2013 Volvo D13. Why so cheap?

May be the cam is going bad in them, especially if you hear s tapping and don't see any exhaust leaks near the manifold. They would be out of warranty, and you are looking at $5-10k worth of parts and labor, I just got out of a 2013 d13 Volvo 405 hp with a 10 speed. Cam went down around 350k, was replaced, and ran just fine for another 300k before the company traded it. The injectors in mine were original, turbo was original too at 650k.

If you consider them, have an overhead run and if you see some of the lobes scarred, then the cam is shot. The problem is people use heavy duty 15w40 and it soots up, causing the valve train geometry to get out of whack, and the rocker shafts don't move freely. The answer is to switch to a thinner 10w30 oil.

I wouldn't hesitate to buy one if they were well maintained, mine had the original egr and cooler too at 650k, only major motor work was the camshaft. Nothing else internally ever done.

 

if your engine is making excessive soot in the oil switching to 10x30 will not help to save camshaft...you need to find out why soot is in oil.

 

Because there's a billion and 6 Volvos out there.

 

It's typically making excessive soot due to the ash content of 15w40 oil and extended oil changes which is why they recommend switching to 10w30. My truck rarely idled, was tops in the fleet in fuel mileage, only needed dpf cleanings at 250-300k miles, and still had cam issues. This has been discussed several times on here by some very knowledgeable mechanics. Of course, that might not even be a problem with the truck's he is looking at.

 

For fleets Volvo's can't be beat. I think Volvo gave a bakers dozen, a free truck with every 12 sold. Volvo is kind of the new "Louisville Ford". For years, that's all you saw, Louisville's everywhere. There were just a billion out there and they were cheap. Nobody had Pete's or KW's. Nothing wrong with Volvo, under the plastic, they all use pretty much the same parts. Volvo wasn't stupid. They knew there was a demand for a low(er) cost truck, and they cranked them out like toasters. For comparison, here's an 18 Pete day cab,, MAMA MIA!!!
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