Regen frequency
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From: Western NY
I just got done reading through the testimonials and it seems like a common thread emerging:
-- less DEF being used
-- less regens; they regen further out; takes "more miles"
-- increases miles per gallon; fuel economy improves
-- gets rid of CELs involving the DPF
-- keeps the engine cleaner; free of soot
There are three references to Super Duties in the testimonials. Check it out for yourselves here...
It says that it acts as a lubricant additive and an fuel stabilizer additive...no mention of an additive for the protection from water. They do mention there is no anti-gelling additive so I will continue to use K-100 for the anti-water additive and the anti-gel additive. Better running engines and longer lasting components through the use of products with better chemistry...thank God for those crazy chemistry students who actually like it. I couldn't stand chemistry in high school or college....
Great find, Ski!
-- less DEF being used
-- less regens; they regen further out; takes "more miles"
-- increases miles per gallon; fuel economy improves
-- gets rid of CELs involving the DPF
-- keeps the engine cleaner; free of soot
There are three references to Super Duties in the testimonials. Check it out for yourselves here...
It says that it acts as a lubricant additive and an fuel stabilizer additive...no mention of an additive for the protection from water. They do mention there is no anti-gelling additive so I will continue to use K-100 for the anti-water additive and the anti-gel additive. Better running engines and longer lasting components through the use of products with better chemistry...thank God for those crazy chemistry students who actually like it. I couldn't stand chemistry in high school or college....
Great find, Ski!
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I found it on FTE from @SANDDEMON08 comments on a 6.4L thread. I PM'd him about it and looked it up. Better living through chemistry.
Another guy named Beanoil was the first to mention in on Powerstroke that he tried AR6200 and switched to Enerburn when he didn't get the results he hoped for from AR6200.
Another guy named Beanoil was the first to mention in on Powerstroke that he tried AR6200 and switched to Enerburn when he didn't get the results he hoped for from AR6200.
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From: Western NY
Since this thread is about regen frequency, I might as well post up my regen frequency, huh?
I have been keeping a written record of my regens completely since 4334 miles, the start of a regen. I won't list them all but I've had one start as low as 102 miles later after a completed regen and one as high out as 531 miles after a completed regen.
The average of the miles between my completed regen cycles is 421.4 miles.
The average of miles between my uncompleted regens is 211.1 miles.
It regened three times during the road trip:
-- at 11,889 miles that lasted 18 miles on I90 in PA driving down
-- 531 miles later at 12420 while driving on I275 and only lasted approximately 4 miles...weird for sure...
-- 502 miles later at 12,922 miles that lasted 14.5 miles on I90 returning home
The truck definitely likes when it's driving at highway speed as it regens out at 500 miles or so...that's unloaded. I'll find out what she does when pulling a trailer...I'll have to read through this thread again and others to see what happens to that interval when loaded.
I have been keeping a written record of my regens completely since 4334 miles, the start of a regen. I won't list them all but I've had one start as low as 102 miles later after a completed regen and one as high out as 531 miles after a completed regen.
The average of the miles between my completed regen cycles is 421.4 miles.
The average of miles between my uncompleted regens is 211.1 miles.
It regened three times during the road trip:
-- at 11,889 miles that lasted 18 miles on I90 in PA driving down
-- 531 miles later at 12420 while driving on I275 and only lasted approximately 4 miles...weird for sure...
-- 502 miles later at 12,922 miles that lasted 14.5 miles on I90 returning home
The truck definitely likes when it's driving at highway speed as it regens out at 500 miles or so...that's unloaded. I'll find out what she does when pulling a trailer...I'll have to read through this thread again and others to see what happens to that interval when loaded.
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From: Western NY
No doubt brother...keep on trucking with better chemistry!
Thanks for that link...I'll have to look him up...but I trust you though...
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No problem as we kind of hijacked it with Energen. First, if you are stock, you've probably had regens that you are not aware of as the notification is only about 2 seconds. Manual regens can be triggered while in Park from an Edge CTS or CTS2, or from FORScan. Otherwise, you have to have the manual option from the factory on XL and XLT models.
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From: Wyoming
Using ForScan I added the DPF gauge to my dash screen. Now I can see when a regen is likely to happen (at 99%) and also when one is in progress (the % starts counting down). It's not great, but it's better than relying on the burnt cookie smell to tell me that a regen is taking place.
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My DPF % screen moves in increments of 5% until it reaches FULL and then starts counting down in 5% increments. Lowest I've seen it is 30% and I haven't seen it start before reaching full. If I turn off the engine during a regen it stays at the % when I shut down and starts counting up again.
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My DPF % screen moves in increments of 5% until it reaches FULL and then starts counting down in 5% increments. Lowest I've seen it is 30% and I haven't seen it start before reaching full. If I turn off the engine during a regen it stays at the % when I shut down and starts counting up again.
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I have never seen the Ford DPF % screen decrease when not in ACTIVE regen. It will always continue to go up until either DPF is full, or miles are at or near 500. I cant speak for 2017's however, so it could be different. My truck is a 2016.