Smoking and high oil consumption in cold weather solved

[SuffolkD at aol.com]

Brian:

Nice ride..........Last "month" we had some COLD air like -20 and rumor was 
Audi of Nashua had three or four of them in there with the EXACT same 
symptoms............and cure.
Audi design problem.
Try and get some "goodwill" from the dealership.
-Scott by BOSTON

> 
> A week or so ago, my 2001 a6 2.7tq/6 speed smoked
> excessively on the way home from work.  It was negative 20
> degrees F, and the car had warmed up for 5 minutes after
> starting due to the cold weather.  The car burned 1 quart in
> 15 miles on the way home, and I at first thought, crap I
> have a bad turbo!  But the problem ended up being a froxen
> breather hose on the back of the motor, and FYI, the three
> Audi dealers I talked to in Minnesota sold two dozen of
> these parts in January, so it seems to be a common problem. 
> The part was around $200, and I installed it myself, it took
> a few hours.  Part number depending on your car is
> 078-103-235-r (or B, G, etc).  My car had a R part on it,
> and the replacement was insulated, so the problem might not
> happen again?  Just posting this for archive information.
> Brian 
>