timing belt broke

Asked by dadio Mar 31, 2010 at 04:14 PM about the Volvo 850

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

replaced but cant get car to start

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I believe those models had interference engines. It probably bent the valves when the belt broke. What year, model, and engine is it?

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All Volvo five cylinder engines are interference you have no compression because the valves are bent. You'll have to either replace the engine or get the cylinder head rebuilt.

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Yup. Broken. Even at idle you can break the valves off. I even witnessed a timing belt break on an s70 turning it over, it needed a valve job as well.

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For others that read this. Make sureyou change your timing belt, pulleys, and tensioners at the recommended intervals! (70k for belt) (140k for belt, tensioner, idle pulley and water pump)

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