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Catastrophic Serpentine belt failure '98 S70

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1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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s70_Joe_Tx
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Year and Model: S70 1998
Location: TX

Re: Catastrophic Serpentine belt failure '98 S70

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cn90 wrote:1+,

Find out EXACTLY why the serp belt went south. Otherwise, it will be futile effort fixing the cyl head.
rspi wrote:Did you figure out what threw the serpentine belt?
I have a laser belt alignment tool, and it will be used.

The tensioner and idler will be replaced just as "PM".

My first suspicion is the a/c, but I am also going to pull the balancer and crank pulley. That isn't necessary, but will allow inspection of those pieces as well.

There wasn't any noise previously, nor did I find any nicked or wobbling pulleys, but I am going to check anyways.


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2004 V70 2.5T 100K+
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