What's your engine idle time?
Senior User
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 376
Likes: 1
From: Tempe, AZ
If the latter, I'd guess it spent some time idling in the lot while the salesmen did their pitch to prospective customers. When I ordered mine, we spent somewhere close to an hour idling and talking details and features in the one and only '11 F250 the dealer had on the lot (it was his first--my F350 order was his second).
My current numbers:
21,132 miles
501 engine hours
78 idle hours (15.6%)
I didn't record the hours it had when I drove it off the lot, only the mileage (15).
Joe
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 6,600
Likes: 84
I know that I idle but it sure doesn't seem like I've idled 141 hours.
It would be cool to know which idle hours were in park and which hours were in a gear.
Oh well, I take idle time into consideration, change my oil early, follow severe for the fuel filters, test my coolant and allow regens to complete if I know one is in progress.
Other than that, it's just fuel that isn't moving me down the road so it's a choice I make.
If I forget to reset the IOLM, it tends to warn at 7,000 miles which takes driving habits into consideration so I'm doing just fine.
I'm not worried about resale that much because I plan to keep this truck between 7-10 years but we'll see.
Difficult to predict a decade in the future.
It would be cool to know which idle hours were in park and which hours were in a gear.
Oh well, I take idle time into consideration, change my oil early, follow severe for the fuel filters, test my coolant and allow regens to complete if I know one is in progress.
Other than that, it's just fuel that isn't moving me down the road so it's a choice I make.
If I forget to reset the IOLM, it tends to warn at 7,000 miles which takes driving habits into consideration so I'm doing just fine.
I'm not worried about resale that much because I plan to keep this truck between 7-10 years but we'll see.
Difficult to predict a decade in the future.
Lead Driver
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 6,600
Likes: 84
It wasn't even test driven much because 18 miles isn't much driving.
I suppose they could have had a local tent event (or something) and wanted people to hear the new quiet 6.7L.
Edit: did your truck have a tag from the factory that said it was used for quality control?
Some trucks are selected at random.
Last edited by kper05; Jul 27, 2011 at 07:11 PM. Reason: Added edit...
Postmaster
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 4,094
Likes: 5
From: Central Illinois
18272 miles, 449 engine hours, 61 idle hours, that's 13%
I do very little driving in the city, mostly interstate and country roads.
So 449 total hours - 61 idle hours = 388 driving hours, 18272 miles ÷ 388 hours = 47mph average.
That seems kinda fast.
I do very little driving in the city, mostly interstate and country roads.
So 449 total hours - 61 idle hours = 388 driving hours, 18272 miles ÷ 388 hours = 47mph average.
That seems kinda fast.
Junior User
Joined: Dec 2010
Posts: 52
Likes: 0
From: Washington State
I just looked at my totals 5325 miles, 29 idle hours and 161 engine hours, 4000 miles of that were on a long trip. The reason I forgot about the high idle hours was I left for warmer weather as soon as I had 500 miles on the truck. The truck was not on the dealer lot for over 24 hours. The truck was delivered over the new years holiday and I picked it up the next day. The hours don't look all that out of wack now.
Senior User
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 198
Likes: 1
From: Cedar Park,Tx
This is my work truck....I tow a small trailer everyday....so when arrive at a job I do let the truck idle so the turbos can cool down.......idle 3-5 minutes
I purchased the truck Dec 15 , 2010
Mileage: 28,060
Hours : 1005
Idle hours : 327
% = 32.5
I purchased the truck Dec 15 , 2010
Mileage: 28,060
Hours : 1005
Idle hours : 327
% = 32.5
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
AEV FXL Super Duty - the Super Duty Raptor Ford Doesn't Make
Brett Foote
Lobo Vs Lobo: Proof the F-150 Lobo Should Be Even Lower!
Michael S. Palmer
Ford's 2001 Explorer Sportsman Concept Looks For a New Home
Verdad Gallardo
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 6,521
Likes: 11
From: Greenwood, SC
I still think that anyone with the factory nav screen will have statistically significant engine hours as compared to no nav.
I spend at least 5-10 minutes every day dealing with destination input/search and hooking up/unhooking trailers. If the nav would work while truck is in motion it would be a much different story.
Also add time for using my onboard air to tweak tire pressures on 8 wheels(trailer too).
I spend at least 5-10 minutes every day dealing with destination input/search and hooking up/unhooking trailers. If the nav would work while truck is in motion it would be a much different story.
Also add time for using my onboard air to tweak tire pressures on 8 wheels(trailer too).
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
