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Automatic Regen too often

Does anyone know how frequently regen has to occur to get a P2549 code? since picking up my truck from the dealer on friday, the following has happened:
  • Picked up at 68490 miles
  • DPF guage was over ¼ full by 68534 miles
  • Regen started at 68581 miles (delta 91 miles since picking it up)
  • Regen ended around 68620 miles and DPF guage instantly showed 1 notch up from empty
  • 68690 miles – another regen started (delta 70 miles from end of last regen
Seems like this would be frequently enough to cause a "frequent regen" code but nothing pops up on the dash. Is this a "behind the scenes" code? I have a case open with ramcares but the dealer wants it to give a code before they are willing to do anything.

I also checked MAP and MAF sensors right after picking up the truck. The MAP sensor was very dirty. I cleaned it but that obviously doesn't seem to have done anything.
No guarantees but an oil analysis from fleetguard could help you make the case. I never got a code but was regening every 20-30 miles. They replaced the MAF and DPF. I got the truck back last Friday after 70 days at the dealership. I'm watching it like a hawk
 
Truck popped the service exhaust system see dealer message this morning on my way home from the gym. Ive noticed that as we have moved into summer and temps are significantly warmer the truck is going into regen every 200-300 miles whereas in the winter its only every 24 engine hours. Ill take it to the dealer and see where it lands but im not really interested in an ongoing back and forth, if they cant solve it in the first couple visits ill likely trade it in or delete it.
 
Truck popped the service exhaust system see dealer message this morning on my way home from the gym. Ive noticed that as we have moved into summer and temps are significantly warmer the truck is going into regen every 200-300 miles whereas in the winter it’s only every 24 engine hours. Ill take it to the dealer and see where it lands but im not really interested in an ongoing back and forth, if they cant solve it in the first couple visits ill likely trade it in or delete it.
Do you let it complete its regeneration cycle once it starts before you shut it off?
 
Do you let it complete its regeneration cycle once it starts before you shut it off?
95% of the time yes. Sometimes im not able to given when it pops into a regen but I always make an effort to let it finish. My truck tends to sound a bit different when its in regen and i keep a close eye on the dpf screen so I try to catch it whenever im in regen and let it finish.
 
I had my first regen since using the Archoil Fuel System Cleaner, made it to the 24 hour mark or 810 miles. Something interesting I noticed was that using my OBD Fusion app to track DPF%, it would bounce around for the first 12 hours based on what I assume it was calculating as soot loading. Once I hit 12 hours of engine time since regen, the DPF% on the app was a steady % calculation of time only. Never came off of that time based calc. The EVIC on the truck would still show the DPF filter load go up (mostly getting on highway) and down when I had been driving for long enough. When the truck triggered the time based regen, the OBD fusion app immediately fell to 52.9% which I assume was the actually load in the DPF, then made quick order of regenning that.

I did have to be careful about driving trips as I mostly stayed to longer highway distances that I knew would reach passive regens. I'm hoping this becomes a bit easier to achieve time based regens as I progress.

What dose of the Archoil everyday treatment is everyone using? I did notice a big difference in MPG between the cleaner and the fuel treatment (~1mpg) although it could also be fuel quality.
 
I had my first regen since using the Archoil Fuel System Cleaner, made it to the 24 hour mark or 810 miles. Something interesting I noticed was that using my OBD Fusion app to track DPF%, it would bounce around for the first 12 hours based on what I assume it was calculating as soot loading. Once I hit 12 hours of engine time since regen, the DPF% on the app was a steady % calculation of time only. Never came off of that time based calc. The EVIC on the truck would still show the DPF filter load go up (mostly getting on highway) and down when I had been driving for long enough. When the truck triggered the time based regen, the OBD fusion app immediately fell to 52.9% which I assume was the actually load in the DPF, then made quick order of regenning that.

I did have to be careful about driving trips as I mostly stayed to longer highway distances that I knew would reach passive regens. I'm hoping this becomes a bit easier to achieve time based regens as I progress.

What dose of the Archoil everyday treatment is everyone using? I did notice a big difference in MPG between the cleaner and the fuel treatment (~1mpg) although it could also be fuel quality.
I’ve been using the standard dose, gauge will still jump up when hit the interstate one notch but will jump back down near the end of my hwy commute. I doesn’t work as well when I just had the cleaner in my tank but passive regen does seem easier to achieve.
 
I’ve been using the standard dose, gauge will still jump up when hit the interstate one notch but will jump back down near the end of my hwy commute. I doesn’t work as well when I just had the cleaner in my tank but passive regen does seem easier to achieve.
Yeah that’s pretty much my experience too…thinking of trying a higher “performance” dose to see if that improves it at all.
 
I’ve been using the standard dose, gauge will still jump up when hit the interstate one notch but will jump back down near the end of my hwy commute. I doesn’t work as well when I just had the cleaner in my tank but passive regen does seem easier to achieve.
That’s been my experience also. It does seem to passively regen easier and takes longer to start showing anything on the DPF gauge while still driving the same. I’ve also been using the 1 oz per 10 gallons but I’m going to increase it to 1.5 oz simply to use the entire 40 oz bottle in 5K miles. Then back to the 6400D cleaner for another round.
 
