Regen Rant
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Regen Rant
This whole regen thing is a real pain in the butt. I drove around will say Monday and the regen started but I was driving around town. I didn't have time to get on the highway. Tuesday same thing it comes on and I didn't have the time to get on the highway. Wednesday it comes on and I finish up early because it came on again. I stop at the diesel station
and get a soda and ok some candy. Get in the truck and head to the highway. Do a 100mile trip and no regen cycle. I swear they should a light that says don't waste your time and money going on a long drive cause it ain't gonna happen. Damn it prom night all over again...
I know I put you all to
SO I'll end my 
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I am going to go kill me some fox's this morning.
and get a soda and ok some candy. Get in the truck and head to the highway. Do a 100mile trip and no regen cycle. I swear they should a light that says don't waste your time and money going on a long drive cause it ain't gonna happen. Damn it prom night all over again...I know I put you all to
SO I'll end my .I am going to go kill me some fox's this morning.
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It sounds like it was doing what it is supposed to do. If your engine goes into a cycle and is interupted, it will reset the soot trigger to a level based on the time it spent in that cycle. A set of multiple short regens could easily equal a full cycle. Nothing to worry about.
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AMEN Senix,
I've come to that same exact conclusion. I really do love this truck, though, aside from the EPA restrictions.
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Thats what I will plan on. I am not going to make any special trips for regens. Seems tho I have been seeing regens about every 200ish miles but I also do alot of city driving. Just gonna run it till it breaks tho.
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That's why I'm not gonna get the new reflash on my truck. If I ever have to put the DPF back on I don't want to have this problem.
Unfortunately this issue is a result of another complaint, people were crying about the truck regening at low speeds and idle. So they fixed that issue and now look what happens, people who don't drive on the highway a lot have the same problem you're having.
Unfortunately this issue is a result of another complaint, people were crying about the truck regening at low speeds and idle. So they fixed that issue and now look what happens, people who don't drive on the highway a lot have the same problem you're having.
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I completely agree, when they took away the regen at idle they made a mistake. The rest of the update seems very good but that regen at idle should have been kept.
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To some extent I agree that you need to just drive the truck and ignore it. But then I also believe these trucks need to work. I was experiencing a loss of power because my truck was only being used for short commutes and idling more than normal. The truck was trying to regen but as soon as it started I was shutting it down. I thought I had something going wrong with the truck until I got it to go through a regen. After the first one it felt better. I went for a long hwy drive, got another regen while the truck was good and warm, and now it feels even better than after the first regen.
These trucks need to get hot and stay hot. If you drive it often and work it then I agree, just drive and ignore. If you are making lots of short trips like the OP suggested then I think you need to find a good reason to give the truck a bit of a work out.
These trucks need to get hot and stay hot. If you drive it often and work it then I agree, just drive and ignore. If you are making lots of short trips like the OP suggested then I think you need to find a good reason to give the truck a bit of a work out.
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From: New Jerzey
I agree on that I drive short trips threw out the week but I make it a point every Saturday to drive 150 to 200 miles and make sure it regens. The other thing is you need a good 1000 mile trip every could of months to make sure it stays nice and hot for at least 10 to 15 hours. They need to be out on the open road running hard with or without a trailers.
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get rid of it I say
I don't see the point of this filter in the exhaust.....place a filter in the system to limit emissions then clean it by making your fuel economy crap by flooding the cylinders to make the engine burn hotter only to force the particulants out the pipe in the end?????????
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From: Oceana, WV
Here's how I think it should be done. When the truck needs to regen there should be a light that say's "clean exhaust filter" like the "drain fuel filter" thing. We should have a button or switch to manually turn it on. That way we can make that last stop for whatever reason, get on the highway and flip the switch.
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While we're at it, and this is off topic. Why don't they come up with a cruise control where you can select a specific vehicle speed? I want to be able to enter the exact speed I want to cruise at, like 57, 65, 72, whatever is called for. I actually sent FoMoCo an email about this years ago, never got anywhere.
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