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Timing belt -- water pump also? 200

posted by  guYom on  Fri Jan 30 01:37 CST 2004
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I am planning on doing the timing belt and tensioner soon (and all other belts).

Last timing belt was done at 92K miles by PO along with water pump.
The car has now almost 160K miles. I have removed the timing belt cover and belt seems alright -- not frayed, no cracks. It's a Volvo belt. I still think I should change it as preventive maintenance since Volvo calls for 50K miles interval.

Water pump is working fine. Should I change it anyway while I am doing the timing belt? Or should I just wait until the water pump becomes a problem?
It seems customary to change water pump when doing timing belt for most cars, what about the 240, does that make sense?

Thanks for your input.
--
'89 244DL M47 158K miles






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