DPF Regen

[kevinkidder]

There is literally no benefit to watching regens or tracking wen they happen or complete. I was always surprised how many people on the Ram forums were obsessed with watching the DPF screen and what precent it was full. I am glad to hear that Jeep did not include that in the gauge cluster!!

I have owned 3 Diesel Rams and now a F350 Powerstroke - just drive the truck/Jeep and enjoy it.

I am picking my EcoDiesel JLU on the 6th and have no plans to worry about regens.

I had a scenario recently where I couldn't get enough highway miles in for the regen (and without the scangauge, had no idea). The instrument cluster warned me that a regen required more highway miles at a consistent speed, but at the time, I couldn't. The jeep went in to limp mode because I couldn't complete the regen. I would prefer not to let that happen again.

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[AZDIESELRUBI]

I will add that a regen can take time...I doubt you want to drive around for 30 minutes or more keeping temps up etc...or sitting in ypur driveway wasting fuel.

 

[AZDIESELRUBI]

I had a scenario recently where I couldn't get enough highway miles in for the regen (and without the scangauge, had no idea). The instrument cluster warned me that a regen required more highway miles at a consistent speed, but at the time, I couldn't. The jeep went in to limp mode because I couldn't complete the regen. I would prefer not to let that happen again.

This is rare...Typically I would not recommend a diesel for folks who treat them like grocery getters part time drivers etc because thats not the intended purposes.

I would say a good drive for about 30 minutes at 55 or 60 would he suffice

 

[grimmjeeper]

There is absolutely no reason to worry about interrupted regens. The process will pick up where it left off ...so many variables to what triggers a regen but do not fret...they will happen as needed regardless if the vehicle is shut off during a regen.

Not true.

If you shut off in the middle of a regen it won't start another until you get back to 80%.

Do it often enough and it will force you into the more aggressive active regen.

I sometimes shut off in the middle of a regen but there's no reason not to know when you're getting close and at least try to avoid too many interrupted regens in a row if you can.

It doesn't have to be an all or nothing approach middle ground is a good option.

 

[grimmjeeper]

I will add that a regen can take time...I doubt you want to drive around for 30 minutes or more keeping temps up etc...or sitting in ypur driveway wasting fuel.

My regens rarely take over 10 minutes. It's easy to plan them into a drive anywhere around the metro area.

 

[kevinkidder]

This is rare...Typically I would not recommend a diesel for folks who treat them like grocery getters part time drivers etc because thats not the intended purposes.

I would say a good drive for about 30 minutes at 55 or 60 would he suffice

Understood, and agree 100% on the type of driving. For the most part, my driving patterns are mostly highway, but due to conditions out of my control, I couldn't in this instance, hence, the rare issue occurring.

That being said, this is my first diesel vehicle, so I am still a padawan when it comes to the care and feeding of a diesel engine.

 

[grimmjeeper]

This is rare...Typically I would not recommend a diesel for folks who treat them like grocery getters part time drivers etc because thats not the intended purposes.

I would say a good drive for about 30 minutes at 55 or 60 would he suffice

Sounds like a bunch of FUD from someone who doesn't actually know how things work. ?‍

 

[Tread4Lo]

I'm with @grimmjeeper . If I am getting close to high 70's on my commute home from work, I will let it hit 80% to start the regen and drive till it is complete.

I monitor therefore I can do the regens when it's convenient.

 

[AZDIESELRUBI]

Sounds like a bunch of FUD from someone who doesn't actually know how things work. ?‍

Well, Diesels like to work and in order to do a regen lots of things have to happen...like driving it for than a couple hours a week. Typically if its a daily driver you should have no problem completing a regen during the week. You probably to 2 week in most cases.

I have had a lot of diesel trucks - never any issues with regens or lack of them.

 

[AZDIESELRUBI]

I'm with @grimmjeeper . If I am getting close to high 70's on my commute home from work, I will let it hit 80% to start the regen and drive till it is complete.

I monitor therefore I can do the regens when it's convenient.

How do you control a regen exactly? You don't. They happen when the conditions are right.

 

[AZDIESELRUBI]

There are always going to be these regen cultist that think they need to know when they are happening and maybe they can "schedule" one when its convenient....but lets be honest....

You have no control other than just driving he damn thing. You can force a regen with certain tuners on the Cummins trucks...but if you are at taht point the DPF is most likely full and beyond help.

These systems are designed to fail - which is why tuning and deleting is a preferred route for some. I haven't explored this for the EcoDiesel or if its even possible. But if your thinking about your regens every day maybe you should delete the EGR, DPF and DEF off your rig and get some rest.

I had a JK previously but was pretty excited to see the JL get a diesel...figured I would get one before they are gone!

 

[Tread4Lo]

I control it by not shutting down my Jeep when it is 79%. I'll drive it around the block a few more times to start it. Sure, I'm not telling my Jeep to start it. I'm giving it the conditions it needs to start it.

I do not agree with what you are stating on here and that is fine. I'm sure there are thousands of diesel Jeeps that do just as you are stating. But I will not be one of them.

Edit: I do get rest. I don't think anyone is stating they are over anxious about the damn thing. We just like to know what is happening. There is nothing wrong in that.

 

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I've heard good things of both banks and scan gauge, I personally will probably be buying a scan gauge at some point in the future.

 

[AZDIESELRUBI]

I control it by not shutting down my Jeep when it is 79%. I'll drive it around the block a few more times to start it. Sure, I'm not telling my Jeep to start it. I'm giving it the conditions it needs to start it.

I do not agree with what you are stating on here and that is fine. I'm sure there are thousands of diesel Jeeps that do just as you are stating. But I will not be one of them.

Edit: I do get rest. I don't think anyone is stating they are over anxious about the damn thing. We just like to know what is happening. There is nothing wrong in that.

Well, If you are going to obsess over regens....you might as well throw the monitoring of EGTs also...might as well be full OCD.

 

[Dasher320]

I was on the Rubicon and got stuck idling a lot for a couple of days. I got the message that a re-gen was needed so I put it in park and set the rpm's at 2000 for about 10 minutes and the re-gen worked. A diesel JT that was with me ignored the message and ended up in limp mode after we left the trail.

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