I have a 2010 JSW with ~7500 miles. So far, the only problem I have had was when I picked up the car new at the dealer 9 months ago (the TPMS dash light was stuck on). Anyway, it's been a good ride so far but as I was coming back from a 200+ mile trip yesterday (99% highway), I started to smell a strong diesel smell. I thought it was from a truck in front of me but as I pulled into my driveway, I realized that was not the case.
I opened up my hood and a cloud of burning diesel smoke greeted me. Nothing too bad but clearly something was leaking and burning off on the hot exhaust piping somewhere. It was dark at the time but with a flashlight, I could not see it spraying out anywhere. There was and still is no "check engine" light on the dash.
Anyway, I went out this morning when it was daylight to look it over a little bit more. With the engine running, I could still not see the leak but there was about a pint of diesel on the ground where it had been dripping off the back edge of the skid plate.
Since I could not diagnose it any further and did not want to drive it to the dealer 5 miles away in the current state, I had AAA tow it to the dealer. They said they would look at it within 24 hours. I'll post what they find when they find it but I am curious if anyone has any ideas what I might be in for.
Thanks,
Jim
I opened up my hood and a cloud of burning diesel smoke greeted me. Nothing too bad but clearly something was leaking and burning off on the hot exhaust piping somewhere. It was dark at the time but with a flashlight, I could not see it spraying out anywhere. There was and still is no "check engine" light on the dash.
Anyway, I went out this morning when it was daylight to look it over a little bit more. With the engine running, I could still not see the leak but there was about a pint of diesel on the ground where it had been dripping off the back edge of the skid plate.
Since I could not diagnose it any further and did not want to drive it to the dealer 5 miles away in the current state, I had AAA tow it to the dealer. They said they would look at it within 24 hours. I'll post what they find when they find it but I am curious if anyone has any ideas what I might be in for.
Thanks,
Jim