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Smell of diesel after ignition - what's the cause?

There's a strong smell of diesel in my 2010 Nissan Qashqai after ignition, is there a specific reason for this

Asked on 1 April 2014 by mungret

Answered by Honest John

A leak. If all the combustion chambers were not igniting then you'd see lots of black smoke.

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