6.7L Cummins Forum

DWRDodge6.7 · #11 (**permalink**) 04-15-2010, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by PUGPUG

After driving my 09 6.7 for 6K and talking to Cummins and my dealers tech 4s this is what I am practicing. I try to limit using my trk for a daily driver as it is not made for that. It is made to pull and work hard. Daily soft driving will give you fits with the DPF. It is a workhorse so work it!
It is also made for people not used to driving diesels. I drove truck for years and am not new to these things. The computer in these makes it almost impossible to damage the engine by working it to hard. It will back things off so damage can't be done. I put full guages in mine but I can tell you unless you just want to see what it is doing and have a pre emp to things that might happen then they aren't needed. The computer limits the driver to keep damage from happening.
Driving with the exhaust break on is recommended by my diesel tech and others. They say it keeps the filter burned out better. Also if you notice the engine going through RE-gen they don't turn it off until it is complete.

Ditto! I don't let it shift into the two upper gears in the city. I do use mine as a DD. It has 85,000 KMs on it now, about 50% of that is DD and the other 50% is hooked to the travel trailer. The only time that I had any DPF Full messages was when I had a Boost Fooler installed. After removing it, no problems.

dodgefarmer · #12 (**permalink**) 04-15-2010, 10:57 PM

New here to this forum, been on other forums.

On my 07 I have 76,000 miles and never have seen the dpf warning. I am completly stock and use it daily for work. I do all types of driving from stop n go, freeway and pulling trailers on the farm and my 5th wheel. I do drive with a somewhat heavy foot on the go pedal.

Its been a completly trouble free except for a waterpump that leaked but covered under warrantee
Here is on of the trailers on the farm.
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09white6.7L · #13 (**permalink**) 04-16-2010, 12:50 AM

I love my 09 Dodge, I've had it since Feb. of last year 32,000 miles and no problems what so ever. Currently working in Alaska and away from my truck for the last month. Can't wait to get home to drive her.

Dixiedawg · #14 (**permalink**) 04-27-2010, 11:19 AM

Finally installed the EDGE Insight last week. Thanks to Squid for recommending it and his right angle drill suggestion. We are now on a two month adventure with the fiver. At about 115 miles into trip the Insight flashes and says we are in the regen mode (5685 on odometer). I was cruising at 63 MPH and the regen lasted for about ten miles. After completing regen my EGT was around 1375 and quickly decreased back to 1150.
In another 253 miles it went back into the regen mode for about 10 miles while towing the fiver. Same EGT results.
Yesterday without the fiver in tow it when into regen again after just 135 miles. The regen lasted for 15 minutes and the EGT were about 200 degrees less without the fiver in tow. I am a little concerned about a sooting problem. What do you think, should I be concerned?
I tow in the tow hall mode and always use the exhaust brake, except when it is regen mode. Prior to the Insight I had no idea when it was in regen.
P.S. I really enjoy this site.
Cheers, Dean

Squid · #15 (**permalink**) 04-28-2010, 07:48 AM

What year is your truck?

Dixiedawg · #16 (**permalink**) 04-29-2010, 10:05 AM

My truck an 09 and was built in Mar/09.

Animal Hauler · #17 (**permalink**) 04-29-2010, 04:55 PM

Mine is an 09 built in June and I just got a Recall notice on Monday(4-26) that the computer needs an update. I just had it done last night. The notice described sort of what you are encountering.

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