Just did my Belt over the weekend. My 5th time on this car. You gotta love Volvo for making it as easy as it is to change as compared to other manufacturers.

Anyway. a couple of notes.
I put the front tires up on 4 x 4's so I can get enough of my body under there to take off the Belly Pan and get at the Pivotting Bolts on teh AC and Alternator.
The Crank Pulley:, there are a few methods. 'The Rope Trick', 'The Starter method' which was my weapon of choice and of course Impact gun. Which is now my way of doing it. After 20+ years of doing my own maintenence I bit the bullet and got some Air tools.

Taking out the Spark plugs makes turning the engine over to line up the Marks much easier.

A little soap to the Plastic Timing covers while they are out isn't a bad idea.

After lining up the marks and replaceing the Belt,put the lower timing belt cover on and crank pulley and put the crank bolt in use a socket and ratchet to turn the engine just slightly before tightening the Tensioner. Just a slight bit because the Belt will start to walk off the Tensioner. I've notice this helps a lot in setting everything. Tighten Tensioner and use the Socket and Ratchet to turn the Crank at least one full revolution. Line the crank up to the Zero timing mark , take the bolt out and take off the lower cover just to eyeball that the intermediate gear is lined up properly along with the Cam gear. Now you can feel secure that all is well. Because of the way the tensioner works, I have had problems where it would pull in such a way that the Cam gear would be off a tooth after releasing the Tensioner. So it's worth the extra 2 minutes to feel good that all is OK. Button up the Timing area.

While the Fan and Shroud are out of the way, take a Garden hose and blast your Radiator from the Engine compartment outward. You will be amazed how much dirt and crap will end up in the driveway by blowing the dirt back in the direction it got stuck to the fins. The only problem is that I slide under the car to get at the AC and Alternator pivoting bolts so I get a bit wet.

Put the Shroud and fan on. Drive the car for about ten miles then unplug the Grommet on the upper Timing Cover and loosen the Tensioner about 1 full turn. Then retighten. This will take out any additional stretching from the new belt.

Remember to tighten the Tensioner. It is not designed to stay loose and have Spring Tension. If you keep it loose the Belt will Walk off the Tensioner and the Gears. (I think someone had that problem recently).

These are things I do.. Maybe it might help someone who's doing the Belt for the first time.









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