1993 960 Volvo - broken timing belt

You're certainly looking at major engine work. Unlike the 4 cylinder in the 940, the inline 6 cylinder in the 960 is an interference engine. I've seen the results of a broken belt on a few 960s, last one I saw suffered 22 bent valves. Often valve guides need to be replaced as well, and it isn't unheard of for pistons to be damaged to the point of needing replacement. Generally when the belt breaks on one of these, the car is considered totaled. If you can do some of the work yourself though you can have a very nice ride for a reasonable price, but I wouldn't pay more than a few hundred dollars for it since the repair will be from several hundred to several thousand depending on whether you have to pay someone to do it for you or not.

Moral of the story, if you have a 960, change your timing belt on time!!

yes, major work required as james advised.....have an indenpendent volvo shop give you an estimate,,,i would guess $1,000 - 2,000...

A broken 15 year old car as payment for your service does not seem like a very good deal to me. Even if the valves and pistons were not damaged. Indeed, counting the cost of repairs you could in effect be paying money for the right to do the web work.