Hi All
What would you say about mack vs renault engine when choosing Renault Magnum 480?
Thanks
Err aren’t they all Volvo now ■■
turnip:
Err aren’t they all Volvo now ■■
Not sure on the 480, the 420’s were Renault (DCI) and the 450’s were Volvo (DXi).
Mack sounds like it belongs in a big american truck, so I’d avoid that 
used truck Renault Magnum 480 comes with 2 different engines (mack and renault), trying to find out the preferences of the drivers community and owner operators
IIrc, only the v8 was a mack engine? the rest would be renault, or volvo?
Volvo engines are now sold as mack engines, but are still just “the same” as you would find in a volvo truck.
kberg:
IIrc, only the v8 was a mack engine? the rest would be renault, or volvo?Just to make things fun, both renault an volvo engines have been used in macks…
If you are talking about the v8 (mack E9 engine) I did like it
Thanks, how about in term of reliability?
Oops! I edited my post…
I guess you are not talking about a v8, so…
I can not really comment on the renault 6 cylinders, but I have not heard of many problems, really.
The new “mack” engine would be about as reliable as a volvo fm/fh/fmx engine, as that is what it is.
Anyway, the mack mp7 engine, is an 11 litre, which I believe is fitted to renault premiums, and such.(and I think it is based on the volvo 9 litre, as in fm9’s…)
The mack mp8 is a volvo 13 litre
the mp10 is the volvo 16 litre…
In my experience, the Mack badge was all there was to it. Didn’t make a difference if it had a Mack or Renault engine, both were gutless and I couldn’t wait to get back to my Scania V8.
I’ve heard good things about the tie-up with Volvo, but not having driven a Volvo engined one, I couldn’t comment.
I had a 54 plate 480 mack engined magnum and it was chipped to 520.It used to go like ■■■■ off a shiny shovel! Put it this way it would virtually keep up with a 580 scania up brighouse.
2005 is the change from 6 cylinder Mack engines to Volvo engine.The first Volvo powered ones without ad-blue are 12 litre replaced by the 13 litre with ad-blue. Mack 6 cylinder engines replaced the Renault built 6 cylinder and the Mack V8.The first Mack 6 cylinders would be on “R” reg onwards the same time they called it the Magnum Integral.
As to which is best …
Steve
Bud143:
I had a 54 plate 480 mack engined magnum and it was chipped to 520.It used to go like [zb] off a shiny shovel! Put it this way it would virtually keep up with a 580 scania up brighouse.
Yeah but it doesn’t count without a trailer! 
Loaded to the max all the time as it was on bulk work for halders of cranswick.I am a scania man but they arent all that anymore its time the deluded ones admit it!
Bud143:
Loaded to the max all the time as it was on bulk work for halders of cranswick.I am a scania man but they arent all that anymore its time the deluded ones admit it!
Sadly, I think you’re right. Had to move an 11 plate P cab the other day, felt really cheap and plasticy compared to a 4 series. Mind you, I said that about the 4 series too and the series 2 FH!
I’ve just realised what it was about it, it kind of echoed inside if you know what I mean. Felt horrible.
The 6pot engines in the Magnum were only Renault designed in the original 385 and 420 models, the 430 and 480 models had a Mack engine as did all the V8s 
newmercman:
The 6pot engines in the Magnum were only Renault designed in the original 385 and 420 models, the 430 and 480 models had a Mack engine as did all the V8s
The Mack Engines were 430 and 470 then 440 and 480 e-tech (anybody know what the e-tech was?? Also, my 470 left ■■■■■■ was an Elite model, (small sticker on the sunvisor) anybody know what that was about??
The Mack engines are just that, the six potters are designated the E7 and the V8s the E9, my 470 had a 2 stage Jake brake on it too!!
Here`s a pic of said motor, a 470 tag axle, I had it chipped by Powertrucks and it was pushing out around the 550 mark, pulled like a train and was fairly good on fuel too.
ok ,never driven a Magnum but the MackE7 engine is in the trucks at work and are near bomb proof and for being gutless
i pull 53+tons gross no problem.
can be easily upgraded from 460 to 490 just by programing .(my truck 460).
Renault built 6 cylinder engines were 380 - 385 & 420
3 V8’s 500 - 520 & 560
Next came the first Mack 6 cylinder engines at 390 - 430 & 470
E-Tech came next at 400 -440 & 480
E-Tech had 6 unitary pumps as opposed to an inline pump
Steve
Elite used to refer to a range of re-furbished R.T.U.K second hand trucks.
Steve
neversweat1:
Elite used to refer to a range of re-fubished R.T.U.K second hand trucks.Steve
Ah, never knew that about the Elite stickers, and forgot all about the smaller 390 and 400 e-tech too 
jimbotruck:
neversweat1:
Elite used to refer to a range of re-fubished R.T.U.K second hand trucks.Steve
Ah, never knew that about the Elite stickers, and forgot all about the smaller 390 and 400 e-tech too
Me too
The Elite’s were done by Staffordshire CV in Stoke, they went through them from bumper to bumper and then sent them to Feathers and had some pump work, so they were really souped up 420s, they also had some stick on wood dash kits and a few other bits and bobs to make em pretty
Talking of Renault 6 pots, I’ve been lucky enough to drive some proper big engine motors, V8 Scanias & Ivecos, F16s, twin turbo CATs, blah blah blah, but the fastest lorry I’ve ever driven was a 385 Premium from Staffordshire CV, it had a dual fuel (diesel/CNG) set up and the metering was all wrong, so it far too much gas going in. I picked a loaded brick trailer up from Barry Procter’s yard and set off north on the M6, I put my foot down at the bottom of the slip road at J16? (the top one for S.O.T?) and couldn’t change gear quick enough, it hit the limiter way before the end of the slip road. The next day I was doing some testing and was beating cars off the line at the traffic lights, it was a flying machine…then they turned the gas down and it went back to be a normal Premium