Truck popped the service exhaust system see dealer message this morning on my way home from the gym. Ive noticed that as we have moved into summer and temps are significantly warmer the truck is going into regen every 200-300 miles whereas in the winter its only every 24 engine hours. Ill take it to the dealer and see where it lands but im not really interested in an ongoing back and forth, if they cant solve it in the first couple visits ill likely trade it in or delete it.
This sounds 100% like what mine has done for the past two years, minus the “service exhaust system” message. I’ve had no codes or messages so far. Just a noticeably shorter period between regeneration cycles during the warmer months.
 
This sounds 100% like what mine has done for the past two years, minus the “service exhaust system” message. I’ve had no codes or messages so far. Just a noticeably shorter period between regeneration cycles during the warmer months.
I got my last short regen cycle in September of 23. Then 24 hour regens until April of 24. Got 2 short ones at 15 hrs and the next at 11 hrs. Back to 24 hours after running the Archoil.
 
This sounds 100% like what mine has done for the past two years, minus the “service exhaust system” message. I’ve had no codes or messages so far. Just a noticeably shorter period between regeneration cycles during the warmer months.
Ya I’ve had a gut feeling the code was coming. I wonder if you haven’t gotten the code yet due to the archoil you’re running recently?
 
It depends on which state you’re registered in. Some states that follow CARB regulations have extended emissions warranty under the California emissions law. 7 years / 70,000 miles View attachment 75371View attachment 75372

That's good news! Thank you. We plan to move to Oregon or Maine within the next couple years, haven't decided. Looks like either way I'll be getting some bonus warranty.
 
Ya I’ve had a gut feeling the code was coming. I wonder if you haven’t gotten the code yet due to the archoil you’re running recently?
Definitely possible. But mine was consistently hitting about 11 hours and 300-400 miles between cycles without the archoil. I think my consistency of drive cycles is such that it gets run harder due to constant highway use at 75mph. Im
Sure that helps.
 
Definitely possible. But mine was consistently hitting about 11 hours and 300-400 miles between cycles without the archoil. I think my consistency of drive cycles is such that it gets run harder due to constant highway use at 75mph. Im
Sure that helps.
Ya makes sense, my drive cycles have changed a bit recently and I have not had as much towing and highway time and have increased around town driving which I know isnt helping.

Oddly enough I started the truck this AM and the code went away. Lovely.
 
I had my first regen since using the Archoil Fuel System Cleaner, made it to the 24 hour mark or 810 miles. Something interesting I noticed was that using my OBD Fusion app to track DPF%, it would bounce around for the first 12 hours based on what I assume it was calculating as soot loading. Once I hit 12 hours of engine time since regen, the DPF% on the app was a steady % calculation of time only. Never came off of that time based calc. The EVIC on the truck would still show the DPF filter load go up (mostly getting on highway) and down when I had been driving for long enough. When the truck triggered the time based regen, the OBD fusion app immediately fell to 52.9% which I assume was the actually load in the DPF, then made quick order of regenning that.

I did have to be careful about driving trips as I mostly stayed to longer highway distances that I knew would reach passive regens. I'm hoping this becomes a bit easier to achieve time based regens as I progress.

What dose of the Archoil everyday treatment is everyone using? I did notice a big difference in MPG between the cleaner and the fuel treatment (~1mpg) although it could also be fuel quality.
I used 3 oz per tank of Archoil and got 1.1 mpg increase hand calculated over prior tank
 
Just curious about something. For those of you using the Archoil and seeing improvement in the excessive regens. Have any of you done the Y43 recall for the emissions sensor? Maybe all of you have. I've been on the waiting list at the local dealer for almost a year and they keep telling me they are only getting the parts to do one vehicle a month.
 
Just curious about something. For those of you using the Archoil and seeing improvement in the excessive regens. Have any of you done the Y43 recall for the emissions sensor? Maybe all of you have. I've been on the waiting list at the local dealer for almost a year and they keep telling me they are only getting the parts to do one vehicle a month.
I’ve been using the archoil for over a month now. I had the Y43 recall completed 7 months ago. The Y43 recall had no positive or negative impact on the truck. The regen issues I’ve been experiencing in the summer months is, in my view, not connected to the Y43 recall in any way.
 
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Just curious about something. For those of you using the Archoil and seeing improvement in the excessive regens. Have any of you done the Y43 recall for the emissions sensor? Maybe all of you have. I've been on the waiting list at the local dealer for almost a year and they keep telling me they are only getting the parts to do one vehicle a month.
Mines a ‘23 and already has the sensor in place. That sensor has zero effect on regeneration frequency from what I’ve seen.
 
Just curious about something. For those of you using the Archoil and seeing improvement in the excessive regens. Have any of you done the Y43 recall for the emissions sensor? Maybe all of you have. I've been on the waiting list at the local dealer for almost a year and they keep telling me they are only getting the parts to do one vehicle a month.
IMHO your dealer is full of Sh it, when I had mine done just before the UAW struck they had plenty of parts but dealers were only allowed to order the part for trucks that were issued a recall notice, IIRC they had to enter the VIN to order the part an were not limited to only one sensor per month being the day they did my truck it was the 3rd truck that day having the recall done... Wonder if you have one of them dealers who dislike warranty work because they have so many customers who are paying full shop rate for work that warranty work can wait....
 
Just curious about something. For those of you using the Archoil and seeing improvement in the excessive regens. Have any of you done the Y43 recall for the emissions sensor? Maybe all of you have. I've been on the waiting list at the local dealer for almost a year and they keep telling me they are only getting the parts to do one vehicle a month.
This was what my dealer was saying, but one call to ramcares got me in a couple days later.
 
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