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Old Sep 7, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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I DROVE my 08 f250 500 miles not towing anything i burnt 2 tanks of fuel and it regen'd 3 times does this sound normal to anyone,

ps this dpf regen thing is really pissin me off
 
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Depends on your driving style. If it was interstate, yeah, once every 150-200 miles sounds pretty average.

Why is it pissin you off? It's a harmless process, especially when you don't have anything in tow.
 
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Mine regen'd over the weekend 3 times on a tank of fuel. I would say you were lucky to have it happen over two tanks.
 
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ruschejj
Depends on your driving style. If it was interstate, yeah, once every 150-200 miles sounds pretty average.

Why is it pissin you off? It's a harmless process, especially when you don't have anything in tow.
I don't think it is that harmless. It dumps raw fuel in the crankcase.
 
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I don't think it is that harmless. It dumps raw fuel in the crankcase.
No, dumps raw fuel in the EXHAUST.. which burns up the soot captured by the DPF.

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No, dumps raw fuel in the EXHAUST.. which burns up the soot captured by the DPF.

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Run an oil sample if you think it doesn't dump fuel in the oil. A certain amount of the fuel it dumps in the cylinder on the exhast stroke gets past the rings. Ford says it won't hurt anything but I have my doubts. I think any fuel in the oil decreases the quality of the oil and in turn increases wear.
 
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Run an oil sample if you think it doesn't dump fuel in the oil. A certain amount of the fuel it dumps in the cylinder on the exhast stroke gets past the rings. Ford says it won't hurt anything but I have my doubts. I think any fuel in the oil decreases the quality of the oil and in turn increases wear.
Have you run any oil samples? I have. And they don't say anything about excess soot (unburnt fuel) in the sample.
 
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If you have fuel in your oil you have a problem and it's not regen. Now, to say 1500-1600 degree exhaust temps and overfueling on the exhaust stroke is harmless, probably not going to agree. I hate it.
 
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Originally Posted by DEERSHOOTER
I DROVE my 08 f250 500 miles not towing anything i burnt 2 tanks of fuel and it regen'd 3 times does this sound normal to anyone,

ps this dpf regen thing is really pissin me off
You realy only get 250 miles to a tank of fuel.

That is very bad fuel mileage, and I would be asking Ford to fix it.
 
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