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2006 XC90 Maintenance Tips for New Owner

A mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the Volvo XC90 made its debut in 2002 at the Detroit Motor Show. Recognized for its safety, practicality, and comfort, the XC90 is a popular vehicle around the world. The XC90 proved to be very popular, and very good for Volvo's sales numbers, since its introduction in model year 2003 (North America). P2 platform.
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jscaldwell
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Joined: 10 November 2015
Year and Model: 2006 XC90 2.5T FWD
Location: Texas, USA

Re: 2006 XC90 Maintenance Tips for New Owner

Post by jscaldwell »

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...
2006 XC90 2.5T FWD, 113k
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Ou2mame
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Joined: 8 April 2015
Year and Model: 2004 xc90
Location: Long island, ny

Post by Ou2mame »

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
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