Which is the best way to Regen a Freightliner?
DPF Status Lamp: DPF lamp is the diesel particulate filter light and if it is stable then parked regeneration is required soon. If this light is flashing, then parked regeneration is needed immediately. The other option here is to bring the vehicle to highways speed to enable an active regeneration of the filter.
Where can I find a Freightliner Maintenance manual?
Get to know your Freightliner truck by accessing our Driver and Maintenance Manuals, your source for technical and operational information by model. Additional video resources are available to optimize your Freightliner truck, and provide you with convenient overviews specific to the components of your vehicle by VIN.
When to remove manual ash from a Freightliner?
If your truck has reached the 500,000 miles or 800,000-kilometer interval and a check engine light illuminates on your truck’s dashboard, then it may be telling you that manual ash must be removed from the DPF. This means you or a mechanical technician needs to remove the DPF filter for manual cleaning.
What do you need to know about a Freightliner truck?
The better you know your Freightliner, the better equipped you are to maximize its profitability. Get to know your Freightliner truck by accessing our Driver and Maintenance Manuals, your source for technical and operational information by model.
How long does the Regen take in a truck?
You only need to do a manual regen when the engine asks for it, which *hopefully* is rare. And when you do, you gotta do the whole park, release brakes, park, maybe clutch on some, cruise off, then push the start regen button for about 5 seconds. snowmantrucking101 Thanks this.
How does active regeneration work on a truck?
Active Regeneration Active regeneration is the process of burning out the soot by raising the temperature from an outside energy source such as heated diesel fuel or the truck’s electricity. How to do active regeneration? Well it only requires the driver to bring the vehicle up to highway speeds and no further action is needed. How does it work?
How can I check the health of my Freightliner?
An easy way to check if your DPF needs regeneration and check the general health of your Freightliner is to use use a scanner/code reader. These heavy-duty scanners will tell the health of your DPF, oil and more.
What does it mean when a truck won’t do a parked Regen?
From what I remember, this means I need to perform a parked regen. The truck refused to do a manual regen. *The Stop Engine light (red light) has come on and the truck absolutely refuses to regen. *The Check Engine Light does not mean that you need to automatically do a parked regen.
How to perform a Parked Regeneration on your 2010 EPA compliant truck?
There are two ways to accomplish this: Run on the highway for a long period of time (>60km/hr) or perform a forced parked regeneration. Moderate Soot Load: If your DPF indicator light is flashing yellow, driving at highway speed is no longer enough. When this happens, you must pull over and perform a parked regeneration.
Do you have to do a parked Regen on a check engine light?
*The Check Engine Light does not mean that you need to automatically do a parked regen. If you can’t get the exhaust temps hot enough, the truck will not regen under any circumstances.