Please help oil leaking audi a6 2001 2.7turbo
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Please help oil leaking audi a6 2001 2.7turbo
Hello guys.Sorry for my english first. I just boughtan audi a6 2001 2.7 biturbo, car clean inside andd out,carfax showed properly maintained records,mileage is 180.000, runs smooth , no noisebut....just find out oil leaking (about 6cm in diamater in 3-4 hours), check engine light was on, now it is off, I brought a car to service, they told me left turbo leaking, also smells litttle burning oil, they count me 8000$ to replace 2 turbos,4 o2sensors and 2 cat canv.i bougght car for 2500$,i am feeling something is not right.People please help me with any ideas how to detect problem and get it done as cheaap as possible, i am not a mechanic at all, just car noob person and i don't drive a lot 30 minutes per day, and driving slow like old person.I just want to stop leaking and get sticker.thanks inadvance.
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thanks for reply.... no it does not smoke,when i started car for first time from long time standing in garage it smoked for few minutes, now with everyday using, it does not smoke at all, but smells little.
i have no idea about how to check gaskets, do you know rougly how much will it cost(i mean mechanic work) no like big fancy services?
i have no idea about how to check gaskets, do you know rougly how much will it cost(i mean mechanic work) no like big fancy services?
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I would go here:
http://www.blauparts.com/audi/audi_o...il_leaks.shtml
This talks to all the know oil leaks for the 2.7T motor.
Chances are that it's Cam Chain Tensioner Gaskets and Seals, most common.
There is a link in TechTips:
https://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng.html
look for 2.7t Valve Cover and Cam Chain Tensioner Seals.
That shows you the inexpensive way to do the work yourself.
http://www.blauparts.com/audi/audi_o...il_leaks.shtml
This talks to all the know oil leaks for the 2.7T motor.
Chances are that it's Cam Chain Tensioner Gaskets and Seals, most common.
There is a link in TechTips:
https://www.audiworld.com/tech/eng.html
look for 2.7t Valve Cover and Cam Chain Tensioner Seals.
That shows you the inexpensive way to do the work yourself.
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Unless the car is smoking while driving, producing a dentist's drill noise while accelerating, or lacking power severely the turbos are probably in good working condition.
Valve cover gaskets, cam chain tensioner gaskets, and cam seals all like to leak oil. The oil that seeps out of these leaks down the head and on to the manifolds (which get extremely hot) thus causing some smoking if oil comes in contact with them.
We have complete gasket kits available below!
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Valve cover gaskets, cam chain tensioner gaskets, and cam seals all like to leak oil. The oil that seeps out of these leaks down the head and on to the manifolds (which get extremely hot) thus causing some smoking if oil comes in contact with them.
We have complete gasket kits available below!
Click HERE to order or for more information.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
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I am sorry to say, but if you are not mechanically inclined, be prepared to be taken for a ride. (figure of speech).
All of us here have had this problem at some point. The parts are not expensive but the labor is. If white smoke is not coming out of the tail pipe then it is probably not the turbos. Diagnose the cam chain gaskets and valley plugs first. Then the turbos last, and definitely not the cat converter or o2 sensors.
Do not let anyone tell you its the cylinder head gasket, you will end up paying for the job and still have the oil leak. Buy the parts as a kit. It will be a cheaper. See blauparts.com
And last. It is a job easier done with the timing belts removed, so replacing the belts and fix the oil leak at the same time will save you hundred(s)
All of us here have had this problem at some point. The parts are not expensive but the labor is. If white smoke is not coming out of the tail pipe then it is probably not the turbos. Diagnose the cam chain gaskets and valley plugs first. Then the turbos last, and definitely not the cat converter or o2 sensors.
Do not let anyone tell you its the cylinder head gasket, you will end up paying for the job and still have the oil leak. Buy the parts as a kit. It will be a cheaper. See blauparts.com
And last. It is a job easier done with the timing belts removed, so replacing the belts and fix the oil leak at the same time will save you hundred(s)
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