I have a c70 and the VVT pulley is wobbling there is play in all directions only alittle, ive never stripped 1 of these off is it a sign of wear or do these pulley move alittle (floating) the belt isnt running in a straight line as it comes over the vvt pulley to the other camshaft pulley i know that isnt good ,Is it worn out

 

Are you moving it with the belt off?

 

ive moved it with belt on 1st then i took off the belt and checked it again ?

 

Well with the belt off it will turn foward and back some which is normal.
If it wobbles with the belt on I think something is wrong.

 

the procedure for checking a wheel bearing is up and down and side to side ! thats what im doin on this pulley and there is movement (play) with and without the belt so it F----d then ?

 

Could be. Still seems really strange though.

 

R u a technician TECH ?

 

Yes for about the last 15 Years on Volvo's only.

 

Well if i was you i would walk out now and become a courier or somthing what do ya do all day wash volvo's cause wi ya knowledge to say ya have 15yrs on volvos is POOOOOOOR man

 

Why do you say that?

 

Tech ya have never helped me out man ! ya either dont want to or its cause ya dont know. I went to my local volvo dealers regarding that vvt pulley and they told me straight away

 

What was wrong?

I guess you never took my advise then I thought I helped out out on the running problem post a while ago. Just because I might not know about your car does not mean I do not know nothing.

The other thousand or so people on this board will disagree with you on that one.

 

I have learned a tremendous amount about fixing my car by reading this forum over the past few months. The advice that Tech and many others offer is top notch. This forum is about sharing what you know to help others.

Advice is not perfect. It's hard to diagnose a problem that you don't see first hand.

If you learned something about the vvt pulley from your dealer, I hope you will share that with us.

 

ok sorry for the frustration first i took out on Tech ! and the answer i got from volvo was the VVT pulley DOES have play only change it ifs its noisey thats it really but i read onother forum that there should'nt be any movement at all so says 4 different garages in my local area

 

Correct it should not have any play at all. If you remove the belt you can roll the pulley foward and back only like if you were trying to spin the pulley and cam. It should be that way to adjust timing while the car is running. Oil pressure is what adjusts the timing.