Oh glorious DPF…
Tuned
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What would be considered "A LOT" of idling time? I'm no bucket truck operator but I live in Texas and I remote start my truck if it's been sitting more than an hour or so. We're taking 3-7 minutes of idling time but this might take place multiple times per day.
I'd like to think this isn't going to kill my DPF?
I'd like to think this isn't going to kill my DPF?
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What would be considered "A LOT" of idling time? I'm no bucket truck operator but I live in Texas and I remote start my truck if it's been sitting more than an hour or so. We're taking 3-7 minutes of idling time but this might take place multiple times per day.
I'd like to think this isn't going to kill my DPF?
I'd like to think this isn't going to kill my DPF?
Fleet Mechanic
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While you're in the bucket, is it idling or are the RPM's up a bit while you're working? Idling is bad, idling up isn't fantastic but shouldn't be completely terrible for the truck.
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What would be considered "A LOT" of idling time? I'm no bucket truck operator but I live in Texas and I remote start my truck if it's been sitting more than an hour or so. We're taking 3-7 minutes of idling time but this might take place multiple times per day.
I'd like to think this isn't going to kill my DPF?
I'd like to think this isn't going to kill my DPF?
And, no matter how much you idle it, it is best to get it out on the highway for extended runs as often as possible, helps keep it cleaned out.
Puttering around town for nothing but short trips is the next thing down the list of unhealthy for the dpf.
Mountain Pass
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(don't forget to increase your oil change intervals, since mileage is not correlating to actual use. If you haven't done that, maybe you're better off moving to a new truck.)
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Yup, with that much idle time, you should be doing car like 3000-5000 miles oil changes.
Cargo Master
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Here is an option? I have no clue about them other than the quick read I just did on this product.
https://dalessuperstore.com/i-239118...7l-pickup.html
https://dalessuperstore.com/i-239118...7l-pickup.html
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2015
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From: Or
Its a high idle to operate the pto. The engine can be remote started and stopped as needed. I never left the truck idling unless I had to run the hydraulics and never had an issue.
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highway drive 2x a week to drop the gremlins off at the baby sitter.
truck is coming up on 100k miles. i have parts on hand for "high flow" dpf and egr cooler lol. but not sure if i wanna take the leap.
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