2013 Ram truck
I'm thinking about getting a new leftover 2013 Ram 3500 DRW 6.7 but I was reading on the TDR about some of the trucks having short oil change intervals. One poster had to change oil 4 times in 10,000 ...
Forum Discussion
bighog01 wrote:
In the gauge cluster where the messages show up it will send u a message when it's in regen mode. Usually takes less than 5 minutes to complete.
It appears you have the same truck as I do, at least that's what I saw on your profile.
Not true on a Ram truck, ..the ONLY way one get's a message about truck being in REGEN, is IF the DPF is a certain percentage full, ie 70% and up, and message will let you know that you need to drive at highway speed for a certain time, or as you drive, the percentage drops until regen is done. I've NEVER seen this message on any truck I've owned with DPF, and that goes back to an 07.5 Chevy, a 2010 Ram, a 2012 Ram and now the truck in my sig.
You WILL NOT get a regen message at any time, unless, again, the DPF is "mostly full".
I can only tell when I'm in regen if I have the gage to "instant mpg" on...THEN, you will see a drop in mpg....I've not smelled diesel fuel when truck is in regen, in the last 3 years, but you can "smell" , when you get out of the truck, a heated something kind of smell...but not diesel....At least that's been my experience with DPF equipped trucks since 2010, and DEF equipped since May...
