My wife and I had one of these Volvo's, our very first brand new car. I replaced the timing belt 3 or 4 times on that engine. It's a straightforward job. Align the timing belt pulleys with their respective notches and you're good to go.
I think you may be making an assumption relative to the timing belt's pulley position on the crankshaft. Are you sure that indicates TDC? Or is it instead a mark used to set the timing belt pulleys orientation relative to the others?
I'm a bit suspicious of the harmonic balancer shifting that much on the rubber. For $85 I would have replaced it for peace of mind and to verify the job was being done properly. That said, I'm sure your profit margins are thin. I'm not throwing stones. Ford turned Pintos into death traps because they lacked a $2 gas tank shield.
Scott
I think you may be making an assumption relative to the timing belt's pulley position on the crankshaft. Are you sure that indicates TDC? Or is it instead a mark used to set the timing belt pulleys orientation relative to the others?
I'm a bit suspicious of the harmonic balancer shifting that much on the rubber. For $85 I would have replaced it for peace of mind and to verify the job was being done properly. That said, I'm sure your profit margins are thin. I'm not throwing stones. Ford turned Pintos into death traps because they lacked a $2 gas tank shield.
Scott
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