What is the timing belt change interval for 940 2.4 diesel

[rwdkev]

Originally Posted by martin calva

Is it known what Volvo specify?

Volvo stipulate 80k for their belts but I can't remember the number of years.

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Gates belts were OE suppliers to Volvo, not sure who supplied VAG originally but you won't go far wrong with a Gates or Dayco belt.

Yes Dave, I'd go for either of those brands and not worry.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by rwdkev

Volvo stipulate 80k for their belts but I can't remember the number of years.



Yes Dave, I'd go for either of those brands and not worry.

The interval is as i found on the longest one Kev, with several coflicting opinions and no direct experience of the D24, i'd go for the lowest one i found (48k/4 years) as a rule of thumb to be on the safe side.

Intersting that VAG don't seem to publish the information either.

I do remember some 6-pot Volvo diesels powering generators and if memory serves, the interval on those was 1200 hours - roughly equivalent to 48k miles @ 40mph.

Surpriingly, 1200 hours can be as little as 7 weeks so they weren't a popular engine from a service point of view, either for the engineers or the customers.