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Originally Posted by SFVOLVO
Hello,
I am a potential XC60 buyer looking at a MY2013 D5204T3 engine 2.0 5-cylinder 163bhp example.
I have been reading this thread and others with interest and commend the OP efforts on designing and offering a solution to the D5s apparent weak spot.
My question is: What did Volvo do to protect the cam belt on D5 engines from 2012 onwards? And has this modification been a success?
Also was this done for the 2.0l 5 cylinder variants ?
Cheers
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volvo have not done anything other than the usual plastic covers over the belts and pulleys , If you maintain the vehicle properly and change the Aux belt at the prescribed intervals with volvo genuine parts it is highly unlikely it will happen to you . The xc90 is particularly robust as it still uses the old thick AUX belt and well proved tensioner which goes back many years , The potentially troublesome engines are from 2007 when the Aux belt became thinner and narrower that is why volvo reduced the change interval to 54000 miles . However the XC90 still uses the old engine which did not give trouble .