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960 Timing Belt 900 1993

posted by  someone claiming to be Lance Schumacher on  Wed Jul 25 06:54 CST 2001 [RELATED]

There isn't any "design flaw" necessarily with the early B6304 timing belts...they just need to be changed at closer intervals. True, the later ones can go like 70K miles or something, but it's because the timing belt assembly was re-designed to allow for the longer intervals...not because there was anything inherently wrong with the older style. I've never heard of timing belts breaking on the inline sixes unless the owner exceeded the replacement interval (I'm sure there are exceptions, but in general, this seems to be the case). If someone exceeds the replacement interval and the thing breaks, it's not because there is a design flaw, it's because the owner was playing with fire...and lost. If the belt breaks within the replacement interval it's a different story, but again, this doesn't seem to be common. Volvo recommends 30K mile intervals for the early 960s and these should be followed.

I just wanted to nip this misnomer in the bud, lest the B6304 earn an undeserved reputation.

Lance





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