The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Belt Tensioner Bearing Failed - How Critical is Replacement? 850 1994

posted by  benglar on  Sat Mar 29 15:12 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Jul 5 09:23 CST 2010
[RELATED]

Replace the timing belt, timing tensioner pully, and the timing belt idler pully right away! Don't drive the car until these are replaced! The 850 has an interference engine: the intake/exhaust valves descend below the upper limit of piston travel. If the timing belt fails because a pully overheated then you will bend valves and wreck your engine. A rebuilt Volvo engine lists for over $5000.

Got your attention? Good.

If you are at all handy with tools -- or willing to learn -- you can replace these parts yourself for under $150 (aftermarket: check IPD or FCPGroton). The Bay13 guy at volvospeed.com has really great instructions for doing this. Takes an afternoon the first time, under 2 hours the next. And working on your own car is good for the soul.
--
-- Bruce / '82 244 (315k miles!), '86 745, '87 760Ti, '94 854






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.