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ONED · Feb 22nd, 2008, 07:50 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Steven76 (original)

Is this not just to do with the diesel particle filter cleaning itself and burning off the soot in the system. There is a note in the manual that it does this every so often and that the engine noise can be different and noisier.

Mine tends to do this every 2000 miles or so, and this is all I have put it down to.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jon Robson (original)

I wondered this as well, but no-one seems to have confirmed it either way yet. It certainly makes a racket!

If it is then it must be bringing on the cooling fan as part of the process, cos its deffo the fan running that is making the racket! - I have checked

Feb 22nd, 2008, 07:50 AM	#40
ONED SUCKIN DIESEL!!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ballydung Manor ! Local Time: 06:19 PM Posts: 7,354 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Steven76 (original) Is this not just to do with the diesel particle filter cleaning itself and burning off the soot in the system. There is a note in the manual that it does this every so often and that the engine noise can be different and noisier. Mine tends to do this every 2000 miles or so, and this is all I have put it down to. Quote: Originally Posted by Jon Robson (original) I wondered this as well, but no-one seems to have confirmed it either way yet. It certainly makes a racket! If it is then it must be bringing on the cooling fan as part of the process, cos its deffo the fan running that is making the racket! - I have checked