Re: audi a6 2.7t smoking

On Dec 8, 3:34 pm, Kevin McMurtrie <mcmur...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> In article
> <27c431d6-3470-4307-a5c9-000df0714...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  Jims Audi <14for...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> > 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?
>
> Is there anything you can unscrew to give you a look between the exhaust
> manifold and the turbo?  Maybe an oxygen sensor or EGR valve?  It may
> help you determine if it's the turbo or something like the valve stem
> seals.
>
> It would be good to fix it before your catalytic converter clogs or
> melts.

I cant see an easy way to get at anything prior to the turbo. The
engine compartment is jammed full.