Does this mean my car is doing a regen?

[Davidl]

So i think i switched it off before as it was during its regen as the fans were going when i got out..

Now getting back in and messing about i found i can get top consumers on by checking the options in info list... so its holding revs at 1k , and as photoed the heated rear window shows on and and its not on... am i right in thinking it will go off after regen?

Gonna go for a mile or 2 of the ring road seeing as im close to that

[RBH]

So i think i switched it off before as it was during its regen as the fans were going when i got out..

Now getting back in and messing about i found i can get top consumers on by checking the options in info list... so its holding revs at 1k , and as photoed the heated rear window shows on and and its not on... am i right in thinking it will go off after regen?

Gonna go for a mile or 2 of the ring road seeing as im close to that

Yep....it could be buddy.
If you haven't switched the window on then it's highly possible.
Did you notice your mpg go down slightly?

[Davidl]

Yep....it could be buddy.
If you haven't switched the window on then it's highly possible.
Did you notice your mpg go down slightly?

I just filled up and reset trip so it was on about 20mpg anyway... altho 36 is most ive seen so far round town



That was at the time

[RBH]

I just filled up and reset trip so it was on about 20mpg anyway... altho 36 is most ive seen so far round town

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That was at the time

I would say the mpg wouldn't decrease by that much when doing s regen.
Why don't you fit the regrn led?

[BodgeItAndScarper]

If I've understood correctly, you don't actually need to drive, just not to turn the car off. I tried to take mine to the motorway yesterday when I realised it was doing a forced regen, ended up sat in traffic for a while, it completed the regen fine.

There's some confusion on the internet between what you do to make the dpf regen normally - an extended high speed/low gear drive on a fast road - and what you do when it does a forced regen by injecting extra fuel. Or maybe it's just me getting confused 😕

[Davidl]

You maybe dont but when i was sat in the carpark typing the firat post as it was doing it when i pulled off a cloud of light blue smoke followed so thought better to drive it

[RBH]

If I've understood correctly, you don't actually need to drive, just not to turn the car off. I tried to take mine to the motorway yesterday when I realised it was doing a forced regen, ended up sat in traffic for a while, it completed the regen fine.

There's some confusion on the internet between what you do to make the dpf regen normally - an extended high speed/low gear drive on a fast road - and what you do when it does a forced regen by injecting extra fuel. Or maybe it's just me getting confused ��

Nope your spot on.
I've been nearly home a few times and my led comes on....I just leave it ticking over in the drive to finish the regen.

[exclusiv.]

If I've understood correctly, you don't actually need to drive, just not to turn the car off. I tried to take mine to the motorway yesterday when I realised it was doing a forced regen, ended up sat in traffic for a while, it completed the regen fine.

There's some confusion on the internet between what you do to make the dpf regen normally - an extended high speed/low gear drive on a fast road - and what you do when it does a forced regen by injecting extra fuel. Or maybe it's just me getting confused ��

Forced regen is when its hooked upto diagnostics,so the computer takes over and makes/forces the ecu to do a regen

[Ernst]

I never worry about the car doing a regen and shut it down even when doing it. The only thing I do when I notice it is speed up if possible. I hate wasting fuel, so when it happens I drive a bit faster, if possible.

[Plym Ian]

I never worry about the car doing a regen and shut it down even when doing it. The only thing I do when I notice it is speed up if possible. I hate wasting fuel, so when it happens I drive a bit faster, if possible.

I’m sure if you switch it off while it’s doing it it fails the regen and dumps loads of diesel into the oil. I may be wrong

[Ernst]

I’m sure if you switch it off while it’s doing it it fails the regen and dumps loads of diesel into the oil. I may be wrong

So far, I didn't have any DPF related issues with car. It has plenty of time to finish it the next time. So I don't worry about it.

[RBH]

I’m sure if you switch it off while it’s doing it it fails the regen and dumps loads of diesel into the oil. I may be wrong

And this affects the oil seal and hence it goes brittle and causes it to fail.

[Plym Ian]

So far, I didn't have any DPF related issues with car. It has plenty of time to finish it the next time. So I don't worry about it.

Well don’t come crying to us when you oil seal fails

[Ernst]

It has done 350000km, I recon that if my driving is bad for it, it would have failed a long time ago.

[lizzard-t]

A regen will occur as and when all factors are met , so can happen willy nilly
And sitting in the car at idle and letting it finish is as good as letting it regen whitest travelling.
Too many failed regens dumps diesel into the sump and so dilutes the oil , raises oil level , so effectively you are lubricating the engine on a nasty mixture of both oil which has now lost its lubricating properties, and diesel .
If oil/ diesel level gets high enough it may cause diesel runaway ( YouTube it and watch )
Believe me I saw a van in the middle of Croydon doing that nothing the chap could do .
As for speeding up when it's doing a regen , to save fuel well it's dumping more fuel,to carry out the regen so the MPG is going down anyway.