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2006xc70 water pump V70-XC70

posted by  someone claiming to be Pete on  Tue Oct 17 19:44 CST 2017 [RELATED]

My water pump is starting to leak@ 133k
Timing belt sticker notes that both were changed at 109
Should I have the shop replace both again?
Maybe the pump was rebuilt not brand new when the po replaced it prior to sale?
Thanks all
Pete








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    2006xc70 water pump V70-XC70

    posted by  KlausC on  Wed Oct 18 10:44 CST 2017
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    Ditto. My guess is someone used a cheap pump, because the OEM reliably go to 200K so long as the antifreeze is flushed regularly.

    New belt and tensioner.
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    2006xc70 water pump V70-XC70

    posted by  Chris Mullet on  Tue Oct 17 22:26 CST 2017
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    The bummer of it all is that if the PO had left the original pump in when he did the first belt change, it would likely still be operating driplessly.

    I would replace the belt now along with the pump. Then you won't have to address the belt until 238,000 miles. If you knew for sure that the PO used a quality tensioner and idler (like blue box Volvo) then there's a good chance they could make it to 238K. But if the PO cheaped out on the water pump, what kind of tensioner and idler did they install? I have a feeling they may have been "sold" a water pump so they probably got "sold" the other hardware also. But I'm really surmising here. It's just that a failed belt, or tensioner, or idler, or water pump is almost certainly disastrous.







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