Volvo Repair: Timing belt/power steering pump, power steering pump, extreme damage


Question
I am in Dallas, TX and need to have a timing belt and a power steering pump replaced on a 2004 S60. What should I expect in cost? While replacing the timing belt is there anything else that I should go ahead and have done as a precaution? Can you refer anyone in the Dallas area?

Answer
  Rob, sorry, I can't help you with a referral.  Ask your Volvo owning friends, relatives, co-workers etc. who they use. Then check them out with the BBB.
   Because of the extreme damage that can be caused when a timing belt fails, I always replace everything that it turns. Idler and tensioner pulleys, water pump etc. You do not have to replace the dampner gear though.

Mark