Timing belt Continental or OEM Volvo

I ran a Continental belt on my timing belt. 30k km's, absolutely revving the snot out of the car and ragging on the car for a long time. Belt survived no problem. Appeared to be good quality

I've done many timing belts. The locking tool is a "nice to have" but certainly not required. You should be checking your cam sprocket alignment before turning the engine over, anyway, so just take your time and be careful and you'll avoid most issues.

I did mine at 100k and I selected the Continental ContiTech Pro Series Plus timing kit with plastic impeller (PP334LK1) for $245.

just did my belt and everything on a mkiv with a kit from there. Good parts and continental belts

I buy continental belts, always have, just piece of mind doing the job right and having a quality part.

The belt I installed by Continental had a warranty and it was fairly easy to install myself.

The belt was a brand new continental OEM belt with less than 50 miles on it.

Continental here. And I've changed the belt anout 3 times this year already.

Forget the kevlar belt, stick with the Continental belt. A search of these forums will reveal chronic problems with it.