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I've read on this forum where one can get the DPF % readout turned on via either the dealer or ForScan. Since my dealer wants $85 to do it, I would rather give ForScan a try.
Has anyone done this on a 2022 using ForScan? If so, what was the process? I've used ForScan on an older truck, but to be honest it makes me a little nervous as the results seemed to introduce other issues, so any help would be appreciated.
Suggestion for anyone buying a new truck or used diesel truck is part of the negotiations having this screen activated it only takes them a few minutes.
I have turned on the DPF% screen and the Auto Regen option box on my 22 XLT with Forscan. Easy to do. Just use the 2020-2022 Forscan spreadsheet to see what changes need to be made.
Or, you could do as I do and not worry about the DPF %...
For someone like me that does a lot of short trips through town having the DPF% screen and the Auto Regen screen is handy. I have more control of when the regens actually happen. When we start traveling with the camper it won’t be as much of a concern though…
For someone like me that does a lot of short trips through town having the DPF% screen and the Auto Regen screen is handy. I have more control of when the regens actually happen. When we start traveling with the camper it won’t be as much of a concern though…
Is the idea to control when you do a regen? So if you know you need one and you're gonna be on the highway for a minute or something you can tell your truck to do it? Rather than getting 25% through one because of a short trip?
Is the idea to control when you do a regen? So if you know you need one and you're gonna be on the highway for a minute or something you can tell your truck to do it? Rather than getting 25% through one because of a short trip?
Yes. I drive less than 4 miles each way to work every day, through town with 6 red lights. So I keep my Auto Regen turned off so the truck doesn’t automatically go into a regen and keep an eye on my DPF %. Once I hit about 90% I will start figuring out if I can squeeze in a trip down the highway in the next day or 2. Once the DPF hits 100% I get a notification saying its full and then will turn the Aito Regen back on and then head down the highway to let the Regen kick in. Then I just watch the % drop until it gets back to 0. Once I get back home I turn the Auto Regen back off and start over.
It’s also worth noting that once it hits 100% it will also allow you to park your vehicle, engage the parking brake and then begin a static regen. If you have Forscan you can also go in and enable a regen with it too. I also heard that I can enable a Regen with my Banks IDash once I’m at 90% or above but I haven’t had it long enough to check that.
But for those of us that don’t drive much or idle often, having more control of the regens is a nice option. For those that spend a lot of time on the road though it doesn’t seem to be as big of an issue.
For someone like me that does a lot of short trips through town having the DPF% screen and the Auto Regen screen is handy. I have more control of when the regens actually happen. When we start traveling with the camper it won’t be as much of a concern though…
Literally don't worry about it and just drive the truck
Literally don't worry about it and just drive the truck
This is the best advice. If your driving situation won't allow the DPF to clean, the truck will ping you telling you to hit the highway. I am baffled why anyone who can drive the truck in conditions that would allow it to regen would do a static regen in their driveway since you're just burning fuel sitting there doing nothing but burning that fuel to clean the DPF. Delivery vehicles driving short city runs stop and go, on and off. Those have a purpose for OCR.
This is the best advice. If your driving situation won't allow the DPF to clean, the truck will ping you telling you to hit the highway. I am baffled why anyone who can drive the truck in conditions that would allow it to regen would do a static regen in their driveway since you're just burning fuel sitting there doing nothing but burning that fuel to clean the DPF. Delivery vehicles driving short city runs stop and go, on and off. Those have a purpose for OCR.
I haven't done a static regen in my driveway, but I can't say I won't ever do it. However, as I mentioned above, I do drive short distances everyday, not even enough to really get a regen started, let alone close to finished. In my situation, having the ability to watch the DPF% and turning the Auto Regen on/off when necessary gives me the ability to let the truck actually regen the way it needs to rather than driving it around full all the time... Also, the last regen I did a few days ago I was driving down the road, however, I made a trip just to simply drive down the road to allow the regen, so it really wouldn't have been any different than letting it do a static regen in my driveway...
Last time I towed, I ran into a situation where I left the house at 70%. Was going to be a long trip, so I thought the regen would be done before I got to where I was going. I climbed the grade, and literally 2 miles out from where I was going, I got the message that the dpf was full at 100%. Before it hit 100%, I unchecked auto regen, so I could drive the 2 miles with the full message.. Then the next day when I drove home I let it regen and it completed down to 0...
If I would have let it go into regen, I would have been in the middle of shutting off the rig when the egt's were sky high. For obvious reasons, it's not good shutting down your rig when everything is extremely hot, as you'll cook the oil in the turbo bearings...
But you guys do you. I intend on keeping the truck past the warranty...
Literally don't worry about it and just drive the truck
Originally Posted by C12H24
This is the best advice. If your driving situation won't allow the DPF to clean, the truck will ping you telling you to hit the highway. I am baffled why anyone who can drive the truck in conditions that would allow it to regen would do a static regen in their driveway since you're just burning fuel sitting there doing nothing but burning that fuel to clean the DPF. Delivery vehicles driving short city runs stop and go, on and off. Those have a purpose for OCR.
All fine and dandy UNTIL: we were towing heavy (17K+) up a narrow canyon in Colorado. Speed was limited to about 25 mph due to sharp turns in the road. Truck tried an "auto-regen" but I didn't have enough speed to satisfy. About half way up the canyon, the check engine light came on, then as we were pulling the final grade the truck went into "limp" mode. The message to take the truck to the dealer for service came on and stayed on. We later had to unhook, drive to town, and have a mechanic perform a static regen and clear the codes - something I could have done had I had FORScan and the knowledge. Changing the display to include DPF status (%) and the ability to shut off "auto-regen" and perform an OCR earlier or later would have been great. Now, I can watch the status and not get caught unaware of the potential issue.
So just because your experiences don't include the need for OCR at certain times, it doesn't mean it isn't needed by others. So not as "baffling" as one might think. Just sayin...
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