Burning Oil??? Need Help/Answers!!! Options

[Michelle95celica]

Hey guys, I just noticed that when I watch my car being started by a friend from the back, a little puff of bluish grey smoke comes out (it only happens on the first time, not after it heats up) and if you rev it a little bit comes out, then if you rev it again, the smoke is gone...am I burning a little bit of oil? I have a 2.2/auto in my '95 Celica GT, how would I go about fixing this? It only has 153,000 miles which I honestly don't think is too much, it should be running fine. Would an oil change help at all, with a can of "Restore" for 4cyl applications? It isn't doing it very much at all, just when you start it for the first time after it sits a couple days. It makes me think that it is oil being burned off or something, so should I get a new set of rings, get the cylinders honed and maybe some new pistons? How much should it cost to fix and is this a common problem? Please help!
Thanks!!
Michelle

This post has been edited by Michelle95celica: Apr 21, 2006 - 9:13 PM

[presure2]

yes, its valve seals.
very common in 6th gens.
both 7a and 5s.
as long as its not thick blue clouds, your best bet is just to monitor oil level, and continue to drive and enjoy the car.
it wont really hurt the car at all, but will hurt your wallet for about 5-800$ to have fixed.
what happens is the soft rubber seal that stops the oil from leaking past the valves starts to harden a bit over time, and once you shut the car down for the night..or a few hours..depending on how bad they are.then, the left over oil in the head slowly leaks down past the valves, and gets burt the next time you start your car.
like purple said, its not that they are hard to replace, its all the stuff that you have to do before you can get and the spcific tools you need to do it that make it a difficult and time consuming job.