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Hey guys,
My V90 has a little over 203K km (~127K mi) on it now and I'm thinking it's soon time I replace the t-belt idler and tensioner pullies. As far as I can tell, they haven't been replaced (I bought the car at 194K km). The t-belt was replaced early at 105K km. I know the t-belt is probably fine for a while yet, but I'm worried that the idler pulley may decide to give up before the belt is due at ~220K km. So, I'm thinking about ordering a new belt, idler pulley, tensioner pulley and serpentine belt soon. The serp tensioner looks ok and I haven't checked the other serp pulley. Does the water pump need to be replaced or should it be good for another 100-120K km? I figured I'd leave the serp belt tensioner and pulley for now and replace them later. Wise? As for Brand names; I'd except nothing less then Volvo parts for the t-belt pullies I think (I put Volvo ones on my 964). As for the water pump, if I have to replace it, is a Hepu ok or is the Volvo part of higher quality? I'm hopeing you guys will have some insight for me as to the best course of action/value. Also, would it be worth it for me to order the OE t-belt pullies online somewhere (like Borton Volvo) and ship them to Nova Scotia or should I just go buy them from the dealer as I did for the 960? Thanks for the advise!
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Chris. Halifax N.S. '98 V90 > 200K km, '94 964 > 91K mi. SOLD: '91 745T and '91 745 NA (I miss both of them!).
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