Anyone who has done a manual regen

[BMAstra]

can you tell me what happens as i just about to do one but chickened out as im not sure what to expect ie sounds noises amount of smoke etc


Thanks

[mattv6diesel]

the car will self rev up to 3500rpm. then it will start stinking as the exhaust gets upto 500-600 oC this goes on about 5 mins

[BMAstra]

should i expect much smoke ?

will it be from the exhaust and/or under the bonnet

thanks

[mattv6diesel]

may get a tiny exhaust smoke. if something is melt able near the exhaust it will and will burn and smoke

[bafoo]

its actually not as bad as you might imagine.

As said, the engine will rev on its own, i think it holds around 2-2500 first, and then increases to 3500, and will stay like that for a while, i think its a bit longer than the 5 minutes, but that could vary depending on the saturation level maybe.

Be warned though, the exhaust gasses will be very very hot!!

Mine has never smoked during a re-gen, but if its gonna smoke anywhere, I would think it would come from the exhaust

[BMAstra]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZolByxrZbUw

i just found this on you tube so guess this is what i could expect

[g_draper]

Excuse my lack of knowledge but what is a re-gen? Is it for diesels/petrols? or both?!

[mattv6diesel]

Excuse my lack of knowledge but what is a re-gen? Is it for diesels/petrols? or both?!

diesel particulate filter regen

[mattv6diesel]

shouldn't smoke people do them when their is no need

[bothyboy]

Also thinking of biting this bullet. Can you do a regen on a tarmac drive or is it advisable to drive somewhere suitable first?