[s-cars] smoking after startup

Lee Levitt lee at wheelman.com
Wed Apr 7 09:15:48 EDT 2004



> Lee, 
>  
>      Just out of curiosity what is the weather like when you 
> are expeiriencing this, is it cold or is there a lot of 
> moisture in the air?
> I get what seems to me like a lot of exhaust from my 
> tailpipes but only when cold and damp outside, otherwise 
> nothing, it makes me paranoid does not smell, small amounts 
> of clear condensation it ends of tailpipes.  I have been 
> running a 50 weight oil all winter, I wonder if that has any 
> effect.  But then these cars let out more vapors than most 
> american/japanese cars right?  I am sure your experiences are 
> differant from mine, I'm just tryin to enlighten myself after 
> a cold rainy nights 5 mile drive last night.  this is all 
> normal right?
>  

Weather varies, and my issue is definitely not condensation related...

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



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