Smoking at the stoplights -- 95 a6q 5 speedTooManyAudis at aol.com TooManyAudis at aol.comSat Mar 7 13:27:03 PST 2009
I've been going through some oil lately, so I had a friend drive my 95A6q 5 speed with 220k miles as I followed behind in his car so that I could see what's coming out of my car's tailpipe. Normal driving down the road -- no smoke. Approaching stoplight -- light smoke. at stoplight -- light smoke pull away from stoplight -- heavy smoke for 3 to 4 seconds, then no smoke as the car gets up to speed. My first suspect are the valve stem seals. Although I replaced them 15,000 miles ago when I did the timing belt. I suppose one or two of these buggers could have worked their way loose, or just become worn (although 15k miles is a very short time to see a failure). However, I want to examine all possibilities before tearing into the engine again. Are their any other items that could cause similar symptons, i.e., pulling oil into the cylinders while engine is under vacuum? Thanks, Tom 1995 A6q 5-speed (up for interesting offers) 220k 1988 80q (sold, and still going strong!) 250k+ 1991 200q20v towed away in the middle of the night by a VW diesel pickup 275k+ 1985 4kq a freakin' beast of a car! 275k+ and presumably still going 1987 4k died in a hit and run 250k+ 1983 4k Very first Audi 35 to 38 mpg. Victim of crank key failure 300k+ **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000002)
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