skywalker482
11-11-2010, 12:54 PM
Hello all, I've been reading the threads on here and you all seem to know a great deal so I am hoping for some help.
My wife has just bought a 1999 A4 2.8 V6 Quattro avant. Couple of problems I am panicking about as it was a private sale and we stuck with it (We do love it so want to sort this out). It is currently showing 102000k on the odo.
1. There is white smoke coming from the driver side of the engine bay from close to the firewall, it looks like oil hitting the exhaust?? and can be smelt inside the car, is this gaskets blown? Have been told it could a CAM PLUG is this an easy fix?
2. The oil temp guage hardly moves even if the car is up to temp? and the coolant temp sits really low (about a fifth of the dial) unless car is static and running where is slowly heats up to middle of guage, is this normal. Have been told to change thermostat.
3. Most concerning it is tricky to start when warm and you have to give it throttle or it just spins over. It runs fine and doesn't overheat although the idle can flutter a little which is felt throughout the car, there is no bubbling in the coolant tank although this is rusty looking (but not oily sludge) not a nice coolant blue either! and finally there is white smoke from exhaust even when at running temperature......Help
I know there is a lot above and I have tried to describe as best I can, I guess some things are linked and others are individual faults. Could the exhaust smoke and hot start issue be linked to the temp malfunction and thermostat not working? running rich etc
I await your knowledge
Regards Jamie and Emma
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My wife has just bought a 1999 A4 2.8 V6 Quattro avant. Couple of problems I am panicking about as it was a private sale and we stuck with it (We do love it so want to sort this out). It is currently showing 102000k on the odo.
1. There is white smoke coming from the driver side of the engine bay from close to the firewall, it looks like oil hitting the exhaust?? and can be smelt inside the car, is this gaskets blown? Have been told it could a CAM PLUG is this an easy fix?
2. The oil temp guage hardly moves even if the car is up to temp? and the coolant temp sits really low (about a fifth of the dial) unless car is static and running where is slowly heats up to middle of guage, is this normal. Have been told to change thermostat.
3. Most concerning it is tricky to start when warm and you have to give it throttle or it just spins over. It runs fine and doesn't overheat although the idle can flutter a little which is felt throughout the car, there is no bubbling in the coolant tank although this is rusty looking (but not oily sludge) not a nice coolant blue either! and finally there is white smoke from exhaust even when at running temperature......Help
I know there is a lot above and I have tried to describe as best I can, I guess some things are linked and others are individual faults. Could the exhaust smoke and hot start issue be linked to the temp malfunction and thermostat not working? running rich etc
I await your knowledge
Regards Jamie and Emma
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