Taking the plunge. My journey as an O/O.

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Farmerbob1, Jan 7, 2019.

  1. Scooter Jones

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    With all this time in the shop, are you generating much revenue these days?
     
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    On my 2014 Volvo after rebuilding engine 10 months ago I ended up replacing I believe 3 or 4 sensors that had to do with the DEF system. One after the other every few weeks on the road. Plan accordingly as I bet you will have the same issues. I had to limp back to shop before the rebuild and I think I ruined pretty much most of the sensors when I did that.
     
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    Hell no.
     
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    Update.

    Shop says DEF injector is partially clogged.

    Gonna be a couple hours and a regen after that to fix/test.
     
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    A more complete answer. Because nothing has stopped me completely, I have been able to be picky about where I stop for service, calling shops to see how busy they are when I am 30 minutes from them.

    As a result, I have not been stuck behind long lines of other trucks for service.

    I have been running 14 hour days, and only managing about 500 miles per day. That's poor mileage for me. I would say I have lost 2-3 hours driving time every single day since I put the truck back on the road on Wednesday. On Wednesday I only managed about 400 miles.
     
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    Right, but when your business model is predicated on generating so many miles in a given month (based on your fixed rates with Crete) any volatility and disruption in that process, means you're just digging a deeper hole that's pretty hard to climb out of.

    At least that's how it seems to me anyways.
     
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    You mean the DEF doser valve? They didn't replace that during the rebuild?
     
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    You're not wrong. At this point the repairs and lost time are putting me into the red in the short term.
     
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    Why would they replace part of the exhaust system during an engine rebuild? I am pretty sure they did not replace it.
     
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    Well, for one it's a good idea to stay ahead of the curve on those things.

    Don't know about your engine model, but when I bought my Volvo new, the dealership provided me with a print out of Volvo's recommended service intervals. Here's a copy of their service intervals for the doser valve and DEF related parts.

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