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Made my first trip deleted yesterday. Using an almost obsolete Edge Racing evolution set on level 1, (55HP/150 lb) 320 miles from ATL to middle Mississippi, a trip I've made many times before. Mild terrain and no wind. Truck ran flawless, no problems at all. I did a very careful economy check, filling by hand to top of filler pipe both times. Result was 10.3 MPG, a 10% increase over previous trips and BTW exactly the MPG I got towing this trailer with my 7.3L. 
Edge says to tow on level 2, I'll try that going home. Checked the oil this morning and was about a half quart low. That was great.
Only problem is I read about the bounds electric truck and the $25,000 repair he had done under warranty. I have to admit it's making me think hard.
Edge says to tow on level 2, I'll try that going home. Checked the oil this morning and was about a half quart low. That was great.Only problem is I read about the bounds electric truck and the $25,000 repair he had done under warranty. I have to admit it's making me think hard.
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Made my first trip deleted yesterday. Using an almost obsolete Edge Racing evolution set on level 1, (55HP/150 lb) 320 miles from ATL to middle Mississippi, a trip I've made many times before. Mild terrain and no wind. Truck ran flawless, no problems at all. I did a very careful economy check, filling by hand to top of filler pipe both times. Result was 10.3 MPG, a 10% increase over previous trips and BTW exactly the MPG I got towing this trailer with my 7.3L. Edge says to tow on level 2, I'll try that going home. Checked the oil this morning and was about a half quart low. That was great.
Only problem is I read about the bounds electric truck and the $25,000 repair he had done under warranty. I have to admit it's making me think hard.
Edge says to tow on level 2, I'll try that going home. Checked the oil this morning and was about a half quart low. That was great.Only problem is I read about the bounds electric truck and the $25,000 repair he had done under warranty. I have to admit it's making me think hard.
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Made my first trip deleted yesterday. Using an almost obsolete Edge Racing evolution set on level 1, (55HP/150 lb) 320 miles from ATL to middle Mississippi, a trip I've made many times before. Mild terrain and no wind. Truck ran flawless, no problems at all. I did a very careful economy check, filling by hand to top of filler pipe both times. Result was 10.3 MPG, a 10% increase over previous trips and BTW exactly the MPG I got towing this trailer with my 7.3L. Edge says to tow on level 2, I'll try that going home. Checked the oil this morning and was about a half quart low. That was great.
Only problem is I read about the bounds electric truck and the $25,000 repair he had done under warranty. I have to admit it's making me think hard.
Edge says to tow on level 2, I'll try that going home. Checked the oil this morning and was about a half quart low. That was great.Only problem is I read about the bounds electric truck and the $25,000 repair he had done under warranty. I have to admit it's making me think hard.
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yeah, I'll miss that like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick. It was so nice today to check the oil and it's not completely black and over the fob on the dip stick. I'm thinking a couple change cycles will get all the nastiness out and the oil will be normal. I was so pleased I took it down town and had a guy detail it. Looks brand new now.
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Y'all are having better results than I had. I could change mine and start the trruck to get everything flowing and the filter filled up and when I shut it down the oil was black as tar already. Plus, when I got caught out in the midwest where all I could get was bio, my oil anaylsis came back with 6% dilution. That's just too much. Since then I was able to keep the oil level and dilution in check by adopting a radical oil maintainence program. But that got old in a hurry.
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Want to do it so bad but am scared of repair costs out of warranty. Stupid truck yesterday was on a good 50 mile highway trip and never decided to regen until I get home and was doing some stop and go and then got the drive to clean message. All Ford had to do was add a switch that you flip as soon as you are going on a highway drive so the truck would know it can regen completely.
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Maybe some day Ford will listen.
And, thanks StanleyZ for sharing. If I keep mine long enough it too will have the DPF removed. I too have concerns reading about the astronomical non-warranty repair dollars.
Hope yours does good for you.
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