2001 Audi Allroad Smoking
My 2001 Audi allroad seems to have smoke coming from passenger side wheel well only a few minutes after startup then it prety much goes away?
Valve covers gaskets were replaced about a month ago but it did not solve the issue. Thanks |
Originally Posted by inurok
(Post 24036501)
My 2001 Audi allroad seems to have smoke coming from passenger side wheel well only a few minutes after startup then it prety much goes away?
Valve covers gaskets were replaced about a month ago but it did not solve the issue. Thanks most mistake the leak to be from the valve cover gaskets and neglect the other seals |
Repair shop says passsenger side turbo gasket leaking at with 142,000 miles should get turbos replaced at $350.00 each!!! Says its slow leak and i could get away with it for at least a year.
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Originally Posted by inurok
(Post 24036999)
Repair shop says passsenger side turbo gasket leaking at with 142,000 miles should get turbos replaced at $350.00 each!!! Says its slow leak and i could get away with it for at least a year.
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Originally Posted by inurok
(Post 24036999)
Repair shop says passsenger side turbo gasket leaking at with 142,000 miles should get turbos replaced at $350.00 each!!! Says its slow leak and i could get away with it for at least a year.
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Originally Posted by inurok
(Post 24036999)
Repair shop says passsenger side turbo gasket leaking at with 142,000 miles should get turbos replaced at $350.00 each!!! Says its slow leak and i could get away with it for at least a year.
this is what is happening, the cam plugs in the back of the cyl head leak as well as the cam adjuster half moon seal and drips on the exhaust manifold and turbo, when start the car it will burn this oil and smoke for the first 2-3 miles you drive and then stop if the turbos were leaking it would actually increase the smoke, secondly there's no such thing as a turbo gasket that can leak oil, if your turbos are leaking it would cost at least 4k and if your car has 100k miles or more it can claim up to 7k due to the fact that all the turbo hoses, pipes,vacuum hoses sec water pump and a few other parts that become extremely brittle need to be replace as well the oil pump if your mechanic can do this for under 1 grand I will send him/her all the cars we get to replace the turbos even if I have to ship them across country go and find a good shop. |
Hi, Thanks for the replies. Exactly the car will smoke mildly on the passsenger side for a few miles then it goes away. No check engine lights or lack of power at least to me. I think the shop is just guessing at what the cause could be. The turbos are pretty silent. I bought a basic powertrain warrantee that covers the tranny and motor but of course they will fine that nothing is covered under that warrantee.
thx
Originally Posted by s4master1
(Post 24037997)
find a new repair shop and stop guessing around, turbos have oil pressure when they are operating, so why stop smoking after you start driving for a while?
this is what is happening, the cam plugs in the back of the cyl head leak as well as the cam adjuster half moon seal and drips on the exhaust manifold and turbo, when start the car it will burn this oil and smoke for the first 2-3 miles you drive and then stop if the turbos were leaking it would actually increase the smoke, secondly there's no such thing as a turbo gasket that can leak oil, if your turbos are leaking it would cost at least 4k and if your car has 100k miles or more it can claim up to 7k due to the fact that all the turbo hoses, pipes,vacuum hoses sec water pump and a few other parts that become extremely brittle need to be replace as well the oil pump if your mechanic can do this for under 1 grand I will send him/her all the cars we get to replace the turbos even if I have to ship them across country go and find a good shop. |
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