Ok so I don't have a bhg. I got it checked by a reputable shop and it turns out the reason the smoke looks white is because I'm using synthetic, i've ONLY used synthetic since I've got the car. The mechanic checked it by smelling it, he actually stuck his nose in the tailpipe while it was running smelled the smoke and he said it was burning oil. More then likely caused by valve seals going bad. This would explain why the car doesn't overheat and I don't have exhaust gas in the coolant, because it's not a bhg. Also why there is no coolant leaking in the oil, because nothing under the cap and the oil itself is not milkshake but just plain ole oil. So white smoke CAN be oil. Although I guess mine was sort of light grayish white, but still white nontheless.
The mechanic also said that if I wasn't using synthetic I probably would have been pouring out much more white smoke then I currently am, but he said it would be ok to drive it as long as I keep an eye on the oil level and try keeping the plugs clean and/or changing them more often until I got the head worked for the valves, which makes sense. Because apart from the short amount of time it smokes when idling for like 5 seconds during a warm startup, it run perfectly fine.
It's also been suggested to me that an oil gally accessible through the valve covers might be blocked possibly causing excess oil to build up in the valve covers... maybe backing up the pcv to spit oil into the intake charge? Sounds possible doesn't it? I think that's what I'm going to check next. What do you guys think? Do our cars carry pcv valves? I've looked everywhere and it just seems like we have that little hose, no actual valve to prevent oil from possibly seeping up there...
The mechanic also said that if I wasn't using synthetic I probably would have been pouring out much more white smoke then I currently am, but he said it would be ok to drive it as long as I keep an eye on the oil level and try keeping the plugs clean and/or changing them more often until I got the head worked for the valves, which makes sense. Because apart from the short amount of time it smokes when idling for like 5 seconds during a warm startup, it run perfectly fine.
It's also been suggested to me that an oil gally accessible through the valve covers might be blocked possibly causing excess oil to build up in the valve covers... maybe backing up the pcv to spit oil into the intake charge? Sounds possible doesn't it? I think that's what I'm going to check next. What do you guys think? Do our cars carry pcv valves? I've looked everywhere and it just seems like we have that little hose, no actual valve to prevent oil from possibly seeping up there...
