Diesel filter and particulate filter connections that can leak fuel (Qashqai I 1.6 dCi and 1.5 dCi, 2008 and 2012 recalls)

Engine / equipment

Nissan Qashqai I 1.6 dCi (2012) and 1.5 dCi with particulate filter (2008)

Period mentioned

Recalls of December 2008 and May 2012

Symptoms

Diesel leak at the fuel filter or during particulate filter regeneration, and the diesel preheating can fail.

Possible cause described

According to the ADAC, on the 1.6 dCi the diesel line at the filter may be insecurely fixed, with a leak risk, and the electrical connector of the diesel preheating may not sit properly so the preheating can fail (2,683 cars in Germany in 2012). On the 1.5 dCi with particulate filter the fuel hose plug to the injector at the filter and at the additional regeneration filter may be wrongly latched and diesel can leak during regeneration (1,169 cars in 2008, with other models). Dealers check and correct the fitting in about 10 to 15 minutes and free.

Check for the garage

Ask Nissan by VIN whether they were done. If you smell diesel or see stains in the engine bay, do not keep driving and take it to a garage.

Cost cited in the source

Free under the recall.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Sources from the original database