Hour Meter

[Snoxracer]

Wondering? I thought that I was told that my truck has a hour meter? Is this true and if so where is it, or how do you access it.



Thanks, Snoxracer

 

[klenger]

It's built into the odometer function. With the truck turned off, turn the key to the run position, without starting the truck. Select total miles on the odometer instead of trip miles on the odometer on the instrument cluster. With total miles showing, press and hold the reset button for about 5 seconds (maybe a bit more) and total hours will be displayed. If you do this with trip miles showing, you will only reset the trip miles.

 

[Pawpaw]

Turn the ignition key to "run", but don't start the engine. Make sure your odometer reading is showing, not trip odometer. Press and hold the trip meter button. The display will switch to trip meter, but keep holding the button. After a few seconds, it will show you the hours.



Bob

 

[boonsur]

How does it clear (let-go of the button, or start the engine)?

 

[klenger]

The hourmeter is not resetable. The data is stored in the ECM as part of the engine history.

 

[Snoxracer]

Thanks Guys, I was thinking that you had to do something like that but just getting the trip meter reset. I'll have to try that once I get time.



Thanks

 

[Dieselnerd]

On my '05 the hour meter reads on the overhead. Just press the "step" button. If you are in compass/temp mode, first step shows avg. MPG, second step is DTE and since I'm not in the truck right now if I remember right, the third time you press step it shows hours of run time. It is on the overhead for sure though and is also in the owners manual as being in the overhead display.

 

[Rider]

On my '05 the hour meter reads on the overhead. Just press the "step" button. If you are in compass/temp mode, first step shows avg. MPG, second step is DTE and since I'm not in the truck right now if I remember right, the third time you press step it shows hours of run time. It is on the overhead for sure though and is also in the owners manual as being in the overhead display.

He's talking about hours on the engine, and I think you might be talking about hours on a trip (resettable).

 

[Dieselnerd]

I stand partially corrected. I just got out the manual and it does read "Accumulated ignition on time" not elapsed trip time on the overhead, but, it is resettable. I have never reset mine so it does read my total engine hours to date.

 

[klenger]

The overhead readout only goes to 99:59, and will start over at 0 after that. On my 2nd gen, I used the overhead for keeping track of engine hours and manually kept track of the 100's of hours. The 3nd gen hour meter on the odometer eliminates the need to mess with that. Also, I assume, but have not confirmed that the odometer hour meter only counts actual engine run time.

 

[ThomasLawrence]

I have never reset mine so it does read my total engine hours to date.

I guarantee you that the numbers are different. The overhead timer counts up with the ignition on, engine not running (I sat there and watched it). The hour meter displayed on the odometer is actual hours of engine run-time. As discussed, this timer is not resettable, as the overhead timer is.



-Tom

 

[Dieselnerd]

Well, I guess the statement "Ignition on time" is accurate, they just forgot to mention the engine did not have to be running. Good information and once again I learned something new. Thanks for setting me straight...

 

[CLAYTON]

Just checked mine last night and I only had 1433 hours on the engine. It's still just a babe

 

[Hercules130]

mine didn't work, everytime i pressed it it would switch to the trip mileage, even while holding it.

 

[Eric_77]

Hercules just keep holding it down you will see

Ignition on, engine off

total miles, press and hold button, trip miles (keep holding another 5-10 secs), then engine hour meter

 

[IC Smoke]

will this work on a 01?



Ian

 

[klenger]

will this work on a 01?



Ian

Sorry, 3rd gen only.