S60 T5 AWD timing belt issue
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S60 T5 AWD timing belt issue
Looking for some advice on 2016 s60 t5 awd timing belt problem. Liked car, bought 4 years ago in Canada with 17k km, car regular serviced every six months and now 65k km. Last week pulled out of driveway and hear rattle in front end, drove 100 yards, engine stalled and would not restart. No previous indication of a problem. Towed to dealer and received call next day from service stating belt breaking caused severe engine damage, car now needs engine rebuid minimum $5000+ estimate. Dealer sent service info to volvo canada to see if they will cover cost? Now waiting on response. Car 6 years old and been babied never abused, guarantee only covers 4 years. Anyone out there had experience dealing with a similiar issue?
Bob
Bob
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Most cars simply need a valve job. Remove head, send head to machine shop for new valves and whatever else is needed, new timing belt, tensioner and idler, new serpentine belt, clean oil, new antifreeze, etc. Yes there will be little dents in the tops of the pistons but those don't create any problems. You may be getting an estimate for an "engine rebuild" because they plan to remove the oil pan and replace the piston rings and or pistons (with new rings). There are some newer (2012+) Volvo engines that have oil burning problems and perhaps your service provider wants to eliminate that possibility. Does your engine use any oil?
You could ask an independent local Volvo specialist what they would recommend (just a valve job or?) and what it might cost. A few years ago at my shop that would be a $2800- $3500 job (not including pistons or rings)
Sorry for your loss.
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I went through a phase of buying up Volvos for $400 and I had one that spun a cam bearing. The cam runs directly in the head, no removable bearing, so it just smeared metal in the head itself. Lubrication problem. So anyway that's not unheard of (by me). I suppose the belt breaks always in response to something else.
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Those timing belts should be changed before the time limit. I told customers to hang a new belt every 65k miles on the aluminum 5 and 6 cylinder engines. Included was the tensioner and idler.
If it leaked oil, then we did the seals too.
A component coming apart or getting loose is probably what happened. Unfortunately, yours had a lot less than 65k miles.
If it leaked oil, then we did the seals too.
A component coming apart or getting loose is probably what happened. Unfortunately, yours had a lot less than 65k miles.
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I know two people who have an S60 and one of them had it fail leading to a $9000 bill for an engine rebuild. I'm encouraging the other to have her tensioner replaced as a preventative. She's wondering if Volvo would kick in for the cost since there does seem to be a high rate of failure for the tensioner. Having a TSB in effect would probably help her make the case. Finally, do you know if the new timing belt kits (which include the tensioner I think) use a metal tensioner instead of the failure-prone plastic one?
Thanks
Last edited by frankwinston2022; 11-25-2022 at 09:23 PM. Reason: typos, added a clarification
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