2014 constant regens
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2014 constant regens
Sorry if this has been hashed over before.. Search didn't turn up an answer for me.
2014 XLT CCLB.. I bought it with 78,000 on the ticker. It consistently regens 3-4 times per tank. The 2011 I had only would regen once every 3-4 tanks. What could cause this and what would my options possibly be?
Thanks in advance!
Gary
2014 XLT CCLB.. I bought it with 78,000 on the ticker. It consistently regens 3-4 times per tank. The 2011 I had only would regen once every 3-4 tanks. What could cause this and what would my options possibly be?
Thanks in advance!
Gary
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That "Upgrade" hasn't been in my budget, but is pretty high up on the list of necessities!
Are the kits still available?
Are the kits still available?
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It's all on the hush hush with the EPA crackdown but still available from Canada
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It varies with my driving style. City/Highway/Towing, but averages about every 100 miles. I don't always drive to 0%, but kept the screen on the DPF percentage the other day. Between highway and city driving, I put about 40 miles on it after it finished a regen. When I got home, it was at 45%..
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I would attempt to do an OCR on it. Either have someone do it for you through Forescan, pay the dealership to do it through IDS, or get yourself a Banks iDash and do it yourself. I personally would recommend the Banks Derringer/iDash. My fuel economy and throttle response increased, the shifting lag at lower speeds in my trans is gone, and it's nice to keep an eye on other parameters as well.
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I would attempt to do an OCR on it. Either have someone do it for you through Forescan, pay the dealership to do it through IDS, or get yourself a Banks iDash and do it yourself. I personally would recommend the Banks Derringer/iDash. My fuel economy and throttle response increased, the shifting lag at lower speeds in my trans is gone, and it's nice to keep an eye on other parameters as well.
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Since I have a new Maverick on order and will have two Fords, I've been considering buying FORScan for myself. If you'd be willing to help a FORScan newb, I would love to try this for myself. I will also look into the Banks Derringer/iDash and see which would work out better for me.
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The Derringer isn't in my budget right now, so I ordered the FORScan adapter. Once I figure it out, I will post back with my results!
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I would attempt to do an OCR on it. Either have someone do it for you through Forescan, pay the dealership to do it through IDS, or get yourself a Banks iDash and do it yourself. I personally would recommend the Banks Derringer/iDash. My fuel economy and throttle response increased, the shifting lag at lower speeds in my trans is gone, and it's nice to keep an eye on other parameters as well.
Does the OCR do anything different than the regens it does by itself? I always try to let it get down to 0% when it does it's automatic regen, though it's not always an option.
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The OCR is an Operator Controlled Regen. It is performed while your truck is sitting parked. Your RPM's will jump up to 2000 rpms, until your truck thinks that it is done. It is advised to open your hood due to the amount of heat that will be generated, as well as parking in a well ventilated space with nothing blocking your exhaust. This includes grass, because it will be close to 1200 degrees blowing out of your tail pipes.
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The OCR is an Operator Controlled Regen. It is performed while your truck is sitting parked. Your RPM's will jump up to 2000 rpms, until your truck thinks that it is done. It is advised to open your hood due to the amount of heat that will be generated, as well as parking in a well ventilated space with nothing blocking your exhaust. This includes grass, because it will be close to 1200 degrees blowing out of your tail pipes.
Yessir, I fully understand that. I was just curious to if it has any benefits over the active regens that it's doing already.
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I personally think it gives it a more thorough clean. I just did the update on my Banks Derringer that enabled the OCR. I tried it last week on my truck since I was sitting at 95% and knew that I would only have short trips to the grocery store and back until I leave this job in another week and drive back to Fort Worth. I have my ghost screed enabled and my highway regens only bring it down to 20-25%, if not 30%. I took a 2400 mile trip up to Moab pulling 10k lbs back in September. Even with the passive and active regens, my ghost screen never got below 25%. Last week the ghost screen got all the way down to 5% before it finished. I'm ready to put some highway miles on it now to see if it still acts the same as it did before the OCR. I should note that my entire DPF was replaced 2 1/2 years ago, I consistently run Better Diesel FBC, and my iDash always shows 0% whenever it finishes the regen.
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Sounds good.. If I keep an eye on mine while it's doing an active regen, it always goes down to 0%. Like I said though, it can be back up to 45-50% within 50 miles... Something isn't right. Just have to figure out what.
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