How to read my odometer???

Hello I’m looking into buying a 2005 volvo vnl. Odometer reads 150750.1 miles. Seems to be missing a number. Does the truck have 1,150,750.1 miles or 1,507,501 miles?

 

Use the buttons on the stalk to scroll through your display, your display will have the correct mileage on it

 

When trucks turn over a Million miles thy use the the 10s as the last digit.

 

What motor does it have?

Have the ECM read too. Also, look at the number of hours on the motor. Odometer can be replaced. So can an ECM. Does the seller have any receipts of prior work done? Usually, they notate mileage and date.

Hours = miles on a motor too

If it truly only went 150k mi, the hours would be really low, only a few thousand. Million mile motors are typically 25-30k hours. If yours does have 1.15 M I'd expect hours even higher.

It is possible to have a low mileage motor with high number of hours, people who run a PTO off the motor ultimately have this happen.

ALWAYS take a used truck to an independent mechanic you trust for a thorough inspection. You can also get the oil tested (looking for metal shavings) as well, get the amount of blow by tested.

Or, if your getting the truck super cheap and you like it, if the rest checks out, just be sure to have a reserve fund set up and, depending on what motor it has, might need to rebuild. Nobody ever sells a truck because it is in perfect condition. Usually they sell because too many maintenance items were deferred and the cost is now staggeting.

For a few thousand, you can have the oil pan dropped and replace rods and main bearings, get a look into the cylinders, pistons and crank. That will tell you a LOT about the motor.

Some million mile motors have almost no wear while others may need new bearings etc at 500k. It all depends on who drove it and how regularly oil and filters were replaced.

The best person to buy a truck from is an old school owner op who is finally retiring. Or, someone who for whatever reason cant truck anymore. Generally speaking those trucks are much better cared for and the seller is usually more than happy to share everything they know about it. I am still friends with a guy who sold me his W900. He LOVED that truck, as did I. He was a household goods mover, hurt his back and now is a dispatcher. It pays to be patient and always ask "why are you selling it?"

Good luck to you! Let us know what you decide.

 

I have never seen that. Is that on Volvos or something?

I have an Intl 9200 Eagle with 1.53M on it. The digital odometer reads 530k, no tenths. The tenths of a mile are notated on the trip odometer which I reset on each fill up.

 

Left to right. Top to bottom.

 

Good info ... but a blowby test only happens when the truck is on a dyno AND UNDER a full load.

Most mechanics don't have a way to do this.

 

I know people with dyno's, I guess I'm lucky that way. I know a guy whose father was a local Mack dealer fir decades before he sold out to MHC.

He has a farm, hauls grain, is a big HP diesel fanatic has his own dyno in his barn!!! Wow!!! Pretty cool.

But, I bet if someone looked around, they could get it done.

 

Blow by can be seen at a simple idle.

With cat motors anyways.

 

If the truck is 15 years old it's probably safe to say it has over 1 mil miles on it. Now whether it's 1.5 or 1.1 is different but I'd always imagine it's the later as most trucks have 1 mil by the 4th or 5th year. HELL maybe it has 11 million!!!! lol.