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Firstly I agree with the garage, i wouldn't put a used belt back on regardless of age.
If there is no compression I'd say that there is no alternative but to strip the head off. Doesn't matter...

I feel your pain mate, We too have a similar predicament with our 1999 V70R awd ph3, it has gearbox issues which are no surprise and the repair cost is horrific, when compared to the value of the...

Parts for volvo online would get my vote, even after all my questions they were spot on. Even with there free sweets haha

Helps when there 5 minutes away from me too.

pfv online and i think hes on here as a trader mate....the bits you need can sort on here there's a few breaking Volvo on here mate....try a user on here called kingsford...

BTW....Welcome to the forum New Dexter....it's a great, friendly place - honest ;)

Feel free to ask anything (except breaking cars) :nono:

Think some people have taken this all a bit personally for what is quite a simple question from the OP.

New Dexter merely asked:

"Isn't there going to be a time when these cars start to become...

This car definitely wasn't roadworthy, trust me on that...

Daza-B and myself discussed at length what we could do with the car, as he had a buyer in me, if we could have brought it back to a...

Buy a cheap donor manual boxed car, and then its just a case of swaping bits over ,ie gearbox ,drive shaft ,pedalbox ,etc would be a lot cheaper if your capable of doing the work yourself, if not...

Ballast unit is shot mate. Chuck a new one at it and all should be well