Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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There's no need to panic when a DPF light signals routine regeneration — at least in most cases. Understanding what the warning means will spare you needless worry and help you protect your equipment. By Jack Roberts while you idly gaze at the landscape. You're wondering how long it will take to reach a peak on the horizon when a little yellow light on the dash winks on, spoiling the serenity: Your diesel particu- late filter needs attention. Great — a problem to deal with. Or Y is it? In most situations, the truck isn't in any trouble. Neither is the engine. That light is just telling you a normal function in the life of a post-2006 diesel engine has to take place. Even better news is it probably will require very little of you. Some experts argue the DPF warning light is overkill. "We're worrying drivers for no reason," says David McKenna, director of powertrain sales and market- ing for Mack Trucks. "DPF functions are really invisible, and should be a total non-event for a driver." 40 | Overdrive | August 2012 ou're chasing sun on 40 out past El Paso, maybe a little Willie and Waylon on the stereo can cost as much as $75,000, which is why cleaning fees are so high. at a Mack Trucks testing facility, machine, such as this one A DPF cleaning