# 2001 Audi A6 Wgn

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a6-wgn/26945>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 25, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a6-wgn/26945 "2009-02-25T02:29:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![hschroeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eb9ed0/32.png) [@hschroeder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hschroeder)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a6-wgn/26945/1 "2009-02-25T02:29:47Z")

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I just purchase a used 2001 Audi A6 wagon with ~80,000 miles on it. Every so often i get a very strong smell of burning oil, or possibly rubber. the smell typiclly happens after running a bit then stopping. do you have any ideas what i should look for? My dealer has not niticed the smell.

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**Author:** ![wizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a87d85/32.png) [@wizard](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wizard)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a6-wgn/26945/2 "2009-02-25T02:35:08Z")

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Take a look at the accesory belt slipping and/or oil spots under the car where you park it. Don’t look for oil spots in public parking lots, you will always find them there, check this at home.

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**Author:** ![hschroeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/eb9ed0/32.png) [@hschroeder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/hschroeder)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a6-wgn/26945/3 "2009-02-25T02:40:36Z")

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I have looked for oil spots and not seen them, but will look again. the slipping belt sounds intersting i will check that out. THANK YOU!

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**Author:** ![genex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@genex](https://community.cartalk.com/u/genex)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-audi-a6-wgn/26945/4 "2009-02-25T17:15:37Z")

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Cam covers and cam chain tensioners ( at back of heads )  
These are common leak points and the oil smell is from the oil dripping on the exhaust .