Nissan Qashqai 1.5 DCi engine problems and life expectancy

The Nissan Qashqai had one of the very popular engine options – the 1.5 diesel engine. And actually, this was the Renault-sourced K9K engine – the legendary old engine that sold millions of copies in Europe and is thought to be one of the greatest mass-market diesel engines on the continent. Actually, this engine has no serious common problems unless it’s serviced in accordance with Nissan recommendations. Marketing service intervals appeared to be the biggest problem of these engines and it may fail very early just because of this. In this video, I will tell you about the common-sense intervals that you should know about. I also think that this was a great engine, but only until Renault added the AdBlue system to improve the NOX emissions. After that, the system has been very problematic and hard to repair. So, in this video, I will mostly cover the classic 1.5 diesel version without the NOX reduction system.