I was driving my Audi a6t on the highway and it lost power. Thought it might be the turbos going. I stopped and restarted the car and it blows white smoke. What do you think it is?

Asked by blakewilliam22 Sep 13, 2012 at 09:09 PM about the 2001 Audi A6 2.7T quattro Sedan AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

3 Answers

white smoke is either coolant or oil. Did the car overheat or is it low on coolant. Burning coolant will have a sweet smell to it as well. If it is oil you probably did have a turbo failure.

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There is a vent valve on the engine that when its damaged it burns oil. It also gives codes sometimes because of this. The valve is located near the intake it looks like a disc.

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Check in at Audiworld.com and Audizine.com for tips on the care and feeding of your A6.

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