Timing Belt Nightmare Continues

[abscate]

That looks like a Gates belt inthe picture. You want a Conti. You also need 7 pieces of the water pump bolts with sealer on them

In this internet world, the pictures don’t always correspond to what you get, so confirm when you open the box, too. We used to drive to a thing called the “parts counter” and do this, now we save 10 cents inthe parts and ship it back and forth several times.

[erikv11]

I haven't yet done a timing belt on my P2 cars but I would buy this:
https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... ch-kit-kit

Or this https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... r-30731727 plus an Aisin pump and bolts.

The kits at FCP are not any cheaper than buying the separate parts, they are just convenient. You can mix and match whatever you want either manually via the website or over the phone with a salesperson. Same cost either way. So for example you could order https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... ch-kit-kit less the coolant, if you want to source your coolant elsewhere.