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I do always try to let my truck get up to temp. I wish the truck would tell you when it needs a regen though.This is all hand waving but I’d say that, since the default remote start feature shuts off after 15 minutes I’d go with 15 minutes for a long idle and a short drive is likely any drive where the engine doesn’t come up to normal operating temperature (my gauges usually show 190-195 at the trans and coolant temperature sensors). You would want to mix in a longer drive periodically though so your system has a chance to regen.
where's this? not aware of any high idle switch.High idle switch. I always leave it on so remote starts even in warm weather it goes into high idle.
It needs to be hooked up/installed first, then to an upfitter switch. I believe @Treefiddy just leaves his upfitter switch wired to his high idle setup on all the time, so whenever it is idling....it idles high. Unless I'm mistaken.where's this? not aware of any high idle switch.
Good info. ThxAt my work we have a fleet of PStrokes from 250’s to 550’s. All they do is idle, when it’s 110° in Phoenix those truck won’t get shutoff sometimes for days with the three shifts. These same trucks will also get short trips of just a couple minutes. I talk to the fleet mechanics all the time, they don’t have issues with these trucks. Our company only buys Ford, because they’ve had great success with them.
That said with my personal truck, if I’m just running to the store or getting fuel I don’t turn my truck off. I’m a firm believer that it’s harder on the truck to turn them on and off than it is idling.
If it’s going to be restarted within 15min of me stopping, I don’t shut the truck down.
That’s just my opinion, I also don’t shutdown the engine for a couple minutes after I stop, I let it idle down especially after working it or a long highway drive.
I have a similar opinion! Does your work fleet have high idles?At my work we have a fleet of PStrokes from 250’s to 550’s. All they do is idle, when it’s 110° in Phoenix those truck won’t get shutoff sometimes for days with the three shifts. These same trucks will also get short trips of just a couple minutes. I talk to the fleet mechanics all the time, they don’t have issues with these trucks. Our company only buys Ford, because they’ve had great success with them.
That said with my personal truck, if I’m just running to the store or getting fuel I don’t turn my truck off. I’m a firm believer that it’s harder on the truck to turn them on and off than it is idling.
If it’s going to be restarted within 15min of me stopping, I don’t shut the truck down.
That’s just my opinion, I also don’t shutdown the engine for a couple minutes after I stop, I let it idle down especially after working it or a long highway drive.
The 350’s and 550’s have PTO to operate the buckets and jib cranes so when they’re using the attachments they’ll high idle.I have a similar opinion! Does your work fleet have high idles?
So,TLDR, idle doesn't allow a regeneration to occur, and short trips won't let it finish.
It does increase the idle.To clarify, regen can occur when idling; however, the idle speed will increase during this process. This is what you meant, correct?