2002 XC70 - mouse body parts in the belt and pulleys

Klausc · Post by **Klausc** » 19 Feb 2017, 10:04

Belt goes under crank, then intake cam, exhaust cam, water pump, then slides onto the tensioner last. My 850 has a blind piece of metal under the crank, so the belt was 'short' until I got the belt on the crank cleanly.

mlanctot · Post by **mlanctot** » 20 Feb 2017, 00:35

She is back on the road. At 319,000 miles.

Klausc · Post by **Klausc** » 20 Feb 2017, 09:24

That is good news! I am glad it worked out. Poor mouse!

Post by **vtl** » 20 Feb 2017, 13:11

Get the hex key into the tensioner and move it both ways to find the least tensioned spot. Water pump is the last pulley the belt needs to go onto.

Post by **abscate** » 05 Aug 2019, 04:57

vtl wrote: 20 Feb 2017, 13:11 Get the hex key into the tensioner and move it both ways to find the least tensioned spot. Water pump is the last pulley the belt needs to go onto.

I’ve noticed a lot of DIY don’t know this trick on timing belts. It easier to put the last part of a tensioned belt onto a larger, rather than smaller, pulley.

Georgeandkira · Post by **Georgeandkira** » 05 Aug 2019, 05:19

How on Earth does a thread from 29.5 months ago resurface?

I am glad the OP's engine will live on.....we can always get more mice.

Post by **abscate** » 05 Aug 2019, 14:17

Its usually Swedish Fish in motors, Norway provides the rats and mice