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Timing Belt inspection - BS ?

posted by  Torque on  Tue Feb 18 11:00 CST 2003
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Here is an ad from Autotrader in San Diego:
1997 850 R, 72,000 miles. Clean title, Carfax Certified car. No evidence of ever being in an accident. Timing belt inspected February 5th and is in good shape.

What do you think about the assurance that the timing belt was inspected
and is in good shape?








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    Timing Belt inspection - BS ?

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ron on  Tue Feb 18 17:00 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    A trained eye can spot an old T-belt but that ad is probably BS. If there's no 70K dealer stamp and/or Volvo T-belt sticker (comes with every replacement Volvo t-belt) on the front plastic t-belt cover or ECU box cover, then I'd assume that it wasn't replaced ever.
    I think that by law in some states, they need to say that it's been inspected BUT that technically only means that it's not frayed or seriously cracked or torn YET. On FWDs, they usually don't look bad before they break but by 80K, one will often see small cracks on the topside of the belts.
    If you decide to buy the car anyway, if there's any doubts, replace the belt with an OEM Volvo belt.








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    Yes, total BS. They can snap without any warning signs. nmi

    posted by  someone claiming to be Punxsutawney Phil on  Tue Feb 18 12:18 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    nmi








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    Timing Belt inspection - BS ?

    posted by  RLK-STL-USA on  Tue Feb 18 11:45 CST 2003
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    timing belts and serpentine belts should be replaced at 70,000miles not just inspected.must be too cheap to do it right and doesnt want to dump anymore money into it.any good buyer will insist on replacement or a deduct of $300-400.







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