Audi A6 has a Burnt Odor

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VIN: WAU**************
Mileage: 60,000 - 70,000 miles
Repair Date: February 2016
Location: North Dakota

CUSTOMER STTES CAN SMELL SOMETHING BURINNG AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING AND AFTER TURNIG GET VEHICLE OFF 65057 FOUND BOTH SIDE CAM SHAFT SEALS LEAKING REMOVED VALEV COVER AND REPLACED CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER SEAL AND PUG ON BOTH ABNKS AND EINSTALLED VALVE COVR DETECTS LEAK IS GONE .

VIN: WAU**************
Mileage: 40,000 - 50,000 miles
Repair Date: March 2014
Location: Pennsylvania

CUSTOMER STATES: THERE IS GETS BURNING TYPE SMELL COMIG FROM GETTING VEHICLE--ADVISE 44359 SEEN #B. SLIGHT SEEPAEG FROM VALVE OCVER GASKETS AND CAM ADJUSTRO GASKETS. ESTIMATE TO REPLACE-$607+TAX , ONLY IF CAM AJDUSTORS ARE REPLACED DURING VAL VE COVER GAKET REPLAEMENT .

VIN: WAU**************
Mileage: 160,000 - 170,000 miles
Repair Date: March 2014
Location: Massachusetts

THERE IS A BURNING SMELL AFTER THE AUTOMOBILE HAS BEEN DRIVEN 167000 insect FND front crank seal leaking recommend replacing . installed and retetsed ok. . PERFORMED STATE INSPECTION

VIN: WAU**************
Mileage: 60,000 - 70,000 miles
Repair Date: May 2014
Location: New Jersey

CUSTOMER STATES BURNT ODOR FOM R/F 63206 VALVE COVER GASKETS LEKAING REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKETS, TENSIONER SEALS AND CAM SHAFT COVERS . CLEAED OFF EXCESS OIL AND TST FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS FOUND AFTER REPAI.R DER VALUED CUSTOMER THANKS FOR CHOOSING JD MOTORS.YOUR NEXT OIL/SVC APPT HAS BEEN FOR 10/15/14 OR @ 5K INTERVAL.SINERELY,FREDDIE. **********************.

VIN: WAU**************
Mileage: 30,000 - 40,000 miles
Repair Date: December 2014
Location: New York

CLIENT STATES THAT AN VEHCILE STARTED MAKING A LOUDER SOUND W AS TAIKNG TO A OUTSIDE SHOP/A SMELL STARTED COMING FROM THE VHEICLE/A TOXIC BURNING SMELL BAK 1 CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED @ MOUNTING FLANGE.SPLIT. CONFIRM CUSTOMERS OCMPLAINT.PEFORM GFF 22 TU'SN.O FAULTS PRE SENT.FOUND B1 CAT CONVERT CONVERTER SPLIT AT WELD. WHLE TRYIN G TO REMOVE OLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER,2 STUDS IN EXHAUST MANIF OLD BROKE.DRILL AND TAP 2 HOLE IN MANIFOLD ABS AND REPLACE ARD WAR. INSTALL NEW CAT AND SET READINSS CODES. PERFORM ROAD T EST.OK. CK AND TOP ALL FLUIDS. SET TIRE PRESSUR ES . RESET TPM . OK.. DRIVABILITY CONCERN

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