got the dreaded message today. ran it down the freeway and about 15 minutes later it was done. 14862 miles. first time it ever happened. good thing is that the dpf is falling off tomorrow night

 

Welcome to the club. I was over 20K and had been doing a lot of running back and fourth to Home Depot. Took all of three minutes on the highway...

 

strange too. i had been running the bejesus out of it normally. pulling hard and fast but who knows. will wash it out tomorrow as the rain will be able to rinse it as it sits against the back wall of the shop outside!

 

Hi Bro - is there a way to check the condition of the dpf before this warning shows up?

Congrats on the upcoming clean-out and "visual inspection".

 

I usually drive 90% of the time highway empty. So I never thought I'd see this message. But after about three or four days of all local highway driving (lots of traffic lights) I got the message. I was right near a major highway. So I jumped on the highway and the message cleared. No problems since...
I guess that with all of that stop and go we produce a lot of soot and the trucks don't run long enough for the regen cycle to complete it's work. But I'm beting that once your at max soot level and the regen is running the message comes on to prevent you from shutting down. Hence the three minute drive cleared me up....

 

While the chance of you ever putting it back on is probably slim I would go on a extra long highway drive just before pulling it to ensure it regens fully and is clean before coming off. The cleaner it is when it comes off the better it will store.

 

no wished there were.

 

only thing that may stop me from doing the deed is rain. it rained pretty good last night and projected for tonight too. if so, then I will be making a long haul up the east mountains near my house which is a pretty long pull. 5th gear and hammer down

 

we didnt get any rain at all last night. I hope the weather cooperates tonight so you can git r dun

 

bout 4 we got hammered. kinda cleared up by 6 but then came down again

 

I have almost the exact same mile on my truck as you do. Haven't gotten the message yet. Leaving today for a run to Charlotte and back, so hopefully she will be nice and blown out.

 

my biggest problem is I live 1 mile from the shop. at lunch I usually am running errands and work it pretty good but last few days had been lazy lol. getting the remodel completed at the house since she is going up for sale next year. RV gate is getting installed right now. new crappers last night (bought anyways). i am whooped. I need a bomb party with friends to clear my head. I don't like wood and working on the house!

 

I am 20 miles one way from my whse and I guess that helps keep her clean.

 

Anybody shut down at loooong stop lights & drive thrus? Wonder if that would help.

 

i shut down at drive thrus sometimes but i think doing it at stoplights would cause a hazard (in case of emergency situation ie firetruck, ambulance, cop) plus it is hard on the starter et al doing it all the time.