If it's from Canada, and specifically from a cold part, it's probably the remote start before driving

in our winter months my truck idles 15m in the morning to warm up 15 at night and 10 anytime I take it during the day.

 

Thread revival :laugh:

'15 5.0

 

I'm in Canada and my 15 has has almost 27000 miles with about 1020 run hrs and 210 idle hrs for comparison. I've only got the 3.5 na not that it makes a difference. Aslong as it had regular oil changes I wouldn't sweat it. And if it makes you feel any better I'm not so sure my after market remote starts idle time counts on the hour meter.

 

Since the truck is from Canada, could be the PO used remote start a lot in Winter then let it get warmed up before driving to work every day or heavy stop 'n go city driving.
I can't remember the exact idle hrs on my truck but i do remember thinking to myself when i last looked, it seemed to be relatively high.

As others said, i wouldn't worry about the idle hours.

 

Was told If engine is running, it accumulates idle time; it only makes sense .

My brand new truck had 2 hours of idle time when I picked it up with 13 miles on the clock. Seemed excessive. Not a big deal as far as anything happening to the engine (now they have port injection too, so less issue with carbon build-up), but my question is if that excessive idling on a brand new truck doesn't negatively affect the cylinder wall honing process and ring seating that happens during break-in, especially the first 100 miles or so. Hopefully not .

 

[QUOTE=elptxjc;5830229]Was told If engine is running, it accumulates idle time; it only makes sense .


I would think it should but I honestly don't think it does which is strange. I can 100% for sure say that it does not register in the computers fuel used or the average mpg.

 

[QUOTE=4leggedbucket;5830578]Ummm... Idle hours registers what it entails. I sit in my truck as it idles most of the day and it increases. And it 100% for sure registers on the fuel used and MPG. Why wouldn't it? That's the point of the system..

 

Any info on a rebuilt title or replaced engine?

 

Title is clear. Trying to get an oasis report now.
I have read that replacing the PCM also causes this.
Should have caught this during test drive but its my truck now...oh well.

 

Unfortuneatly that's true. Most of today's newer vehicles, and quite a few from early 2000's, have an engine hours recorder. Even my fathers 05 f250 has one. Very useful info when buying a used vehicle. One of the first things I checked on mine when I bought it used.