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3 minutes ago, Magnet said:

Hello Will,

Short video competition! 
From the little I saw, it seems typical of condensation due to moisture condensing in a warm exhaust and being pushed out on start up. 
Is this car running again now then?

Kind regards,

Gareth. 

Car always started dude , never fails to start , I must of messed a message up and oh really ? 

Video uploaded guys 

Hey guys I really appreciate the replies 

I’ll try and answer them all in one message , so I took it to my garage last Saturday as I was concerned about the smoke etc he checked everything , he said I have a very small oil leak, which I’m booked in for , to sort that out and an oil change , I don’t know if that could be causing it . But with the smoke is wasn’t bothered at all, he just said it’s cold outside that’s why you can see it . 
it’s really hard to describe , it’s not thick white smoke , it’s almost transparent like when someone is vaping and you see the vape dissolve into the air, it’s just first thing in the mornings I notice it , I’m going to check when I leave work today at 2:30 , if it does it I’ll take a video .

coolent doesn’t appear to be going down, everything is as it should be engine wise , it’s very strange , as I’m not getting any other issues , temp rising , high revs on idl etc the car drives superb still and performs well. 
 

i will be back with a video soon , thanks for all the help so far guys 🙂 

So I just went out and started the car and revved it and nothing lol typical , could it be it’s still warm from when I drove to work this morning? I just don’t understand how the garage said it’s normal lol 

18 hours ago, cliffcoggin said:

Is the smoke white/grey or blue? Does it get worse during hard acceleration? Is there a thick coat of soot on the spark plugs?

I haven’t checked the plugs , I’ll check them today , no no I wouldn’t say it’s any of those colours , the only way I can describe it as vape smoke 💨 , I’ll try and get a video 

Mine smokes exactly the same ! Did you ever find a cause or a fix for this ? 

Hey dude

thanks for replying, no no it’s petrol ⛽️ 

Hey guys 

Hope everyone is good, I’m new to the forum as only having owned an Audi a year or so. I’ve had an  2001 s3 and recently bought the A3.

so I have a 2005 A3, 2.0 8p with 87k miles. 

I seem to have this problem when idl and pulling off from lights, I get smoke from my exhaust , it’s not cloudy white smoke , more like if someone was vaping behind my car 🤣

coolant levels fine

oil level fine

engine sits at 850/900 idl

when warmed up temp is 90 and no more ,

no lag or loss of performance , it’s just this Smokey problem I seem to have .I don’t know if it’s cold or it’s just cold outside . We haven’t had any warm weather for me to tell any difference lol 

has anyone encounter the same problem ? Thank you