From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 2/9/2025 8:28 PM, Carol wrote:   
   > sticks wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/7/2025 1:08 PM, Carol wrote:   
   >>> sticks wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:   
   >>>>> sticks wrote:   
   >>>>>> After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is   
   >>>>>> that it needs a regeneration.  I guess they kind of do this   
   >>>>>> automatically as often as every 500 miles.  Most people, like   
   >>>>>> me, don't even know about it.  Seems like there should be a   
   >>>>>> little more information given to the customer since if you do   
   >>>>>> what I did the check engine light come on and you have to   
   >>>>>> haul the RV to the dealer if you don't know what is going on,   
   >>>>>> when all you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or   
   >>>>>> so.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light   
   >>>>>> come on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to   
   >>>>>> take it in and do a forced on.  I guess I'll find out.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone?  Might   
   >>>>> be take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it   
   >>>>> then test 7 days later?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I've read contradicting stuff on this.  Gonna put the solar   
   >>>> charger on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime.   
   >>>> They say you can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls   
   >>>> more, and idle even goes up.  I have to check in the setting as   
   >>>> there might be a page that tells you the % it is at.  Would be   
   >>>> nice if you could turn that on the screen, go for a drive and   
   >>>> watch it go down.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I'll let y'all know how it goes.   
   >>>   
   >>> We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house, doesn't   
   >>> help you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.   
   >>   
   >> No, not the battery, the % of full the filter is at.  In the shop I   
   >> know you can watch it go down to zero.  We'll see next week if the   
   >> screen comes up for it inside the RV   
   >   
   > I'm sorry.  You lost me on 'filter'?   
      
   Mentioned a little earlier in the thread.  It's called the DPF or diesel   
   particulate filter.  The EPA mandates these things and emissions now in   
   diesel engines.  Hopefully, they get a little better working soon.   
      
   Yesterday, I did manage to take it out and drove about 90 miles.  When I   
   started it up, the check engine light was out.  Well that's cool, I   
   thought.  So I drove it down a road that had 55 MPH speed limit and no   
   stops at all.  To keep the RPM's over 2000, I had to keep it in 8th gear   
   (it has 9) and this kept it at 2250 RPM.  This should have been enough   
   to start the regeneration cycle on the DPF.  I could not tell if it did   
   it or not.  Never noticed the exhaust noise change, or engine temps go up.   
      
   The check engine stayed out and after 45 miles I turned around.  Almost   
   as soon as I was heading home this message pops up on the dashboard.   
      
      
      
   What's crazy is it is a DEF warning, and just below it is the DEF gauge   
   and as you can see it is still over half way full.  I got almost 2000   
   miles and this is still the original level of fluid in there.  So I now   
   have 10 engine start before it won't go any more.  So now I have no   
   choice, it has to go in for service.  Under warranty still, but a 60   
   mile drive to get it there.   
      
   I also read to try and avoid this warning from coning up, you should top   
   it off after every other fill up.  I will definitely be doing that.  It   
   would be a nightmare if this happened to you a couple thousand miles   
   away from home in the middle of a trip.   
      
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