Volvo vs Freightliner. Buying Truck. Please Help.

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Volvo was using brass/copper something injector cups. Not sure if the switched to stainless steel I heard there were going to.

I had 2011 DD15 I'd was a disaster with all the repairs it was a used truck with warranty. I'm driving a 2017 company truck with DD13 got it brand new and it been a good engine so far at 156,000.

From what I read and hear the 2014 and newer engine are pretty good. Watch out on the older ISX they had LOTS of trouble with top cams going out because all the soot was clogging the oil ports.

 

give cummins ISX engines a good look. They seem to be super fine as long as you give them care and preemptive maintenance. The problem with overhaul jobs needed seem to come from dirty fuel not the engine failing.

 

Had a few volvos with cup and injector issues...
Fl has more room and i think a better engine..
Volvo has better interior quality blows away fl and the i shift is by far better..
Im a company driver and a cpl yrs ago i was thrilled to get a fl but now im on the fence..
The dd15 has been a dream smooth and quiet good on fuel but seems laggy as hell based on the broad ppwer ban..So far only issues with fl are
Drafty by drivers door,laggy power,interior is not to bad and had a belt pully go on me..265000 mi and im still fairly happy...If it were mine,i would be pittsburge power bound lookin for an ecu tune to wake this thing up..Maybe find a tranny tune as well..
Big bunk volvos are heavy,keep that in mind to

 

Both the newer Volvo and Freightliner are decent trucks . I have a 2014 for 1 yr with no emission problems minor issues here and there but its been good to me .

 

The ISX has severe issues with the fuel pump tappits wearing the cam lobes off, resulting in massive metal, which results in hole in the block. There is a campaign based on serial number, but no recall, and no coverage for progressive damage. Motor blows, you’re out 40k.

 

I have a 2012 cascadia. There was a fire sale on them and myself plus another four picked some up from Utah to run oil. My only piece of advice in the short time I've owned the truck is once it calls for a regen pull over and let it regen. I'm doing lots of short hauls, slow speeds, and I had a check engine light for the doser come on. I pulled away before the regen finished. It didn't derate me but about midnight it called for a regen. Pulled over let it do its thing this morning the light was gone

 

If anyone wants to learn about the ISX engine this guy shows everything. Including the two different engines and how they work the problems the ISX had.

 

Cummins has a habit of ignoring engine defects, they did this with the 12 vales baby cummins in dodges a while back with an improperly designed dowel pin that can pop out and go right into the gears.

So far I have had good service with my ISX trucks, they've held up better than the cats and others I've owned in the past, no really big issues that plagued them so far. I can't speak for volvo, I only had one or two that came in a deal and drove one for a week back and forth to the storage yard to put a little bit of miles on it before it was sold, it was nice but it is nothing to scream about.