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[nedro018]

this procedure is well documented both here and by rich and on matt's site, i wont double post there to ask below questions here.

i bought all the parts from groton, original vovlo: the 2 idler pullys, tensioner, belt. but, the water pump is NOT Volvo. i bought it a long time ago. not sure why i didnt do volvo here, but here i have it, paid about $30-60 cant remember, and cant return it because it's been so long. but i have it.

i can do this job but it will likely take a (me) a whole day, prob a weekend. i called around for labor quotes, some said they wouldnt do it, (wanted to make $ from the parts), some would for $350-ish/3,5 hr job. so, looks like im going to do it! that's alot of cash so ill tell the wife to take a w-e trip with her friends. my 2 questions are:

1) im not saying the water pump is cheap, just saying it isnt volvo brand OEM. should i chuck it and buy vovlo? it would suck to hear bearing roar 1 yr later. has anyone had bad luck with non-vovlo WP's?

2) there are tools made to hold the camshaft wheels in place while you're pulling the timing belt up over them, for the final "hook-over". these tools connect to the teeth of the sprokets to secure them. are they necessary? anything i can use to suffice? i wont have a helper with me.

thanks for any inputs all.

[Keaton85]

What brand pump?

No tool is needed to hold the sprockets as they can move around any place you want them without issue. The holder doesn't nothing at all.

It's a 2-3 hour job, don't get to paranoid..

Edit: the sprockets can move anywhere as long as the crank is on mark.

[nedro018]

copy thanks

forgot: pump is GMB "OE supplier". it amy hv come from advance auto, not sure. thanks.

[Keaton85]

That's all I use, good units in my opinion...