1st Audi (LOVE IT) but fan running after 15 min journey??

[KJB121]

Hi,

Picked up my dream car last Saturday - Audit TT TDi S Line, absolutely love it, but this morning after short 15 min run to work the fan continued to run for a period of time - is this normal??

[James]

Could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that can be normal. Did you keep an eye on the temperature at all and did you have the aircon/climate running?

 

Car sounds lovely by the way you should post some photos up when you get a minute  :)

[daycartes]

Definitely OK. This is a regeneration (regen). You will notice, when this happens, that there is a lot of heat being emitted from under the car. It's perfectly safe and I believe it is caused by the 'soot' being burned off at a really high temperature. It can happen at any time, my first time it happened at Dover just before I was to get on the ferry after I had travelled 400 miles.

[James]

Definitely OK. This is a regeneration (regen). You will notice, when this happens, that there is a lot of heat being emitted from under the car. It's perfectly safe and I believe it is caused by the 'soot' being burned off at a really high temperature. It can happen at any time, my first time it happened at Dover just before I was to get on the ferry after I had travelled 400 miles.

 

Isn't that DPF regeneration you're referring to?

[daycartes]

Yes, James. It's caught a lot of people out, including myself. They don't always explain it when you buy the car! I have noticed over time that the DPF regeneration happens less and less.

[James]

Yes, James. It's caught a lot of people out, including myself. They don't always explain it when you buy the car! I have noticed over time that the DPF regeneration happens less and less.

 

Yes, I'm not sure if the fan that OP was referring to was DPF regeneration or not...