Serpentine, steering pump? Help!

[Drivin4dollas]

I knew this was going to be a tough job. My second Volvo with a straight six. I loved my old 164e, and when I bought this I felt like I was back at home again. The other day the serpentine shredded. Pullys both melted after getting shredded belt behind them causing catastrophic failure. In a far as the power steering pump and completely stuck. I've never seen a system like this. Everything weeks is loose, out of the way. Is there (and yes I've been searching the forum for about an hour with no help found) a good guide with photos preferably, to help me get this apart without having to spend a couple hundred bucks replacing whatever I broke going in blind? I really appreciate whatever help I can get, I need this car running and driving.

Backyard mechanic in trouble.

[pgill]

Take a look at this link

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic33363 ... ight=isaac

Its on the LR2 forum but it has some tips for doing this job on an XC90


Here is another link

https://www.freel2.com/forum/topic32103.html


Good luck

Paul

[pgill]

One more link

This one is from a guy in Dallas that shredded his belt just like you and he is back up and running now

https://landroverforums.com/forum/lr2-3 ... ive-93453/

I call the devoted 3.2 owner that help each other out FRIENDS OF PAUL

Here on the forums I am know as P_Gill or pgill

But my friends just call me Paul

Take care

[Drivin4dollas]

First, thanks so very much. I was a little worried about belt routing and those links all have the diagram.
The power steering pump setup looks as bad as it is, but at least now I know it for certain instead of guessing.
I really hope that spring stays on the water pump...
I'm not doing a blow by blow but I do have a couple of shots of the damage...it's gruesome and I'm fairly positive it was like this for at least a week (the time I've been smelling burnt plastic but unable to locate the source).

Couple of questions. Well just one in two parts really... is this a Land Rover engine or is Land Rover using a Volvo engine?

[pgill]

The answer to your question about whose engine is it is a bit confounding.

The following is my opinion and I can’t provide proof of this

- the engine was designed by Volvo Engineers

- prior to manufacturing the design was reviewed for manufacturability and longevity by Ford Engineers and possibly Land Rover Engineers

- the engine was manufactured in a Ford plant in the UK, this is true for Volvo and Land Rover and some European Ford’s

End of my editorial



Ford owned Land Rover and Volvo which is why the engine was selected for the LR2

Note this is no longer true

I knew most of this information when I bought my LR2 in 2008 and It influenced my decision heavily to get a powertrain that was designed by Volvo and then optimized by Land Rover for off road use


I like the 3.2 so much that I bought a used 2010 S80 3.2 for my son to drive.

It is a really nice car.

Here is my thread about the S80 and what I’ve done to it

viewtopic.php?f=31&t=87687

Take care

Paul

PS hopefully the winter isn’t too harsh. I remember as a kid that different places would shutdown if they received too much snow. And Buffalo was one of those places that it took a lot. From memory 72 inches in 72 hours would shutdown even Buffalo. Where I live now 3 inches would shut us down. I guess the upside is that we don’t get snow here most years.

[Drivin4dollas]

My first year living here the lake dumped 8 feet of snow on most of the area in about two days. I lived north of that, only got about 5 inches and was forced to keep working every day. Not even the road to work was shut down on my end of town. The rest of the place was down two weeks. Houses had roofs collapse and people were stuck in their cars for days. I bought this XC90 from a couple who had moved into lease vehicles, and their kids didn't want it. It's been well cared for as far as I can tell. The only mistake they made was letting the mechanic put a new AC compressor in it without changing the belt and pulleys. Surprises me that there's no rust at all on it. It's in extremely good condition for a Buffalo vehicle with 194,000 miles on it. It feels solid, just like my old 164e always felt. I'm definitely in love, I only wish it had the AWD system in it.

[Drivin4dollas]

That little T20 torx bolt on the pulley stripped out. I'm so frustrated right now I could, and have, screamed. Any ideas or does the pump come out with the decoupler? I think I'm going to have to pull the whole thing.

[pgill]

You will need to disconnect the input and output of the power steering pump as well as all of the mounting bolts and then it will detach from the water pump.



It is likely that the spring will be stubborn to remove.

The only connection between the power steering pulley and the water pump is the spring




Thanks

Paul

[pgill]

You can drill the head off of that Bolt and replace the spring and holder if you like

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... 0-31219096

FCP is an excellent vendor and they carry the original part

If you search for the part number you will find that you can also buy a cheaper aftermarket version

Good luck

Paul

[Drivin4dollas]

Thanks. Because of the ABS pump and brake lines I've got zero room to drill it out. I burned up my dremel trying to knock the top off of it as well. Today I broke down and pulled the entire pump, brought it home and got the bolt out of it sitting at my kitchen table (much to my wife's consternation). What's silly is that I couldn't get an M5x.08 by 15mm torx head anywhere in town. I was told by one of the places that the US market tends to skip M5? I don't know how true that is but I finally had to buy them on Fastenal's website and have them shipped from Indianapolis. The new ones are Allen heads though, so I'll be able to tighten them up with my ball-end Allen keys. I'll stick a touch of blue loctite on there just in case, wouldn't want them backing out. In case anyone is interested the Fastenal part sku 0154262 and they were $.84 cents apiece. $14 to ship it 2 day.