Smoke at startup

[Ameer Antar]

It's probly no big deal. All cars smoke esp. in the morning wam-up period. Water from combustion condenses inside the muffler's maze-like air passages and gets vaporized into puffy white smoke after start-up. If it was oil burning, you would smell it. If you are still worried, a compression tester will tell you if there is a real problem. You can get one for $20-30 at a parts store or ask a shop to do a test for you...which might be easier if you don't like pulling spark plugs and such. good luck.

-Ameer

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Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 17:09:21 -0500
From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
Subject: Smoke at startup
To: "S-Cars" <s-car-list at audifans.com>,	"Qlist" <quattro at audifans.com>
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I just noticed that my '95.5 S6 smokes pretty badly just after startup, when
the engine is warm. I have not noticed it when the engine is cold.

If I start the car and let it idle it will begin to smoke quite a bit. If I
drive off I see no smoke, and then if I come to a stop I see no further
smoking.

I'd tell you whether it's blue or white smoke, but I'm not sure as I'm color
impaired.

Any thoughts on what it could be? Leaky fuel injector? Oil getting past the
valve guides or rings while the car is sitting?

Other thoughts?


Lee
'95.5 S6 avant (Bilstein/Eibach/Euros/HID/BIRA S3)
'96 A6 quattro avant (Euros)
 



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