Hello Members,
Got off work this morning started car in -2 degree temp, car sounded like running hard. Got on highway and noticed smoke in and out, by the time i got home noticed oil leaking. Waited for things to settle and checked oil and its empty. 2000 A6 2.7T only had a couple of weeks, any ideals???????

 

I had the exact same problem yesterday (-10F in Chicago) with my 2001 2.7T. I drove straight to the Audi dealership when I saw the smoke. The seals around both camshaft tensioners had failed due to the cold. They think the tensioners may have to be replaced too. The service rep. said they had three other A6's with the exact same problem the same day (two 2.7s and a 2.8). They say it'll be a three day job to get it fixed, and many thousands of dollars if it's out of warranty...
Good luck hbscott35.

 

Thanks for the info, i am in chicago also, got to love this weather, towing it to the dealer in the am

 

Interesting. Keep us posted on how you get on. I'm curious to know how many other A6's have had the same problem in this cold weather. [align=left] [/align]

 

talk to Mr.Lee mechanic and they had a VW there with the same problem, weather warmed up a little they put some oil back in and no leak, i did the same thing and its not leaking. Will keep you posted

 

I hope that works for you. Apparently in my case the camshaft tensioner seals were dislodged and damaged, so I had to have new ones. I've got the car back now and everything seems fine, although I’m reluctant to drive it in sub zero temperatures! [align=left] [/align]

 

Just for a point of reference... we've had unusually cold weather this past month as well (Durango, CO) with the temps in the morning hovering around -10F when I get in the car. No problems at all, but the cam tensioner seals were done about 20k miles ago so they would be fairly new and soft.

JJJ
'99 A6 Avant 2.8

 

will look into the cam tensioner seals, how much is an average repair cost ???

 

Sorry... previous owner did mine so I don't know the $$. They were done along with the timing belt service.

JJJ

 

Up here in the frozen tundra (Green Bay) my wifes 2001 A6 blew out about a quart of oil. Hauled to the dealer who had 3 or 4 other Audi's ahead of me for similar problems. Cause was the sudden drop in temperature from 30's to -10 in a short time. The PVC or another part of the engine breathing system froze causing a pressure build up in the engine. Before engine heat can melt the blockage the pressure builds up andmust be relieved. Therefore, the weakest part/s fail. In my case it was the cam adjuster seals and cam shaft seals. Since they are going to replace the seals I am also doing the timing belt and water pump work. The whole job will be about $1300.00. We only have about 85,000 miles on this car so we should be ready to go another 80,000 miles.