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Old 05-07-2001, 12:40 PM
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Default White smoke coming out of exhaust....

This afternoon, when I was about to leave school, I had tons of white smoke coming from my exhaust when I revved. None when the car was just idling, but when I revved it smoked pretty thickly. I drove it to my dad's dealership and the smoking stopped on its own. It hasn't done it again so far, but does anyone know what could cause this? If its the turbo then I'm screwed.
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White smoke = Oil burning Not good!!
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Default white smoke is water.. blue smoke is oil

water in the engine could be a small problem.. some how water can get into the intake tract or a bad head gasket can also cause this.
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Default white smoke is also coolant

my GF's car had a slow coolant leak. It went away after a few minute of driving. Eventually the head warped and it streamed over the engine requiring a the head gasket to be replaced
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never good... head to "Your nearest authorized Audi dealer" as audi commonly puts it
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If it just started, I wouldn't drive it. Sounds like a blown head gasket
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Head gasket leaking grasshopper. The leak will close as it gets hot.
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