2006 XC90 Maintenance Tips for New Owner

jscaldwell · Post by **jscaldwell** » 11 Nov 2015, 12:38

cn90 wrote:At 115K miles, the single most important thing is Timing Belt.
Buy the Volvo TB kit for $120 and replace them (TB, pulleys x2).

For maintenance, I have posted a few DIYs in forum.
Search for other DIYs too.

Local "foreign indie" shop wants $465 for the timing belt...makes me want to do it myself if possible...

Ou2mame · Post by **Ou2mame** » 11 Nov 2015, 13:51

It's not the belt that breaks its the idlers that do. Belts rarely actually break themselves so looking at the belt and saying it's OK isn't a good inspection. You need verification that the idler and tensioner were replaced. Under 500 bucks really isn't that bad of a price. If they do the water pump idler and tensioner