Hi
I need opinions I m going to buy 2008 Volvo d13 with 10 speed auto.
Trucks has 1.1 million km on it any suggections how to check the truck
Tomorrow I m going for test drive on this truck dealer is asking 25 k for truck
Truck has apu unit 90% tires.
I m going to do dedicated Toronto Montreal light loads about 20,000 lb wt kind of problem I can face in future and wt could b expected fuel /MPG
2008 Volvo d 13 auto 10 speed
Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Zaroon, Feb 27, 2015.
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08s weren't the best years for trucks. Apart from that, get the truck on a dyno, oil sample, check blow by, and get a mechanic to look at it after you see and drive the truck, if you aren't good with trucks. If the truck was as described and you like it, get a mechanic to look at and give you their opinion. Also, check what it needs to be dot legal. Then after that and you still want it, find a good local shop and place to get parts. Also what motor does it have.
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Thnx for reply! Appreciated
I check the truck it was giving check engine light pto and ABS light
and there was sound coming from engine like whistle when it was idling other then that regen light was not on but I tried to regen it say processing then it failed and regen thing was on enable
it has Volvo d 13 engine
and can i use same truck with heavy loads5 axle 62000 kg gross -
Honestly, if you can I would pre emission, at least 07 and older but preferably 03 and older. You can check the fault codes and do some research on those things you mentioned, and possibly ask a mechanic. The thing is, the Volvo motors have to be taken to Volvo shops and are pain to fix due to high cost and waiting on parts. I strongly urge paying the 100 or whatever bucks to have a mechanic look at it. It will save you money later. If you have a friend, buy him his favorite bottle of whatever and ask him to look at it. You can u use the truck for the heavy stuff, but she will be slow and under powered. I would want at least 500 horsepower and a 13. If you want to buy it after that, offer 17-18 cash if possible and go from there. Good luck.
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DON"T buy it......I have a 08 Volvo along with a few o/o that I work with. Money pits. Expensive parts and repairs. I've dumped about $60k into mine in the last two years.Thats not even touching the motor. Huge dpf problems, egr problems, the list goes on and on......
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