heavy smoke on first start

[tony091]

hi there
has anyone had a problem with heavy smoke on first start , been checked out lots of times and whenever it goes to the garage it never does it lol, its very intermittently can be fine for 7-10 days then 1 morning bang smokes heavy for 2 mins when cleared all fine ? been told possible turbo seals worn or some sort of valve not working , head gasket is fine and valve stem seals fine , don't lose water or oil ?? just this embarrassing smoke lol.

[Ungjaevel]

Have you been doing anything in particular before parking your car, and having problem?

Id place my bet on turbo seals as well.

[classba]

What colour is the smoke and were you reving the car at cold start?.

BTW... FON

[MNK]

When cold these things are like a smoke machine. White smoke, then once the idle revs drop after 1-2 mins it should go away.

[tony091]

cheers for all your replies, yes its strange hasn,t done it in days then yesterday , wollop massive amount of smoke gone after driving for a few minutes then good all day , the smoke itself smells a little oily & carbon but more like a vapour as its more white in colour and don't smell ignited , I have heard of oil vapour hoses and turbo seals letting oil past straight into the exhaust manifold , I think its the route to go down .
regards tony

[marc1]

Get a video up mate, it will be much easier to diagnose. Or a picture at least.

[tony091]

hi again
smoking seems to be getting worse does anyone know of a descent RS specialist garage in the Essex/London area that might be able to sort out this problem ? regards

[IanH755]

AMD are down by the Dartford Tunnel in Essex should you want to pop in.

[tony091]

cheers ian

[clark001]

Hi!
is your car 2008 or early 2009?

in this time audi made a bad oil return pipe and they use upgraded one in 2009-2010
the new one have a little "tank" for the oil.

if u have the old one it can made the smoke....

best regards

[Golfather]

^^^ This.
But only affects the right exhaust.
There is a recall available and should be done under warranty - check with your dealer.

[Ricky.REP]

Get someone else to start the car after a few days, is it definitely white smoke?

If so, that water/steam.....are you losing coolant?

If it has a tinge of blue then it could be valve stem seals, oil in the inlet tract or weeping turbo bearings.

I hope this helps.

Cheers Ricky

[tony091]

thanks for all your replies
its now in a rs specialist and they are on the case now ? will keep all updated ,

[Fatneck73]

What specialists did you take it too?

[Smudger51]

I have exactly the same issue. Got the turbo's serviced, as there was oil in the intercoolers. Sadly, although this sorted the turbo's, I still have the smoking problem.

Booked into MRC at the end of September to see what they can find......