The auxillary belts are notorious on the 5 cylinder diesels, you are lucky when it snapped it didnt trash the cam belt, best changed every couple of years with quality ones, keep up the good work
@@leeblizzard9252 there meant to be very reliable and there really was no play what so ever it felt very smooth. So it wasn’t worth the extra effort to change it.
timing belts are never my favourite job, although i've done a few. Always happy if the car starts up again 🙂 Maybe because i only did frontwheel drive / transverse engined cars lately. On my old Ford Granada estate with the trusty Pinto engine i could do the belt ánd adjust the valve clearance ánd change rotor and plugs (and having a few coffees) in the same time it takes to just do the belt on, say, my Golf tdi. Miss that old fashion engineering sometimes...
The "ordinary" extension bar acts as a torque dampener, and renders the impact action of your gun "mute". For high torque application a more substantial purpose made and rigid extension is used. The extension bar you were using would only be a standard socket set bar. Volvo expert now H, good on you.
You don't want the belt to snap, but if your engine is a "clearance" engine it'll stop but not trash the top end. That's why I drive older Mazdas, a whole lot of them are belt drive cam clearance engines. Always fit the belt over the crankshaft sprocket first, trick is its easier to fiddle the belt over the bigger cam sprocket. Impact tools usually won't loosen stuck nuts and bolts if youvtry to use a standard extension bar it will act as a torque damper. They make special extensions for that H!
@@Djjon45 mines 96k miles. It’s a great car we love it. I have had to replace both front springs and top bushes and the alternator belt in 2 years of ownership so I wouldn’t say that was too bad 👍🏻
I know nothing about this, but does it matter whether you're on TDC or not if you don't move the top and bottom pulleys and just put the new belt on in exactly the same place? Asking for an idiot.
Watch salvage rebuilds belt replacement on this model you will be horrified don’t drive without replacing alternator pulley or you will need a whole new top end it’s a common problem on these
Lets not scare monger, there are 10's of thousands of these D5 engines out there so it's not surprising that a few have snapped auxiliary belts which in turn has taken out the cam belt cover, destroying the cam belt. It's hardley in the same league as the Ford or Stelantis wet belt issue, or the plastic BMW N20 / N26 cam chain guide failures. And don't get me started on the Land Rover Ingenium engine. These D5 engines are known for their longevity, a rare thing nowadays. Just use genuine parts, service on schedule and they are pretty much bomb proof.
The auxillary belts are notorious on the 5 cylinder diesels, you are lucky when it snapped it didnt trash the cam belt, best changed every couple of years with quality ones, keep up the good work
@@carlelliott6758 thanks!!
Great job! Thanks for sharing the video.
@@limitedmark no problem!
Good video don't use exstions on your air gun or battery impacts, takes away the torque 😊
@@ConradClark-v4m thanks! Yes lessons learnt 🤦♂️
I have just replaced the timing belt on my Volvo xc60 2 weeks ago, nice easy job and saved ££££££££££££££££££££££££ instead of taking back to Volvo.
@@stevemull1673 yes definitely!!
Great job but I would have done the water pump at the same time. Bit risky not doing it.
@@leeblizzard9252 there meant to be very reliable and there really was no play what so ever it felt very smooth. So it wasn’t worth the extra effort to change it.
Well done👍Interesting video
@@alexmacdonald4270 thanks!
Oo this is ace! If anything goes wrong with my car I know who to call 😂
@@MarleyMabelMax 😂 of course you can!
timing belts are never my favourite job, although i've done a few. Always happy if the car starts up again 🙂 Maybe because i only did frontwheel drive / transverse engined cars lately. On my old Ford Granada estate with the trusty Pinto engine i could do the belt ánd adjust the valve clearance ánd change rotor and plugs (and having a few coffees) in the same time it takes to just do the belt on, say, my Golf tdi. Miss that old fashion engineering sometimes...
@@erwindrenth7091 So do I! But needs must!
The "ordinary" extension bar acts as a torque dampener, and renders the impact action of your gun "mute". For high torque application a more substantial purpose made and rigid extension is used. The extension bar you were using would only be a standard socket set bar. Volvo expert now H, good on you.
You don't want the belt to snap, but if your engine is a "clearance" engine it'll stop but not trash the top end. That's why I drive older Mazdas, a whole lot of them are belt drive cam clearance engines. Always fit the belt over the crankshaft sprocket first, trick is its easier to fiddle the belt over the bigger cam sprocket. Impact tools usually won't loosen stuck nuts and bolts if youvtry to use a standard extension bar it will act as a torque damper. They make special extensions for that H!
@@gazzafloss ahhh! I didn’t know about the extension, cheers Gazza 👍🏻
Not really my area of interest , but it just goes to show that the BGT is in very good hands. Nice change of pace
@@colinritchie1757 thanks Colin!
We change cars frequently, if its cost more than 500 I do a complete cam belt with water pump using quality parts. It helps resale as well.
@@lrdisco2005 good idea 👍🏻
@HJRgarage It does mean at least 4 or 5 a year so I am getting better and quicker at doing them.
Nice vid, what mileage is your xc60? looking to buy a xc60 d5 with high mileage and wonder how your experience is so far is.
@@Djjon45 mines 96k miles. It’s a great car we love it. I have had to replace both front springs and top bushes and the alternator belt in 2 years of ownership so I wouldn’t say that was too bad 👍🏻
I was going to say have you got it TDC on the Compresion Stroke or the Exhaust Stroke
@@karter5351 I figured it out in the end 🤷🏽♂️😂
I know nothing about this, but does it matter whether you're on TDC or not if you don't move the top and bottom pulleys and just put the new belt on in exactly the same place? Asking for an idiot.
@@QuickSplashVideo-rm2kh exactly it doesn’t but it’s safe to start there with the markings lined up so you know it hasn’t moved
So nice to see you back in 2025 sexy man 😊
Watch salvage rebuilds belt replacement on this model you will be horrified don’t drive without replacing alternator pulley or you will need a whole new top end it’s a common problem on these
Lets not scare monger, there are 10's of thousands of these D5 engines out there so it's not surprising that a few have snapped auxiliary belts which in turn has taken out the cam belt cover, destroying the cam belt. It's hardley in the same league as the Ford or Stelantis wet belt issue, or the plastic BMW N20 / N26 cam chain guide failures. And don't get me started on the Land Rover Ingenium engine. These D5 engines are known for their longevity, a rare thing nowadays. Just use genuine parts, service on schedule and they are pretty much bomb proof.