XC70: Engine Cam Belt, Aux. Belts, Service intervals. I'm confused.

[Ian21401]

I'll check with the main dealer regarding aux. belt tensioner(s) and try to get to speak to the service manager instead of the "front of house" person with special responsibility for servicing. I prefer to speak to the guy who does the job, not the spokesperson.
In the mean time I'm battling with the leaking rack on my 940.

[Ian21401]

Silly me,

Originally Posted by Ian21401

The invoice also listed two belts ( VO31325042 and VO31330870 ), each priced at £32.40 ex VAT, but does identify which is which and there is no mention of any other tensioner.

That should of course read "but does not identify which is which" but I guess you realised that.

[CJL]

Originally Posted by GrahamBrown1

If it already had the up to date tensioner fitted then they probably wouldn’t change it but bear in mind it is this item that fails. I’m sure it will be fine for now as they will have checked it but just bear it in mind when you next have it serviced. It’s not a big job to change it. I am puzzled why they didn’t tho because both auxiliary belts come in a kit with the tensioner and a new bolt. Why wouldn’t the dealer want to sell you that??

Originally Posted by green van man

Given the historical horror stories of the tensioner failing I would not change the belt without changing the tensioner, no matter which version was fitted.

Paul.

Yes, I will phone them and ask why. I've known the guy who worked on the car for nearly 20 years, so he's got atleast this much Volvo main dealer experience. You'd think he would know.

It's thrown "my" service schedule out of the window. I was going to the aux every 3years (30k for me), so cambelt at 9 years / 90k.

Now if I leave it to 90K to do the tensioner when I do the cambelt, it will have been on there for 60K miles.