Parked Regen

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by natanishe, Feb 6, 2017.

  1. ReeferOhio

    ReeferOhio Medium Load Member

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    Your experience was a very rare one then. I worked in a dealership, and C-15's in 08' newer trucks were always in the shop, and they were so bad we wouldn't take them on trade. I'm running a 13' mack mp8 (volvo engine), I've idled a few times at night and do a lot of local delivery and regional work with it. Not one regen yet (I know it's coming). The main problem with the CATS was the ARD head, it was a nightmare. Yes DEF helps, and the systems have slimmed down on new trucks to a single unit. 60k on my new truck and no issues so far. I think a regen after 2600 miles on the new truck is a bit soon, as others have stated do not idle the truck if you don't have to.

    The Maxforce though I think is by far the worst emissions engine out there.
     
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  3. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I have a '15 Cascadia with 168,000 miles & will be 3 years old in June. I am, for the most part a local guy with some short regional runs about 300 -350 miles & over night MAYBE once per week, usually only about once every 2 weeks. So, we did not opt to have a GenPak installed etc. I idle EVERYTIME I am out over night & the small company I work for supports that.
    95% of the time that I am out over night, if I idle more than about 8 or 10 hours, it requires a parked regen. I am assuming if it did a rolling regen just before I got there & its a fresh regen & I dont idle more than about 8 hours or so, I may get by without it. But, I can count on a parked regen if I idle more than 8 hours or so in any situation.
    Get used to it.

    Now, as per the way you are supposed to do it as I understand it, if you idle up to about 900 rpm's while parked over night, you wont have to do a parked regen. It will auto regen as needed... if needed. However, count on somewhere between 2 - 3 gallons of fuel per hour. Over 10 hours, 20 - 30 gallons of fuel @ $2.50 per gallon... you do the math.
    If you're gonna do that, get a hotel. Its cheaper.
    Idling over night at low idle, figure on about 1 gallon or less per hour.
     
  4. mitmaks

    mitmaks Road Train Member

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    Get a tripac apu problem solved.
     
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