stripped bolt help 1996 850 turbo

mapaed850 · Post by **mapaed850** » 27 Nov 2007, 20:18

You're right on the money and that's what I should have done a week ago. Unfortunately I don't have a garage and it's starting to get cold here in Colorado. I'm too frustated and stressed to go on. I have no mechanical mojo left. I'm going to take it to the shop and pay the penalty. I'll let you guys know how much this costs. Maybe I can laugh about this one day.

mapaed850 · Post by **mapaed850** » 29 Nov 2007, 19:11

So I had to have the car towed to the volvo shop because it would no longer start after putting everything back together. Somehow my timing belt slipped a notch. Not sure if the dropped tool was responsible for this or not but I'm pretty sure I wasn't off a tooth before. There was some clicking noises in that area during one of the restarts. Also found out that my fuel pump is on it's last days. This combo along with an old ignition system probably kept the car from starting. Since the car is in the shop and the timing belt needed to be reset and was cracked they suggested to replace it and my water pump which was slightly leaking. I agreed. $600 dollars for that repair in case anyone is wondering. Well worth it in my opinion. They managed to get the thermostat bolt out but the housing was cracked and needed replaced. Not sure if this was a result of my work or just bad luck. I'm looking at around $300 for this repair. Like I said before, I don't have a garage so paying for this doesn't bother me too much. Especially if it snows this weekend. I was quoted $600 for the fuel pump but I'm pretty sure I can do this myself. Hopefully, my old one will hold on until a nice weekend. I just wanted to end the story in case someone gets into the same situation. I have some fuel pump questions but I'll start a new thread. Thanks again for the help. Given the state of my timing belt, which I probably would have ignored until it was too late, maybe this whole ordeal was a blessing in disguise.