My recently purchased 1999 V70 T5 came without any history and with 116K on the odometer. I've been trying to figure out whether or not I should change the timing belt. If the car was taken care of, it should have been changed at 105K.
I've looked at the belt myself, it does look fine, but I'm not sure I could tell the difference between a belt that had 10K on it, versus 110K. I've also had my local Volvo shop look at the belt, and they also said it looked fine, but stopped short of saying it had most definitely been replaced at 105K.
The question is, would an original timing belt with 116K look obviously old to myself or my mechanic? And if not, how much should I trust their judgment versus changing it blindly?
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