I did it!!!!!

[powehouse387]

Thanks for your help guys, finally made it through all 50 pages of thread. went to kemperformance.com and they say no products for ford 6.4. what happened there?, haven't went to spartan's yet. my pickup only has 4500 miles think I'll wait till 10k and then dump the stupid dpf and start seeing mileage again like my 02 7.3

[TwinTurboStroker]

Originally Posted by DavidPhillips

I think I'm gonna gut mine after it goes bad.

Maybe I'll try cleaning it first, anybody tried it yet?

I never really thought about that......I'm not sure how you would, short of using a flame thrower .....and I don't know if you have seen the inside of a DPF, but if and when you get the chance to I think you'll see that will be a waste of time

Originally Posted by powehouse387

Thanks for your help guys, finally made it through all 50 pages of thread. went to kemperformance.com and they say no products for ford 6.4. what happened there?, haven't went to spartan's yet. my pickup only has 4500 miles think I'll wait till 10k and then dump the stupid dpf and start seeing mileage again like my 02 7.3

Mike at KEM got a great job so he has put KEM on the back burner for right now.....but Spartan will be able to help you out

[powehouse387]

Originally Posted by DavidPhillips

I think I'm gonna gut mine after it goes bad.

Maybe I'll try cleaning it first, anybody tried it yet?

I recieved this information from Premier performance products in Idaho, whom I am a dealer for.

CLEANING PARTICULATE FILTERS



We have heard from different sources that the particulate filters on the new trucks can be cleaned if they get plugged. We finally received the following letter from a dealership outlining the cleaning steps they go through to do this. It could be helpful for you to know in case you hear of this issue. It has happened and could happen at some point with the higher performance tunes in the new trucks. Although all the current products are designed to work with the particulate filter and keep it clean, just in case, you may need to know what to do if one gets plugged. We have heard of the LMM being cleaned the same way and assume the Ford would work too. This below is for the new Dodge.





“Thanks again for the good technical info on the 6.7 Cummins. As we discussed the particulate filters are very costly and availability is very limited. We have had great success in cleaning a plugged particulate filter in the following way…..

The particulate filter must be removed from the vehicle and allowed to cool down ( overnight is best but use your best judgement as to not have too much of a temperature differential when you wash it out). We place a pig mat underneath the filter so as not to wash the soot down the drain and steam clean/pressure wash the inside of the particulate filter starting from the rear (non flange side) and simply wash the filter element out making sure to pressure wash the entire exposed surface pushing water through to filtering element. Then turn the assembly over and wash from the flange side. We do not use any cleaners or solvents ONLY hot water under pressure. Solvents or cleaners may create a problem due to the extremely high temperatures during regeneration. Once you have pressure washed from both sides starting from the non flange side, blow it out with air to remove excess water and re-install. This has effectively taken filters at 100% immediately down to 30% or less and will allow the vehicle to be driven to finish the cleaning via the trucks normal regeneration cycle. While there is no technical bulletin that has directed us to do this, we have done this successfully many times. It became a necessity for us to take care of our customers in a timely fashion, as I’m sure you already know, the availability of replacement filters is very limited not to mention the cost. Hope this will help, Thanks for all your technical info. Call me if you have any further questions and I will do the same.”



Larry H. Miller Chrysler Jeep Dodge

[DavidPhillips]

That looks like a good deal. Thanks for the info.

[TwinTurboStroker]

Interesting info......but that really seems a little too easy

[kdfarms]

I have 6.4 and when I pull my camper I get 8-9 mpg. But when it goes into regen down to 6-7 mpg. How hard is it to take the stuff out of the dpf? Truck has been in the shop three times. The truck is completely stock. Wish I had my 6.0 back. What do I do?

[TwinTurboStroker]

Originally Posted by kdfarms

I have 6.4 and when I pull my camper I get 8-9 mpg. But when it goes into regen down to 6-7 mpg. How hard is it to take the stuff out of the dpf? Truck has been in the shop three times. The truck is completely stock. Wish I had my 6.0 back. What do I do?

Well it all depends......your truck has been in the shop 3 times you said.....so do you really want to void the warranty?

[powehouse387]

Originally Posted by kdfarms

I have 6.4 and when I pull my camper I get 8-9 mpg. But when it goes into regen down to 6-7 mpg. How hard is it to take the stuff out of the dpf? Truck has been in the shop three times. The truck is completely stock. Wish I had my 6.0 back. What do I do?

I have not done this yet to my truck, am waiting to talk to my dealer about the specifics of my warranty, then I am planning on doing a dpf delete and a sct programmer. What has your truck been to the dealer so much for, will this affect your problems, or eliminate them, or make them worse because of the warranty issue?

[judd.mcclure]

Has anyone confirmed being able to clean the DPF.

[kdfarms]

1. I was driving in a snow storm and the Air filter plugged. Also about a 1/2 hour later the regen mode kick in and I drove for about 5 miles and the pickup shut down to about 5 miles and hour. Next morning woke up started pickup and it just died. I waited 10 minutes and it reset itself, started right up. Took to the Ford dealer and said that all my problems came from the pulled air filter. Told me to put winter front on and it will end problems.
2. I had 2000 miles on and the 5" crome running boards start to flake. Ford put brand new ones on.
3. Yesterday driving in a rain storm and went to pass a car and pickup started to vibrate like it was out of fuel. I took it to the ford dealer today and nothing was wrong.
I still wish I had my 6.0 back.


Don't get me wrong I do like the power of the 6.4