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I suspect my company swapped engines. Is it possible?

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Forever237, Jun 2, 2019.

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  1. Jun 3, 2019 #71
    Ridgeline

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    Two thoughts,

    NEVER LEAVE YOUR KEYS

    and get the ECM dump by the dealer and see if the serial number of the ECM is the same as the one with the engine order number, they keep records of this for warranty purposes.
     
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  3. Jun 3, 2019 #72
    Forever237

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    Dealership service guy pulled up the paperwork and checked it again. He confirmed it and said my idle time is even more than 17% (somewhere 23.5%). Ok, lets just take 17% as an actual. I asked him what idling mean in Volvo language. He said actual idling, with parking brakes applied. For God’s sake, I could literally count on my fingers the # of days I slept with my truck idling for the whole 12 months that i owned it. 17% means I spend one day (11 hours) idling for every 7 days of driving (once a week). It just don’t add up. I don’t do that!
     
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  4. Jun 3, 2019 #73
    starmac

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    What is up with your dealer, first it is 17% now it is 23%, how is that even possible?
    Did you have him check to see if it is the one it was born with?
     
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  5. Jun 3, 2019 #74
    Forever237

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    3 weeks ago when they did overhead adjustment, they told me 17% (unequivocally). Today I talked to another service guy and he came up with 23.5%. I have no idea how they interpret what computer tells them. At this point I don’t even care. Fact is both those # are overstating.
     
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  7. Jun 3, 2019 #75
    starmac

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    Yea, but those two numbers tell me it MIGHT be 2% for all you know or they know.
    Think about it, no way realisticly it would have been 6.5% more in 3 weeks, unless they do not know what they are doing, they can match it to your truck and see if it is the original, if for no other reason than to ease your mind.
     
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  8. Jun 4, 2019 #76
    Forever237

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    No I talked to the service guy over the phone. He pulled out the same diagnostics paperwork from 3 weeks ago, just interpreted it differently.
     
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  9. Jun 4, 2019 #77
    rank

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    Youve only owned it 12 months? How old is the truck and is it possible the 17% idle time was racked up by previous drivers?
     
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  10. Jun 4, 2019 #78
    starmac

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    Ok, I see what you are talking about, didn't realize it had to be interpreted at all.
     
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  11. Jun 4, 2019 #79
    Cattleman84

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    A truck that sits for a month straight this time of year could possibly get quite alot of condensation in the fuel tanks... Especially if it was parked without first topping off the fuel.

    Condensation is water... Water in fuel means lower mpg.

    Condensation build up is hastened when there are wide tempature swings... i.e. moderate to hot days, with very cool to cold nights.

    Was your truck parked in an area that experienced such weather? Was it parked with only partially filled tanks?

    If you dont know what your idle % was exactly before you park it and all the serial/vin numbers match dealer specs this is what I would lean toward.

    Any piece of equipment that is left to sit for any length of time will run a little worse for awhile after it is returned to use.

    Anytime I go to use something that has set for a month or more I do a full service on it first.
     
    Cattleman84, Jun 4, 2019
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  12. Jun 4, 2019 #80
    Ridlingdj

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    Most everything that I own you would have to do a full service before operating it not many things here run that much heck the last oil change that I did on the semi I'm running this week was last year but I have only put about 5k on the oil change
     
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