Manual regen on 2017 Ford F350

They all do have the system to some extent. Short trips clog the dpfs faster. Longer drives with some heat built up don't clog them as fast. As mentioned, idleing is the worst. When it regens you can help it by going for a spirited drive. The ones with the most problems drive it really easy and don't tow. I have less experience than some because all my newer diesels are "off road only.(deleted)" That's how my last three Cummins had almost a million miles combined with very few problems. The next Cummins is rumored to have less smog than ever.

Redwoodcamper wrote:
Doesn't matter after you rip all the dpf garbage out. If you tow longer distances with it and avoid short trips you shouldn't need a Regen switch. If you drive it easy and rarely work it hard then the switch would come in handy.
Or you could buy a ram and not worry about it. Just my opinion after pulling the heads/cabs/ egr coolers on 10+ Ford's.

Driving long trips doesn't help. I have a 2016 Powerstroke now and you can drive 200 miles and 2 minutes before you arrive at your destination it will go into regen mode. I put 12,000 miles on it in 4 months so there wasn't any short trips but there were times when just before you were going to shut it off guess what? Regen! Manual switch would be nice on all models to avoid this. Does the Ram not have the same system? I thought the Big Three all had it.

Huh, that's cool!
Agree option to regen these trucks when needed should be standard issue. Problem is the liability and actually surprised to hear this is an option. Mfgs usually shy away from allowing user control over mechanical systems or repairs that the general public is not vehemently familiar with, that could cause injury or property damage.

Beware your 6.7 P stroke will scare the meek and probably you too when you put it into forced regen the first time! And stay away from the tailpipe!
3000rpms of 1000deg exhaust coming at you!

Doesn't matter after you rip all the dpf garbage out. If you tow longer distances with it and avoid short trips you shouldn't need a Regen switch. If you drive it easy and rarely work it hard then the switch would come in handy.
Or you could buy a ram and not worry about it. Just my opinion after pulling the heads/cabs/ egr coolers on 10+ Ford's.

Makes no sense. I had to pay a dealer 200 dollars to have the regen done on my lariat because I couldn't drive my truck the way they wanted me to in order to keep the DPF happy, so it got badly clogged once. Seems to me if Ford is going to use a DPF, then the option to do manual regen should be standard equipment to avoid motor damage.

My guess is the lower trim levels tend to be sold to commerical customers who could have the engine sitting idling for extended periods of time.