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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / March 200799 V40 1.8i timing belt or chain?
I wanted to ask which of these two is in V40? When I bought the car in July 06 it had 129K miles, now it is 144k miles and I cant find any note about replacing timing belt in the service history that I have from the previous owners. If its a belt - how often does it need to be changed?  SignatureBest Regards Luka Contact: tel. +44 141 4160416 mobile +44 77 3787 3484 wookee@wp.pl wookee@orange.pl > I wanted to ask which of these two is in V40? When I bought the car in July > 06 it had 129K miles, now it is 144k miles and I cant find any note about > replacing timing belt in the service history that I have from the previous > owners. If its a belt - how often does it need to be changed? Hey Luca Not sure if you have the Misubishi GDI or the Volvo motor. If Volvo. it's a belt. Not sure about miles but in Australia, service interval is 7 years or 120,000 km. Might be a good idea to change yours just in case. hope this helps..... JS on the top cover of the engine there are three big letters GDI.....so maybe its a mitsubishi engine SignatureBest Regards Lukasz Bartczak Contact: tel. +44 141 4160416 mobile +44 77 3787 3484 wookee@wp.pl wookee@orange.pl > JS > on the top cover of the engine there are three big letters GDI.....so maybe > its a mitsubishi engine Yes you're right, Mitsubishi - not sure if its a belt or chain. Sorry. JS > I wanted to ask which of these two is in V40? When I bought the car in July > 06 it had 129K miles, now it is 144k miles and I cant find any note about > replacing timing belt in the service history that I have from the previous > owners. If its a belt - how often does it need to be changed? Hey Luca Not sure if you have the Misubishi GDI or the Volvo motor. If Volvo. it's a belt. Not sure about miles but in Australia, service interval is 7 years or 120,000 km. Might be a good idea to change yours just in case. hope this helps..... JS >I wanted to ask which of these two is in V40? When I bought the car in July >06 it had 129K miles, now it is 144k miles and I cant find any note about >replacing timing belt in the service history that I have from the previous >owners. If its a belt - how often does it need to be changed? If it is a belt, every 80,000 miles, I believe. Don't know about chain. My V40 arrived with 103,000 miles on the clock and I had the belt changed just in case. (Ex-unmarked police - no service history, but whatever was done, was done very well.) (Are you in the UK? If you are anywhere near Gloucester I could point you towards an ex-Volvo Volvo specialist whom I have found excellent, and whose labour charges do not cause a heart attack. Very friendly one-man band.) SignatureRoger Hunt > (Are you in the UK? If you are anywhere near Gloucester I could point > you towards an ex-Volvo Volvo specialist whom I have found excellent, > and whose labour charges do not cause a heart attack. Very friendly > one-man band.) yeah, I live in Sheffield... SignatureBest Regards Lukasz Bartczak Contact: tel. +44 141 4160416 mobile +44 77 3787 3484 wookee@wp.pl wookee@orange.pl >> (Are you in the UK? If you are anywhere near Gloucester I could point >> you towards an ex-Volvo Volvo specialist whom I have found excellent, >> and whose labour charges do not cause a heart attack. Very friendly >> one-man band.) > >yeah, I live in Sheffield... That's a pity, it is a bit far. There should be somebody nearer you, and Sheffield is a big place. (I lived in Walkley for a short time.) I was recommended the guy I use, by another Volvo driver, a stranger. I just approached him and asked where he got his done. SignatureRoger Hunt |
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