Re: audi a6 2.7t smoking

On Dec 8, 11:45 am, Dano58 <dan.dibi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Dec 8, 9:15 am, Jims Audi <14for...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > My 2000 audi a6 2.7t just started smoking (real bad) out of both
> > exhaust pipes. It also sounds like the waste gate is partially open
> > (like a small exhaust leak). The oil is 3 weeks old (synthetic 5w 40)
> > as is the filter. I am not getting any engine codes and the car seems
> > to run OK. Not that I took it too far when I saw the smoke. Could it
> > be the turbo? What would cause that to happen? Too lean a fuel
> > mixture? Just age?
>
> What color is the oil? If it's white-ish gray, then probably head
> gasket is shot (coolant getting into the cylinders). If it's bue-ish
> then you are buring oil so could be any number of things.
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA

Oil color is good.
Color of smoke is bluish.
I am definitely burning oil.
Any ideas?