and now the water pump leaks 2001 V70 T5 Auto

[daninater]

Make sure you get the right timing belt tensioner, for some reason a lot of the Aisin kits come with the newer make tensioner. The vvt hub(s) will have play in them, so be ready for that. 3 teeth and 1-2 teeth of play each direction. The water pump is super simple, I use a dremel and a soft wire brush that zips off the water pump gasket pretty quik. Be gentle. Those fail before the belt will. Also if you don't pull off the harmonic balancer for the job, make sure you shimmy that belt through so it's not caught on anything on the lower sprocket or you'll never get the belt on--if you did then that still would be bad.

There are two Aisin kits, TKV001 with the older style tensioner up to engine number 3188688 and kit TKV003 with the newer style tensioner so one has to order the correct kit based on the engine number, the split was sometime in the 2004 model year for the V70(and some other models). Some places don't offer good fitment notes so people order the wrong kit.

Nailed it. Using simple filtering on amazon or a parts website, you'll miss it. (I do every time it's becoming pathetic) Up to engine serial -3188688 is the old make, after that is the new make.

[azureblue]

Finally back on my feet - Question - What is the best way to release the T belt tensioner? I saw one vid where the guy loosens a 12(?)MM bolt - not take off the tensioner. So then, after the pump is replaced, how to set the tensioner to the proper tension?

Thanks

I found this -

Tighten the timing belt:
There are two variants of the belt tensioner.
From engine number 3188688 the eccentric must be turned anticlockwise to tighten the belt.
From engine number 3188689 the eccentric must be turned clockwise to tension the belt.
turn the crankshaft clockwise carefully until the camshaft belt is tensioned. The belt should be tight between the intake camshaft pulley, idler pulley and crankshaft.
hold the center screw on the belt tensioner in position and turn the eccentric on the belt tensioner clockwise/anticlockwise, depending on the variant, until the tensioner's needle passes the marked position.
Then turn the eccentric back so that the indicator reaches the marked position in the center of the window.
Secure the eccentric and tighten the center screw to 20 Nm .
Check that the needle is in the correct position.

Now to find the engine #, and that window

[vtl]

Finally back on my feet - Question - What is the best way to release the T belt tensioner? I saw one vid where the guy loosens a 10(?)MM bolt - not take off the tensioner. So then, after the pump is replaced, how to set the tensioner to the proper tension?

T-belt tensioner has only one 10 mm bolt that both attaches it to the block and holds the tension.

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