I have less than 2000 miles on my truck and early on I checked the engine idle time. It was nearly 25% of overall time. I don't idle the truck much if at all so I'm confused by this. I didn't check the numbers when I picked up the truck so I don't know if there was a high number there from day one.

So...what do y'all have for engine idle time as a percentage of overall time?

Is there a number that is considered to be too much or potentially a problem?

Thanks

 

My idle time was much higher than I would have guessed as well. I only have about 1,100 miles on it. I would say it's about 10% of the overall hours if I recall. I'm not sure I've even been in the truck as many hours as it says it has!

2011 F250 6.7 Lariat CC SB FX4

 

I make a note of it when I change oil which I've done twice now....

4,700 miles, 126 total hrs, 14 idle hrs, 11.1% idle time
10,100 miles, 264 total hrs, 26 idle hrs, 9.8% idle time

Same as you, I don't really idle it. And I don't get in stop and go traffic much and neither sit at lights much. So I don't know how it comes up with that much idle hours.

I also recall it had a fair few idle hours when I got it but I can't remember how many. I do remember wondering how it could be that high with almost no miles on the truck. I'll bet when I was at 2,000 miles, my idle % would have been higher because of that.

 

So that begs the question....

What constitutes idle time? Is it when the truck is in park and idling, anytime it is stopped and idling (like at a light) or what?

 

3,200 miles and I have 24 hrs idle time and I do not let mine idle all that much. It has to include while in gear waiting at lights.

 

What's your total hours?

 

8300 miles, 186 hours, 22 idle = almost 12%
and I don't let it just sit and idle

 

I guess that would help lol

96 total hrs with 25 idle hrs

 

22000 Miles - 744 hrs/ 124 idle hrs - about 16%...

 

6417 Miles
215 Hours
47 Idle
22%

I will add that I rarely if ever just idle my truck. Last winter I do remember idling for about 2 hours over the course of a few days. Most of my driving is city driving so most of my idle time is at stoplights.

 

18,833 miles
639 engine hours
141 idle hours (lol)

I'm certain it considers 0 MPH in and out of park.

 

What's so funny? You're at 22% just like me.

 

A few months ago there was a roll call on hours, most of us were at around 20% idle/run time.

When I first got my truck it was killing me with idle time as I tried to figure out all the nav and sync stuff, load CD's into the jukebox, figure out all the "stuff". It actually created stress in my life, all the time I was idle in the driveway with a new motor was killing me but I could not do all that stuff while driving. They need to start installing "shore power" sockets on these things, lol.

Honestly, I never have understood why the block heater power is not integrated with the rest of the truck to trickle charge the batts and what not.

 

My guess would be that Idle = 0 when ever the accelerator is at 0. So coasting, slowing down, etc all count as idle time.

 

When I pickup up my truck it had 18 miles on it and 15 hours of idle time. I forgot to ask the dealer about this. How could a new truck have 15 hours of idle time on it.