Regen process

[jmadigan]

Probably a stupied question but what is the process like for the regen. I ask because it seems like when ever it regenerates is when I have come to place where i'm going to park, kinda annoying. Shouldn't it be regenerating durring driving? or do i just have bad luck?

[blowinsmoke4life]

i think its suppose to regen when idling which is most likely right before you park but i'm not totally sure so hopefull someone will chime in and confirm that

[JBHT]

I bought my truck in June of '07 and it doesn't tell me when its in regen, the newer trucks do. But mine has blown out gobs of grey smoke twice while driving. The first time was around 8 thousand miles, and it just did it again yesterday, just under 18 thousand. I thought I remembered the manual saying it wasn't supposed to do it during idle or in tow/haul mode. It sure makes people behind me wonder whats going on

[dieselwhisperer]

The latest flash (I forgot the number) stops the regen while ideling, also supposed to tell you through the computer when it's in regen. Also fixes the resume feature on the cruise control.

[jmadigan]

Thanks for all the info guys

[SouthTexasDiesel]

Originally Posted by jmadigan

Probably a stupied question but what is the process like for the regen. I ask because it seems like when ever it regenerates is when I have come to place where i'm going to park, kinda annoying. Shouldn't it be regenerating durring driving? or do i just have bad luck?

The best time for regeneration is while driving down the highway. Less fuel is used and the process takes less time. If you do a lot of city driving the regen will take much longer, because every time you push the brake the regen stops until you're moving again.

[n4hhe]

Is there a way to display the number of regen cycles the truck has performed?

[Flyin' Hawaiian]

the only thing i know of that does that, is ford has a box that plugs into the obd ii port and can access it.