2017 Volvo VNL64T630 Midroof-Thoughts?

What are you planning to run with this truck? Make sure to check everything out on that APU. How many hours on it and how many hours on truck? Get a ECM dump on it as well. Bring it to or take a good mechanic with you to check it out. At 553,000 miles it is gonna be needing a few things. If geared wrong it will most have bad emissions. Good luck!

 

Make sure the DPF has recently been serviced. Pull the EGR cooler inspection plate and make sure it’s not leaking. The aftercooler needs to be capped and pressurized for leaks, as road vibration cracks them along the end tanks, usually toward the bottom. Check for history of clutch actuator replacement, as it’ll be about time. It’ll be needing a full set of injectors, if they haven’t already been done. Ensure the turbo actuator properly works. Check history for AHI replacement. Check history for DPF sensor replacement (there are 2). Check history of overhead being done, as that should have been recently done. Check history of transmission being serviced, as that should have been recently done. Shine a flashlight at the underbunk heater box area, as the heater core has a tendency to crack. I’d plan for a complete set of shocks, if they haven’t recently been replaced. The cab shocks are a PITA and IIRC the drive tires have to be removed to change the rear shocks. If the truck has the Z-leaf/air bag front suspension, closely check the leaf spring bushings, as that suspension doesn’t have shackles and eats bushings. Check the engine and cabin filters. Ideally, you’ll want to pull samples of everything.

There are several things a Volvo will need or should have had done, around this mileage (500K-600K). It’s about the time most fleets start trading them, as their maintenance costs start to escalate. You need to be careful.

 

Yes, what and where will you be running. I run a 670 with a 10 speed and spend much of my time in the mountains where I wish I had a 13 speed or the 12 speed I-shift. What is the rear gear drive ratio? That's important to know with a 10 speed. Also, if you are going to run OTR I would suggest considering a double bunk. It allows a lot of storage space, which is something I can always use more of.

 

At that mileage, unless the truck was excellently maintained, Volvos usually turn into "shop queens"!
My experience at the company I work at...........YMMV!

JD

 

If it has high miles in a short time, that’d indicate it hasn’t been sitting around much, so minimal idling.

 

I wish CIT’s website didn’t suck so hard. They get all of Dot’s trades and those trucks are full-history and full-sampled. That dealership chain is lacking in so many ways. They definitely need new leadership, to get the basics straightened out.