[s-cars] Smoke at startup

[Lee Levitt]

Serge,

No testing yet. Just noticed the smoking earlier this week. The car is stock
(enginewise).

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: serge [mailto:serge411 at speakeasy.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:28 PM
> To: lee at wheelman.com; S-Cars; Qlist
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Smoke at startup
> 
> Lee,
> 
> My 95 avant started to do a similar thing late summer. I 
> noticed it mostly with A/C running at idle (high vacuum). 
> This happened mostly after high boost runs (car was full RS2 
> less cam). I have taken the RS2 goods off the car since then, 
> and now no smoke whatsoever. Have you checked compression or 
> done a leak down test?
> 
> Serge Filanovsky
> 
> 95 S6 NON RS2 Avant
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > 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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