Volvo XC90 2.5L Turbo Timing belt setup

A quick rundown for Technicians to show you how to setup the timing belt with VVT and no timing marks.

[@Eur0Pride]

This will also apply to Volvo S60R's if anyone is wondering. Basically any engine with Dual VVT or Single VVT hubs. The instructions from Volvo or in Vida are very complicated and not clear. This is a huge challenge to a lot of people in the Volvo community. I was actually going to do a video on this this week when I do my waterpump, timing belt, tensioner and idler pulley, but you explain it all very well. Good Job Man and thanks for sharing a clear guide.

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

You're most welcome. Glad to help.

[@timmychase2097]

Will this video apply to a 2006 xc70 2.5T?

[@Eur0Pride]

@@timmychase2097 it should be the same. Just remember to advance both VVT hubs all the way to the right and make sure they stay clocked to the right as you put the belt on.

[@timmychase2097]

Thank you

[@vteckid82]

Timing marks are hard to see, but they're there. They're on the timing belt sprocket and on the timing belt cover.

[@RhymeorChryme]

😉

[@dezwilliams3600]

Your a legend. Only bloke out of 1000s that actually explains it well. Thank you so much. So basicly the cam timing marks on vvt dont actually mean shit and are more of a guide

[@daveharp8431]

You say there are no timing marks on VVT but yes, there ARE timing marks on both cams AND crankshaft. They are hard to see for some people, as they are small and thin, but they ARE there

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

Thanks for your input Dave. This has been discussed before.

[@rickstigter9086]

This video is saving my grandmothers 2005 Xc90 twice. First with the same water pump failure, now with a popped cam shaft seal! Thanks mate, from Holland

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

You're most welcome Rick. Glad to help.

[@benrage5373]

There is timing marks on the cams! Look at 4 o clock position of inlet cam at 2:55 the other mark is in the other part of the spark plug cover

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

I couldn't see them and by the comments I've received I'm not alone. But thanks for your help with this as it will help others. This is a customers car so the next time it's in I'll take another look. Thanks again, much appreciate your input.

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

Hey Ben, I was scrolling through my comments looking for something else and came across you comment again. I went to 2.55 minutes (why I didn't do that before, who knows) and yest I saw the mark you were referring to. So all that was needed was to remove the belt again and then the pulley and turn it one bolt hole anti clockwise, set the top timing belt cover in place and the marks line up..... Thanks for your input. Obviously when the belt was first done (by someone else) the pulleys where moved and I didn't notice. Now for the flip side. This goes to show that problems can be solved even if information is missing using good old fashioned logic and a process of elimination. I hope your input will help others resolve their Volvo Timing issues. Thanks again Ben.

[@scottzambrano9635]

Why are your notches on the cams backwards? Is this from the camera? Letters on the exhaust cam are supposed to be facing up

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

Perhaps you could do your own video with the information you have. When I did this job there was no information available so I worked out a method that works and shared it with others to help them. You can do that too and build on what I started.

[@cb84capri]

Great video, thanks! Seems like you and I were in the same boat, mine hit the exhaust valves somehow, same suv as the one in this vid color too but fwd and likely less options. Can't wait to be done with this nightmare of a job and finally try to enjoy what has been the worst vehicle purchase of my life.. Also it's literally Russian roulette to do this job on a VVT Volvo engine without locking the cams, just saying.

[@jomommasays3248]

good tute

[@bmiller3049]

Thanks for the info! It is rather difficult to come by

[@justinboynton2207]

Thanks for this I have to replace both vvt hubs on my car should be easier now thanks again. 👍🏻

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

You're most welcome Justin. Glad I could help.

[@markabbott1511]

Hi James, thanks for your video. I am not a mechanic but your video provided me with some useful information. I live in NSW and need to have my timing belt, water pump and rear (I think) cam shaft seals replaced on my Ford XR5 Mondeo, however I cannot find a mechanic that can do the job. Everyone, with the exception of the Ford dealer, tell me that they require a special tool to do the job? Would this "special tool" be the Aluminium flat bar depicted in your video or is this another tool required to replace the cam seals? Thanks

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

I can't say specifically for your XR5 Mark but I have done a Mondeo some years back which the Locking tool for the Camshafts is a flat bar which I made from some flat steel and just had to grind it down a little bit so it was a snug fit into the Camshaft slots.

[@markabbott1511]

@@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592 Thanks James. I believe the V5 turbo motor in my Mondeo is the same engine in your video....I think.

[@jamesmadison4844]

Good sir

[@philemondinkwela6384]

How to remove thet crank pulley cover

[@davidhoward1418]

what do i do if my timing belt broke? ive got everything apart n ready for whatever it is i need to do also im not replacing my water pump and there was a oil leak from somewhere around the timing belt dont know where ?

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

You'll need to send the Cylinder head away to a rebuild specialist. It won't be cheap. For this reason alone I'd replace the water pump with a quality GMB pump. The cost is minuscule compared to the rest of the job. The oil leak will likely be the Crankshaft seal. Change that too. The Camshaft seals will come in the head gasket kit.

[@ingolfurthorvaldsson7653]

70.000km changing intervals ?

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

100,000 change intervals using a full kit including a water pump.

[@user-cq6py6kb3s]

I come from China, I am also this car, I use translation, I can't English, I bought a used car, he is 13 years old, now my car has the phenomenon of burning oil, really worry, because it is too expensive to repair, my car bought 20,000 dollars, Chinese things are very expensive, especially cars

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

This why you always should get a professional to check over your car before you purchase it especially in China where the moral ethics is generally quite low.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Thank you for Covid, good luck with your car.

[@themechanic764]

I timed plenty volvos without the cam locking tool

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

That's good. I'm a licenced repairer so I thought it best to make one and reduce my risk factor to zero. But good to know for those that don't want to go to all the trouble. Thanks for letting us know.

[@reallyhappenings5597]

Applies to any white block engine

[@ST3ADYxKICKS]

You do not need to lock the cams. I’ve done this job without locking them using the timing marks

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

Not essential but I do as I'm a repairer so don't run risks of something moving and creating problems. Others have done this job without locking the Camshafts.

[@AndileZwane-r1r]

Part number plugs

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

Part number plugs? Which plugs? Spark Plugs?

[@suep8989]

Thanks Mate

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

You're welcome Susan. Gld to help.

[@jamesdolautomotivediagnost9592]

Yeah sure is. I had to work this one out by the old school method..

[@themechanic764]

Timing jobs are easy

[@pandrius91]

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