2022 Ram 2500 Cummins - Frequent Automatic Registration

[Megacab614]

Does anyone know of any fixes or something I can do about my Truck going into automatic regen every 75 miles or so?

I have a 2022 2500 Limited with only 23,000 miles on it. With my job change the past few years, I do not do a lot of freeway driving and a lot of my trips are pretty short most of the time. I do realize that a diesel truck is meant for towing and should be worked hard. I figured I could drive like a normal gas truck and would have the diesel when I needed to tow on the weekends.
I was not informed when buying this truck that it is not capable of city driving or I would have never bought it.
The truck is fine when I am on long
Freeway trips running 70 - 80 mph, but as soon as I get back in town after a few short tips it seems my DPF gauge hits halfway and it goes into automatic regeneration.
I did bring it up to my dealer in the past and they basically blew me off and said there is nothing they can do as there are no codes.

I can see it maybe doing this after 500 - 1000 miles of city driving, but under 100 miles seems a bit excessive to me. Is this normal for these trucks and this is how they were designed to work?
From what I hear as well that it going into automatic regeneration all the time is not good for it and will wear out the system. Not sure if this is true or not.

Is there any ideas to try. Could the DPF sensor be bad? Is this something I can easily check myself?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Just as an example.

I just go back from a 5 hour road trip pulling a trailer and my DPF Guage was completely empty. Took the trailer to the storage lot today and under 10 miles it is already showing 1/8 full.

See attached.

 

[vincentw56]

Does anyone know of any fixes or something I can do about my Truck going into automatic regen every 75 miles or so?

I have a 2022 2500 Limited with only 23,000 miles on it. With my job change the past few years, I do not do a lot of freeway driving and a lot of my trips are pretty short most of the time. I do realize that a diesel truck is meant for towing and should be worked hard. I figured I could drive like a normal gas truck and would have the diesel when I needed to tow on the weekends.
I was not informed when buying this truck that it is not capable of city driving or I would have never bought it.
The truck is fine when I am on long
Freeway trips running 70 - 80 mph, but as soon as I get back in town after a few short tips it seems my DPF gauge hits halfway and it goes into automatic regeneration.
I did bring it up to my dealer in the past and they basically blew me off and said there is nothing they can do as there are no codes.

I can see it maybe doing this after 500 - 1000 miles of city driving, but under 100 miles seems a bit excessive to me. Is this normal for these trucks and this is how they were designed to work?
From what I hear as well that it going into automatic regeneration all the time is not good for it and will wear out the system. Not sure if this is true or not.

Is there any ideas to try. Could the DPF sensor be bad? Is this something I can easily check myself?

Thanks for any help you can give me.

Just as an example.

I just go back from a 5 hour road trip pulling a trailer and my DPF Guage was completely empty. Took the trailer to the storage lot today and under 10 miles it is already showing 1/8 full.

See attached.

You might have better luck in the Homepage - HD Rams forum. This is the 5th Gen 1500 Rams site.

 

[John Kloehr]

You might have better luck in the Homepage - HD Rams forum. This is the 5th Gen 1500 Rams site.

I'll second this. Been a long while since I had a diesel. Hard for me to judge what would be normal today.

In general, city driving will increase regenerations, highway driving allows a great deal of passive regeneration.

Frequent regeneration may also put more fuel in the oil, so do more frequent oil changes.

All things to ask about on a forum with better and current expertise.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Megathread on 2022 excess regen issues here: Automatic Regen too often

Skip to post #7 by mbarber84 for a real good summary to start.

Fuel in oil dilution is the biggest thing to be concerned with and monitored.

Many have had good luck running Archoil cleaner and treatment to help reduce soot load. I won't go into it further as the HDRAMS site is the place to discuss. Despite what the internet might try to say, your truck is not a 5th gen.