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Volvo TD121gp engine
- Thread starter Newibiner
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funwithfuel
Senior Member
If it's the engine I'm thinking, there's a lot of A25 & A30 haul trucks still making money. The only real faults were the coolant plugs between the cylinder heads would leak. Not a big deal. They'd leak a little here and there but no common catastrophic failures to my knowledge.
I think the biggest problem was parts availability to support the whole thing, not the engine in particular.
I think the biggest problem was parts availability to support the whole thing, not the engine in particular.
OzDozer
Senior Member
They're a pretty good reliable engine, but getting old now, so I'd expect you aren't going to get much parts or service support from Volvo.
sfrs4
Senior Member
But the aftermarket is thriving ;-)
OzDozer
Senior Member
Agreed. I recently found a local dealer providing a decent range of aftermarket parts and components for Volvo's, going back to early 80's models.
A client was looking for a water pump for his old 4400 model Volvo wheel loader, he couldn't get anything from Volvo, but this aftermarket dealer had one on his shelf. Wasn't overly expensive, either.
A client was looking for a water pump for his old 4400 model Volvo wheel loader, he couldn't get anything from Volvo, but this aftermarket dealer had one on his shelf. Wasn't overly expensive, either.