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98 s70 glt serpentine belt

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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panda30
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Year and Model: 98 s70 glt
Location: california

98 s70 glt serpentine belt

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I was thinking of changing belt before I sell the car,but didn't want to shell out another $30 for tool,does anyone know of any other ways to make a small tool that will fit in tensioner,i"ve heard of a roll of quarters working..

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There are a lot of ways to skin this cat, here are some examples:

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... =1&t=60913
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6 :shock: 153k
gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k

panda30
Posts: 44
Joined: 6 September 2010
Year and Model: 98 s70 glt
Location: california

Post by panda30 »

Thanks for the ideas,I used the 3pennies taped to 1/2 breaker bar,worked like a dream,The plastic idler pulley my spins freely,does not feel tight is it ok.If I have to change it i see that there is a cap how difficult is it to change cause theres no room for a socket

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