i have an oil leak and the engine smokes when it gets hot smelling like oil

Asked by Bethany Dec 23, 2017 at 06:16 PM about the 2003 Audi A6 3.0 quattro Avant Wagon AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

my car has lost power but not always smells like burning oil and smokes when it is warmed up as well as I can visually see oil leaking from the back of the engine possibly from the turbo oil line? How can I tell if it is that oil lline

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Maybe or perhaps from a leaking valve cover gasket.

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