Newer diesel with least problems
Thinking about a newer diesel truck to replace my very trustworthy 2000 7.3 Ford F250. However from all the horror stories of failures I have recently read I am very concerned about long term reliabi...
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Looks like Kubota is minority who give driver a light showing regeneration.
I drove my F350 for 15k miles to date, refilled DEF several times but never could notice when regeneration happen. Only once, when pulling a trailer I was observing mpg very closely and on one stretch truck start burning like 20% more fuel. Different wind direction could not cost such difference, so I concluded I catch DPF regeneration after resetting the meter.
The problem is that when you drive short distances, often you can cut regeneration off mid-way. Also some programs will cut the regeneration when you floor the pedal.
Aborted regeneration few times in the row can lead to problems.
BTW the 2016 Ford had an option for driver to control regeneration.
That option was gone for 2017 models.
I drove my F350 for 15k miles to date, refilled DEF several times but never could notice when regeneration happen. Only once, when pulling a trailer I was observing mpg very closely and on one stretch truck start burning like 20% more fuel. Different wind direction could not cost such difference, so I concluded I catch DPF regeneration after resetting the meter.
The problem is that when you drive short distances, often you can cut regeneration off mid-way. Also some programs will cut the regeneration when you floor the pedal.
Aborted regeneration few times in the row can lead to problems.
BTW the 2016 Ford had an option for driver to control regeneration.
That option was gone for 2017 models.
