cornacum Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Greetings, Since I bought my MK3 2014 1.6 TDCI Focus I have noticed a weird dry diesel smell when I start my car, and it lasts until the engine warms up. Is this a problem I should worry about or is this normal occurrence with this model? Many Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert27 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 8 hours ago, cornacum said: Greetings, Since I bought my MK3 2014 1.6 TDCI Focus I have noticed a weird dry diesel smell when I start my car, and it lasts until the engine warms up. Is this a problem I should worry about or is this normal occurrence with this model? Many Thanks In the cabin or from outside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomsFocus Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Have you checked there isn't any diesel spilled around the filter whenever it was last changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornacum Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Albert27 said: In the cabin or from outside? Definitively on the outside. It is very obvious if you stay anywhere around the vehicle when the engine is starts from cold. The car is 2014 TDCI, 50k on the clock. 40k was done by previous owner who was lady, in the city... I have asked people around, they are coming up with "exhaust leaks", "dpf", "egr" etc. There are no warning lights on the dash, and I believe 50k is relatively low mileage to have problems with DPF, - uless I am wrong?? 6 hours ago, TomsFocus said: Have you checked there isn't any diesel spilled around the filter whenever it was last changed? I did and everything is dry around the filter. The only place I have noticed a "leak" was from the pipe on the left which leads from intercooler towards the rear of the engine. The leak is where a pipe is clipped onto some sort of housing. See pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Hi did you sort the smell out on your focus, cheers. On 3/24/2018 at 3:25 PM, cornacum said: Definitively on the outside. It is very obvious if you stay anywhere around the vehicle when the engine is starts from cold. The car is 2014 TDCI, 50k on the clock. 40k was done by previous owner who was lady, in the city... I have asked people around, they are coming up with "exhaust leaks", "dpf", "egr" etc. There are no warning lights on the dash, and I believe 50k is relatively low mileage to have problems with DPF, - uless I am wrong?? I did and everything is dry around the filter. The only place I have noticed a "leak" was from the pipe on the left which leads from intercooler towards the rear of the engine. The leak is where a pipe is clipped onto some sort of housing. See pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassie Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Did you get this smell on cold start sorted, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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