Was my DPF regenerating

[Jamiesinger]

Just bought a 2012 1.6 tdi golf manual. Last night when driving the car the revs were sitting at 950rpm but they are usually at 800rpm. When I stopped the car and parked it up for the evening the cooling fan came on as soon as I turned off the ignition and remained on for 10 secs before stopping.

I’m new to the world of diesels so I was wondering if this was the diesel particulate regenerating ? There was no loss of power or anything like that.

[Jamiesinger]

That’s brilliant thanks for the reply. Yes it did smell a bit funny when I opened the bonnet.

Thanks again