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Charlie_D_
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Mar 15, 2014

Regen

How does regen work on the newer Duramax diesel? I have a 2013 that just turned 10,000 miles. I have noticed when the engine runs at a higher idle rpm when driving around town for a while. Running at highway speeds, sometimes in 5th gear, when the engine idle is elevated and the rpm returns to normal.

We are in our 3rd week of being on the road. Between campground stays, we take day trips and the usual driving around town for a few days. Yesterday we towed 90 miles with average speeds of 60 mph. Today we took a round trip of 60 miles with speeds of 65-70 mph. When getting back into town and prior to fueling I noticed the rpm were around 900 instead of the normal 600. Not knowing much about the regen, I assumed that sustained highway or elevated rpm's would clean the system but that is apparently not the case, No indication on the dash of anything abnormal.

Enlighten me.

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  • Thanks Nick but that is where I am confused. After a speedy 30 miles on the highway, we drove into town for a few miles, walked the shops and then ran another speedy 30 miles when I saw it was doing a regin. I have noticed a few of the regins previously without highway miles but have no idea how often it does and apparently have not noticed most of them.
  • Mine regens approx every 400 mi. When in regen it will idle higher to keep exhaust temps up. It sometimes can take 30 or so mi for it to complete a regen at highway speeds. There is really nothing to worry about and if you drove enough short trips for it to be a problem the DIC will warn you. I have 68,000 mi on my 2011