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Also, I have not done many miles on it 20 at most, oil level doesn't appear to have moved in that time, but it's not enough miles to tell really as only smokes when input my foot down, I drive my van most of the time, car is only for when I have the Mrs and kids with me which isn't very often at the moment. I am actually a mechanic, currently going through the process of setting up my own garage, however, I am very unfamiliar with German cars and have always pointed people to local German car specialist due to everything being coded how it is, my diagnostics is next to useless on these, looking into getting the diagnostic equipment for them though and see how I get on with this one as to whether or not I decide to get into them or not. I also have a Merc Vito van and that has been straight forward to work on so far. So, as previously stated, I will flush the oil, change the filter( whilst fixing the oil leak near water cooler and filter housing) and see how I get on over the next few weeks. It's not used very often and was hoping there would be a common problem on them that caused it, but have high suspicion now that the piston oil rings are letting go. I'll update once I've driven it more etc

Sorry forgot to add that, it's done 128k, no idea on service history as it came with no paperwork, looking around the engine bay, it's had a hard life so is need of a bit of care and attention, something it will get, I am considering pulling the engine out and fully rebuilding it, with all new internal and external seals, gaskets, bearings etc, it's tappy at the top end as if it's been ran very low on oil, I've paid £370 for the car and can do all the work myself so I think it will probably be worth it if I went down that route. However, it does not smoke under normal driving, only towards the top end of the revs under acceleration

Right, I've taken it for a drive, it only smokes (more blue than white) under hard acceleration, driving normally is fine but blue smokes under hard acceleration. I'm now thinking piston rings.. regardless of the compression test, I think the oil seals are giving way 👎

Well I have a fixed water system, new tyres and tracked up, drives well but it's now decided to smoke (the previous owner told me about this but I've been unable to get it to smoke without driving it) Two things I think could be a possibility, please correct me if I'm wrong.. Oxygen sensor bank 1 or 2 (or both) Faulty injector/s When my cousin first bought the car, I reset the EML for him as it had sensor bank 1 and bank 2 fault codes, it also sounds like a diesel making me think that at least one injector is sticking? It only smoke whilst on a drive. Head pressure test was 140 130 130 130 so I can't see that being an issue. The smoke is blue/white and will only smoke on a drive. Not sat ticking over Thanks in advance

Yeah it's all nice and easy repairs up to now! Picking part up tomorrow so hopefully have water leak fixed. Will also be taking it for a drive to get tracking and 2 new tyres on front Good idea on the soapy water! However, I think once I've removed the heatshields, I will find the leak/s pretty easily. I like to think I know what I'm doing haha.. I've always been hands on, do any and all work myself apart from what needs specialist equipment

Got a couple hours free after work today so thought I'd have a quick look at the Audi.. Well I think I have found the water leak.. it's a small black connection pipe that houses the temp sensor, it's broken, bit has been broken at some point, removed, bodged and re fitted!! 2 of the 3 bolts weren't even tight, no o ring to be found anywhere, the lip that houses the o ring sat inside the head, and lots of black sealant.. This is the area I assumed the thermostat housing was, so I was right in a way of where I thought the water was coming from, looking like the head gasket is fine 😁 The front wipers are fixed (fuse had been removed by my cousin (previous owner) and placed back in wrong place). Just need a replacement pipe now and can put it back together!

Thanks guys, The head gasket isn't something that worries me.. not much diagnosis required and the job is pretty straightforward. I have bought a thermostat and housing to eliminate that first but that's not a big worry to be honest. Aswell as the economy light, I am unable to adjust the temp from 21 degrees, is this normal? A/c is something I can sort at a later date, as the pipes are removed from the compressor and have been tie wrapped up out of the way!! The wipers are a concern as I've unplugged the bonnet catch and no change.. well I say unplugged, someone has previously cut the wires that go to it, so I just unplugged it anyway. But neither the front or the rear wipers work so I need to find fuses and relays to check them. Again exhaust manifold I will find out when I remove it, I definitely sounds like the manifold is split. I had the same issue on my BMW X5 3.0d but that wasn't as noisy due to being a diesel. And it's definitely worth it.. I got this car at a very good price! Thank you

Hi guys, new owner, never had an Audi before but I have myself a 2004 A3 8P 2.0 FSI. Starts and drives but has its few issues, haven't really looked into it yet but when I got it, I was advised that it smokes.. a lot.. white/grey, the water level descends rapidly as does the oil. So I've had it running and cannot get it to smoke, gets to temp, fans kick in, stays at temp and is fine. Compression test shows 140psi cylinder 1 and 130psi 2,3 and 4. Nothing wrong there so no idea why it smoked before.. oil seems to be dripping slightly from around the oil cooler area and water is either leaking from back of head gasket or thermostat housing. But is only going down very slowly. Oil level is not visibly dropping. I have not driven the car but had it running a couple of hours stationary. The front and rear wipers don't work. Read somewhere to try disconnect bonnet catch electric plug to see if that cures it? The heater control is stuck on 21 degrees and the economy button won't turn off (I've noticed that the a/c pipes are not bolted to compressor) Engine sounds like a diesel when warm (is this normal?!) Exhaust manifold blowing. So that's my Audi.. like I say I haven't really had time to check it all out yet but if anyone can advise common issues with any of the above, that would be great to save me some time! Thanks in advance 👍