I've got about 1200 miles on my Job 1 F250 4X2 auto CC and have never had it go into regen. I understood that it would do that about once every tank or so.
I've been getting about 14 MPG mixed city and highway.
Depends on driving habbits, if a lot of short stop & go it will regen more often. When I towed this summer couldn't feel it go into regen for 3,000 miles. If you were driving highway you might not even feel it go in my the time you got off. Mine just stumbles for a second then is about normal
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it seems like mine goes in to regen everytime I start up my truck. I just turned 2,400 miles on it. Only 115 hours on the meter. But I can never make it through a whole cycle. I start it up, let it warm up for a few min (this is when the idle kicks up) then drive around town and then back home. So theres a lot of stop and go. The truck mostly gets its use in the summer when we are towing the camper. I wish I got to take it up on the highway more often for longer trips. I still love the truck.
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My truck has 19K on it and it was just back at Ford for the regen issue. On highway driving empty the truck would go into Regen every 55-60 miles and be in Regen for 22-26 miles. I just took a 2400 mile trip with the 44ft race car trailer and it was going into Regen approx 75-80% of the time I was driving. Hoping the new sensors help this. Also wondering if anyone is having a rattling noise under full throttle, sounds like a cracked heat shield right in front of the glove box.
I have 16000 miles on my 6.4 L PSD. I have only experienced one active re-gen. I live on a mountain so perhaps the steep climb will give me passive re-gens rather than active regens. Using ULSD fuel and CJ-4 oils help to prevent frequent re-gens.
One fact that most owners with frequent active re-gens do not mention is what fuel and oil they are using. In some states there seems to be lots of low sulpher fuel (LSD) rather than ULSD fuel. Other owners do not mention whether their oil is CJ-4 or CI-1. If you use LSD rather than ULSD fuel and/or using CI-1 oil rather than CJ-4 it will cause the DPF to soot up much quicker causing lots of re-gens to clear the soot out. Some of the problems discussed here is caused by selling dealers not teaching their customers the complete story of re-gens and being very particular with the types of fuel and oil. This forum has been a great service to me in learning about re-gens.
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2008 6.4L F-350 Lariat SD 4x4 3.73 auto. Oxford White with Pueblo Gold. Pulling 2005 26/31 foot Titanium 5th Wheel.
it seems like mine goes in to regen everytime I start up my truck. I just turned 2,400 miles on it. Only 115 hours on the meter. But I can never make it through a whole cycle. I start it up, let it warm up for a few min (this is when the idle kicks up) then drive around town and then back home. So theres a lot of stop and go. The truck mostly gets its use in the summer when we are towing the camper. I wish I got to take it up on the highway more often for longer trips. I still love the truck.
ditto, like the town drunk...you didn't know he was drunk until you saw him sober...well that applies to my regen cycles
it seems like mine goes in to regen everytime I start up my truck. I just turned 2,400 miles on it. Only 115 hours on the meter. But I can never make it through a whole cycle. I start it up, let it warm up for a few min (this is when the idle kicks up) then drive around town and then back home. So theres a lot of stop and go. The truck mostly gets its use in the summer when we are towing the camper. I wish I got to take it up on the highway more often for longer trips. I still love the truck.
These trucks idle up after start to help keep the engine warm also. In cold weather i let mine idle on the job alot. If you pay attention it will idle up to 1000 RPM and after awhile idle back down. Later it will idle up again. When i caught mine idleing up for a regen one time it seemed like it idled at about 1200 RPM.
Stick with the 15ppm Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel fellas. For some reason, when I was using 50ppm ULSD the engine was going into regen way too often IMO.
Now that I have filled the last three tanks with Exxon 15ppm ULSD, I have not even experienced a single active regen cycle since I made the switch from 50ppm.
Nevertheless, I'm sure that it's going to regen again sooner or later. I just hope when it does that it's not anytime soon.
Stick with the 15ppm Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel fellas. For some reason, when I was using 50ppm ULSD the engine was going into regen way too often IMO.
Now that I have filled the last three tanks with Exxon 15ppm ULSD, I have not even experienced a single active regen cycle since I made the switch from 50ppm.
Nevertheless, I'm sure that it's going to regen again sooner or later. I just hope when it does that it's not anytime soon.
I believe you mean lsdf 500 ppm maximum sulfur, as compared to what is recommended ultra low sulfur diesel fuel 15 ppm maximum sulfur. What still irks me is that the FED, EPA did not make more of a change to the green label on fuel pumps. It is so easy to be driving, then pull up to a station as the label for each type fuel is almost identical.
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2001 Excursion Ltd. V-10 (the GOOD)
2003 Excursion Ltd. 6.0 (the BAD)
2005 F-350 6.0, KR, long bed, 4x4 (the UGLY)
2008 F-350, 6.4, KR, long bed, 4x4 (LEAN, MEAN & BEAUTIFUL)
Thanks for the correction. Yes, I meant 500ppm lsdf.
Since I posted that last message, I have filled up again with Exxon 15ppm ULSD from the same station that I've been using. Now, the fourth fill-up with 15ppm ULSD, I have still have not experienced an active regen.
The higher sulphur content in 500ppm lsdf must create some DPF build-up in a hurry.
I am now in Pa and had no problems with my truck. This morning it was 5 in Fayetteville, WVA and I let the glow plugs do their thing and the truck fired almost immediately,
I still have not had a regen that I could identify. Pulled out from a couple more stations that offered lsdf. I really believe using the wrong fuel is causing a lot of our friends/fellow members the trouble.
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2001 Excursion Ltd. V-10 (the GOOD)
2003 Excursion Ltd. 6.0 (the BAD)
2005 F-350 6.0, KR, long bed, 4x4 (the UGLY)
2008 F-350, 6.4, KR, long bed, 4x4 (LEAN, MEAN & BEAUTIFUL)
... I really believe using the wrong fuel is causing a lot of our friends/fellow members the trouble.
Yes, I do believe so.
Other than a squeaky idler pulley, which was replaced last week, my truck has been quite impressive. I can definitely appreciate the increased torque with this engine.
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