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Sep 7, 2009 | 07:14 PM

DEERSHOOTER

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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

Sep 7, 2009 | 07:21 PM

ruschejj

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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.

Sep 8, 2009 | 04:09 PM

jasfaa

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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.

Sep 8, 2009 | 06:44 PM

pyro2nite

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I don't think it is that harmless. It dumps raw fuel in the crankcase.

Sep 8, 2009 | 09:27 PM

sdetweil

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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.

sam

Sep 9, 2009 | 08:52 AM

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

sam

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.

Sep 9, 2009 | 03:52 PM

Larry NCKS

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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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Sep 9, 2009 | 09:49 PM

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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.