it, reinstalled the timing belt and went for a drive. No check engine light and runs sweetly. Revs are up a bit when it first starts but set...

Hi abscate, Thanks for the reply, very helpful. I have replaced the belt, the tensioner, the idler and the water pump. It is just the issue of the timing that needs to be sorted. I suspect I will need to remove the timing belt, gently readjust the to cogs and replace the the belt. I think they may b...

Thanks Abscate,

Will moving the crank a full turn without the belt on cause grief or do I just line the marks on the top pulleys again and reinstall the belt?

Can the tensioner be used again?

Cheers

Kym

Hi, The belt is on the car. When I started the car and drove a short distance the engine light came on with the codes in the original post. So unfortunately the crank was turned on revolution when the belt was off to align the marks on the crank with the block. Is that likely to cause a problem? I c...

Hi all, Changed the timing belt and the water pump on turbo petrol Volvo yesterday. I have successfully done this before on another model. So following the work the P0016 and P0017 codes came up. So this is what happened I lined up all the marks both up the top and down the bottom on the crank. All ...

G'day, My 2002 V70 NA threw the P0171 code the other day. As part of the trouble shooting I am looking at the numbers for the various sensors on my OBD reader. It tells the RPM which is an obvious one and temp too but the others don't mean a lot to me but I suspect that they will help me diagnose th...

Hi All, Had the Electrical System Service Message come up on my car along with surging of the engine and lights dimming and brightening with the surging. My research tell me that it is likely to be the Voltage Regulator or the Alternator. So, is it possible to isolate the cause, or do I 'take me cha...

I checked the PCV last night using the glove test. All seemed to be OK although I am aware that it is not a definitive test. I also had a good look around the top of the engine and there was no oil evident anywhere I looked so it seems to be coming from lower down. Hmmm what next. I think a visit un...

So on the weekend I will check the PCV using the glove test. This will determine whether I need to replace that because I am guessing that it may the cause of the crook RMS. Replacing it may even to some extent delay the replacement of the seal too although I suspect that it has gone to God anyway. ...

Thanks abscate, Looks like a job for me on the weekend then. I will look for the HDS although I am not suet what an RMS is - rear main seal????? If it is a Rear Main Seal then, on a north-south engine is would be at the rear of the engine. On an east-west engine it will be on the side. Correct?? And...