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98 V70 T5 Anyone tried this timing belt kit?

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

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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clifford06
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Re: 98 V70 T5 Anyone tried this timing belt kit?

Post by clifford06 »

Greetings. Got a chance and pulled Wpump. No name brand. Damn. Bad bearing. Well, on to PNP.
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Do you have somewhere warmish to work. on the car and did you know that we have excellent tutorials for head removal right here on MVS??
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Post by mecheng »

I believe the WP bearing is lubricated by the coolant. If you use Volvo Coolant and change it when its due, the Aisin WP lasts a long time. There have been people that are on the original pump by their third TB change. I'm at 225km, and original pump.
1998 Volvo S70 T5 - SE - 240km - Sold July 2018
1997 Volvo 850 GLT - 190km
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