I recently took ownership of a ’93 960 and will need help from you all in getting it back in shape. The timing belt on the car broke at some point and the car has been parked for some months. Considering that I have a little experience in working on my own cars in the past, I decided to buy the car for a fix up project. I’ve done timing belt, water pump and headgasket on my Acura Legends and Accord and figure that working on a rear wheel drive will be much easier. However, not having even a Haynes manual or any repair manual for guidance has kept me from proceeding with the job. I have searched online and found a few information, but I need more basic instructions that that. A Haynes manual will show me the location of the bolts to remove to be able to remove the timing belt cover. I have no idea on how to remove the serpentine belt on this 960. I have now found information that says that electric fan needs to come out. I am assuming that is the first thing to do, right? Then what next? Remove 2 bolts holding timing belt cover? I have no idea where these bolts are. I don’t know if the crankshaft pulley needs to come out too? I have shopped for repair manual and not having much luck from Haynes (they don’t make one for 960. 740 yes). The parts store guy says that Chilton is more intermediate instructions and doesn’t show detail. It tells you remove t-belt cover, remove drive belt etc, but does not show you how. I am very new to this engine and will need someone to really hold my hand and walk me through. My plan is to replace the timing belt first, crank the car and determine if any valves are bent (running poorly/miss). Then a compression test will further isolate the bad cylinder. I can then determine to pull the heads or source replacement engine. So the first thing is to open timing belt cover, remove broken belt and cleans things out, check tensioners etc, replace T-belt and do a compression test. So far, all I have been able to do is open the hood, stare at the engine, get overwhelmed, close the hood and walk back to the house with my head down. The best info I’ve found online is here
http://www.brickboard.com/FAQ/700-900/EngineSealsBeltsVent.htm#960TimingBeltChange
Can someone please help me get this job going? How long will a T-belt change take for a novice like me? Is Gates belt ok? Is my engine a B6300? Any advice, pointers, scans off your repair manual will be greatly appreciated. Start with serpentine belt removal, please. I am new to the underhood of the Volvo.
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