I own a 1.6 a4se i purchased it just before xmas. It been fine up until wednesday, i had been on the motorway and the car seemed fine, when i returned about half an hour later the car wouldn't start. I gave it a couple of tries and it kicked in i thought nothing of it. I left it for a couple of hours and again when i returned to the car it wouldn't start..tried again and it fired up.

Later on the car started fine but seemed to be running really rough at low revs and was really smokey, i didnt drive to far... i decided to have a check and noticed there was only a little Anti freeze/coolant in the tank..i tried to start the car...nothin. I filled the anti freeze and it fired up and tried again, this time it started...i drove the car 20yards and checked under the bonnet, no antifreeze again and a little trickle where i had just driven.

I thought it may have been a pipe but ive come to check the engine over today, there is all white gunk in the engine (under the oil cap) and all on the dip stick...

I have no idea what it could be? Will the three month warranty cover it? or could i do it myself?

Any help would be fantastic

mik

 

head gasket, not a warranty job

 

head gasket but should be covered with90 day used car warranty

 

If its not covered..would Thermagasket do the job? or is it just a scam???


mik

 

no

 

def.not,as with other engine fix it products,they do not magically seek out and fix problems,they usually cause more problems by clogging things up.your water and oil are mixing and making the white salad dressing,big f-up for the people who sold you the car.

 

Yeah your antifreeze is going into the engine (that is bad.)

I would atleast suggest not driving it anymore until you fix it.

 

there is two posibilities as I have read online. 1 it is head gasket. 2 it is oil cooler.
if its head gasket you should have white smoke out of the exasust usually.
oil cooler well not untill you take it off and replace.

srry it took me so long to type it all up, I saw it earlier but my mom killing me with chores.
head gasket is quit easy to replace all you need is a special tool for the head bolts.
I think the head bolts did not change so its universal for all audies.

The head gasket on audies are rare to go bad, unless there is silicon in it.
my uncle blow his head gasket, just becouse silicon gloged up the first coolant passage on the first cylindeer.

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oil cooler alone will not cause it to run rough

 

oil cooler on a 1.6?? head gasket shot, do a compression test