anyone read this in the manual?
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Laughing Gas
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anyone read this in the manual?
i found a section in the owner's manual about the DPF requiring replacement at approx. 120K, because ash builds up in it or something.. will get the page in the book tomorrow.. what kind of BS is this? how much will it cost to replace that thing?? in the $1,000's i'm sure. hopefully by then the aftermarket will have come up with a cheap replacement or something to delete the DPF/SCR system. i love the truck, love ford's but stuff like this does NOT make me happy, since i keep my vehicles a long time..
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Even though DPF technology is new, this kind of thing is debatable. The service life of the filter varies widely depending on the way your truck is used. The previous engine, 6.4 diesel, has many trucks on the road with over 150K on them with the original filter.
With any diesel engine that has a DPF filter, it's generally good to run the motor under load for an extended period of time on a regular basis to give the DPF a good opportunity to clean itself and blow out as much material as possible. 1 hour of run time per day for months on end would be the worst case scenario for the health of the exhaust aftertreatment systems. (my opinion based on how the system works)
In any case, I'm sorry this is a surprise to you. You won't find a '08 and newer diesel engine in a pickup truck without this same type of system.
With any diesel engine that has a DPF filter, it's generally good to run the motor under load for an extended period of time on a regular basis to give the DPF a good opportunity to clean itself and blow out as much material as possible. 1 hour of run time per day for months on end would be the worst case scenario for the health of the exhaust aftertreatment systems. (my opinion based on how the system works)
In any case, I'm sorry this is a surprise to you. You won't find a '08 and newer diesel engine in a pickup truck without this same type of system.
Laughing Gas
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Yes, I saw that in the manual. I just view that as the price of ownership. I removed the EGR system on my 6.0 which took a day of my time and about $400 in cost for parts. My point is either way the emissions impact to these trucks will be a continual cost to the owner. I don't like that, but not sure I can do anything about it that will make a difference.
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Call any of the Foreign high performance car dealerships and ask what your 60,000 miles service will cost. I think an Audi that I was looking at was going to be almost $2000 for a routine 60k service.
It's just the fact of life with these complex powertrains that some parts will need to be replaced as part of maintenance schedule
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Luckily there seems to be lots of folks doing a DPF delete, So maybe Ebay will do a booming business in removed DPFs
It's just the fact of life with these complex powertrains that some parts will need to be replaced as part of maintenance schedule
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Luckily there seems to be lots of folks doing a DPF delete, So maybe Ebay will do a booming business in removed DPFs
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There was a thread on here where somebody was talking about having to send out the DPF's from fleet trucks (not 6.7's) to be cleaned and how it was fairly pricey.
The ford guy on here posted in that thread on this topic. I thought he had said 150K miles. He was also talking about how Ford expected this to evolve into a deal where 3rd parties would take your old one and give you a cleaned one (going by memory here, I could be dreaming the whole thing).
Anyway, when I end up having to change it, it is going to change to GONE.
The ford guy on here posted in that thread on this topic. I thought he had said 150K miles. He was also talking about how Ford expected this to evolve into a deal where 3rd parties would take your old one and give you a cleaned one (going by memory here, I could be dreaming the whole thing).
Anyway, when I end up having to change it, it is going to change to GONE.
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AlexWV: that is the way i feel about it, when it's lifetime is up, and there is a way, the DPF goes buh-bye.
we'll all just have to see what happens when the mileage on out trucks gets up there..
by then the warranty will be up..hmm.
we'll all just have to see what happens when the mileage on out trucks gets up there..
by then the warranty will be up..hmm.
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Laughing Gas
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Google - DPF cleaner - there are commercial units to do the job. Not advising to buy one, just that there may be an option to clean rather than replace
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How do they clean I have a big oven at work that we use to clean things by baking it. I work in the plastics industry and we will bake metal parts to clean the plastics off and remove the carbon build up. I would assume they do the same with the dpf.
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