On the dash display, under the Truck Info Tab- Engine Information, my truck is showing 94 hours on the Engine and 14 hours at Idle. The 94 hours on the Engine is likely correct. I have gotten into the habit of logging the number of hours and minutes at each fill up. It’s a carry over from how I track actual Gas engine and Electric engine time on my C-MAX plug in Hybrid. My log totals 87 hours 38 minutes. I did not capture the hours at delivery. The problem I have is the 14 hours of Idle time the truck is showing.

When I took delivery it had less than 5 hours idle time and I figured most of that was due to factory testing and transportation. There is no way the truck can now have 14 hours of Idle Time now. For the most part, the ambient temp has been 90 degrees or better, since I have had the truck. Start up warm up at best has been 3 minutes.

Has anyone else noticed this or have any thoughts on why the reported Idle Hours are stacking up? I seem to remember reading somewhere about not letting the truck to idle for long periods of time and a little concerned in some unknown way this could be a warranty issue in the future. Thanks in advance

 

Do you sit at red lights, drive thru, etc...



There ya go.

 

Why do you think it's excessive? Idle hours accumulate when the truck isn't moving, like sitting in traffic.

 

Those are great points, but not likely for that many hours. I have been doing long road trips for the most part. I took Idle Time as the truck being in park with the engine running. I'd sure hate the think that with only 4000 miles on the truck, I wasted 10+ hours of my life at red lights already.....lol Talk about time we will never get back. Thanks again!!

 

Also, in the owner's manual, pg 587, it states that every hour of idle time is the equivalent of 25 miles of moving time. In your case, you're concerned over 350 miles. Don't worry, be happy. Just drive and enjoy the truck.

 

Seems about right to me... my idle time is around 1/5th of my engine hours. I never sit and idle my truck except the normal red lights, etc. I don’t sit and do work with it idling.

 

My truck has 5 hours of idle time to 1 hour of driving.... I’ve had 4 or 5 now with this rate. They have all gone 200k miles without engine trouble. All gas motors btw.

 

When I picked up my 2020 it had 5 hours and 2 idle hours, and 64 miles.

When I traded my 2013 it had 2054 hours and 257 idle hours in 75,139 miles.

 

After looking at the responses, It does seem that there is no real concern and as Gerry suggested, I should just enjoy the truck. I am new to the diesel owner world so I have a lot to learn. Yet I still wonder why Ford went to the trouble to gather and track this particular data set. This morning I finally decided to take the ForSCAN plunge and did make the "usual" changes- Bambi, temp reading, chimes and even the reverse mirror tilt. While poking around I did come across a setting and what might be a reset for the Engine Idol value. I did not make any changes, as that way over my head with regards to what and how many other systems would be effected. I only noticed the setting reference. ForSCAN is a fantastic tool. As for the truck, I am very satisfied with it and actually look forward to the long 14 hour trips between Oregon and SoCAL Thanks to all who responded.

 

I know a lot of guys that idle their trucks 200+ hours a month.

Ford tracks engine hours for those guys, not sitting at a red light /the occasional drive through/stuck in traffic sometimes guys.

 

Idle time is useful when figuring commercial truck use. Seen concrete trucks with 18,000 idle hrs, 25000 engine hrs total. So for a truck with 190,000 miles it give u an idea of how it was used or abused. Alot of bigger fleets use to ignore idle time, but when fuel prices shot up they found a great way to save on fuel. I do agree it's not really useable for every day pickup.

 

LOL... You're worried about idle time. I think I have 38k miles on my 18... and i think i have close to 200 Idle hours


edit lol

1405 engine hours. 581 idle