regeneration times??????

[superdave]

How often and how many times will the system regenerate itself?? I have heard it lasts less that 50,000 miles and costs in the neighborhood of $3500. 00 to replace the parts. This is Dodge parts and not Cummins. I also heard the Ford will regenerate itself for the full 5 years or 100,000 miles if the warranty. Does anyone know for sure?

 

[jelag]

I don't think anyone really knows for sure... . but the complete emission system has a 100K mile warranty... . so I wouldn't worry about the 50K mile issue...

Also understand that I'm guessing that the engine computer collects data and regenerates the system based on condition not mileage or any other issue... .

I have not read how this works but I assume that while your driving down the road it runs high pressure diesel through an injector into the cat... . an burns away the soot the way an afterburner does it... . we have a crude system like this on a cleaning oven... and it runs at 1800 *F. and any thing that is not burnt goes through this chamber and cooked clean... . I can only assume our truck is like this... . or another example is a self cleaning oven where at a give time the cleaning cycle starts.....

If there is a thread about how this works someone please point me towards it...

Hope this helps. .

 

[KEpperly]

I believe the emission system only has a 50,000 mile warranty

 

[LMcCary]

regeneration

If it is Cummins aftertreatment, it should last about 200,000 miles depending on fuel quality,proper engine oil and driving habits. On Cummins systems the cleaning is monitored by the temp. sensors and pressure sensor data feed back to the ECM. Most clean while driving. The ash deposits will have to be cleaned when the DPF is full. A check engine light will turn on and the engine will derate.

 

[Wolfy]

... . If there is a thread about how this works someone please point me towards it...

Check out the 59-or-so posts in the "Understanding Regeneration" thread. We had a bit of discussion on the subject. I suggest starting at the beginning.

 

[superdave]

After checking out the posts in "Understanding Regeneration", I learned what I think I already knew. BUT, did I miss the probable numerical times the system will regenerate (translate to mileage) before having to spend mucho bucks to replace it?