[Vwdiesel] Timming loaner kit

[William J Toensing]

Perhaps this topic belongs under some other heading. I was interested in buying a used Volvo diesel a few years ago but didn't. However I was given the following info but can't guarantee how accurate it is.  1)Volvo, during the early '80s when they imported diesels to the USA, used VW 6 cylinder truck diesel engines.   2) I heard, but don't know how true this was, that these VW truck diesels needed an overhaul about every 130,000 miles or 200,000 kilometers. For my own knowledge, I would like to know how true my info is as to the longevity of these engines.