Puff 'o smoke

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Andy Hellmann say:

> Hey list, I'm getting a small puff of blue smoke out of my '97 a4. Now
> this is the funny part, it dosen't smoke when first started up, like
> you'd expect from worn valve seals.  It dosen't smoke under load.  It
> dosen't smoke at idle.  Only after the first start of the day, just
> about the time Iget backed out of the driveway (say a minute or so) I
> get a small puff of blue smoke.

Is it a 2.8 or a 1.8T?

My mother's 1.8T has suddenly started doing this too, and the dealer
is replacing something in the turbo (she didn't remember the name of
the part) under warranty. I suspect a seal is letting a tiny amount
of oil seep by overnight, which puffs out in the morning.

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