S80 Timing belt

Can anyone tell me when the timing belt should be changed on S80.

"Drummerboy" <steve.wicks@"nospam"dsl.pipex.com> skrev i meddelandet
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> Can anyone tell me when the timing belt should be changed on S80.
>
>
my -99 2,9 is at 160000kms

Well, the thing about timing belts is that if they break you just bought a
new engine. I don't follow much of the dealer recommended servicing, but I
change the timeling belt regularly.

Kent
"Drummerboy" <steve.wicks@"nospam"dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me when the timing belt should be changed on S80.
>
>

"Kent" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Well, the thing about timing belts is that if they break you just bought a
> new engine. I don't follow much of the dealer recommended servicing, but I
> change the timeling belt regularly.

The S80 only needs a new timing belt every 105,000 miles. Any more than that
is a waste of time and money. Just tension it correctly and you're good to
go.

Spanky

Mines just snapped at 67000 miles.
Is there any chance I will get away with a new top end or will it be a new
engine and am I totally liable.

The car is currently with Volvo.


"Drummerboy" <steve.wicks@"nospam"dsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> Can anyone tell me when the timing belt should be changed on S80.
>
>

only in an interference engine...are all s80's
interference types?



> Well, the thing about timing belts is that if they break you just bought a
> new engine.

On 29 Sep 2004 13:42:43 -0700,
~^ beancounter ~^ ((E-Mail Removed)) wrote:
> only in an interference engine...are all s80's
> interference types?

Yes.

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Drummerboy wrote:
>
> Mines just snapped at 67000 miles.
> Is there any chance I will get away with a new top end or will it be a new
> engine and am I totally liable.
>
> The car is currently with Volvo.
>

Usually the only damage is bent valves. There will be marks on the
piston tops, but they can be ignored.

--
Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

NOTE: new address!!
Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
(But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

They've told me that it could just be a sheared woodruff key somewhere and
that they are going to try a new belt tomorrow.



"Mike F" <"mikef2316()"@allsttream.nett> wrote in message
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> Drummerboy wrote:
> >
> > Mines just snapped at 67000 miles.
> > Is there any chance I will get away with a new top end or will it be a
new
> > engine and am I totally liable.
> >
> > The car is currently with Volvo.
> >
>
> Usually the only damage is bent valves. There will be marks on the
> piston tops, but they can be ignored.
>
> --
> Mike F.
> Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.
>
> NOTE: new address!!
> Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
> (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)

"Drummerboy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Mines just snapped at 67000 miles.
> Is there any chance I will get away with a new top end or will it be a new
> engine and am I totally liable.
>

That was probably the accessories belt (alternator, a/c compressor, etc.),
not the timing belt! It's supposed to be replaced every 60,000 miles.

Spanky