What if your car is burning oil

Thank you for asking about your Vauxhall Corsa. I own a Skoda Yeti 1. I bought the car new now has , kilometers on the odometer. Is there anything I can do about it? Thank you in advance for your time, concern and consideration. Thank you for asking about your Skoda Yeti. Typically with the product, you should expect to see results after approximately miles kmkm of driving. Hey BlueDevil, can your products help me? Thank you for asking about your Infiniti g I own a Nissan pickup 6 cylinder-stick shift-4 wheel drive.

I purchased it from original owner in with 30, miles on it. It currently has , miles on it. Last summer I noticed that my oil light came on after about miles put on vehicle since an oil change. I again brought the vehicle in for another oil change, and again. What could be causing it to burn so much oil so fast?

I will have a mechanic look at vehicle this weekend and diagnosis it and find out what is going on. What could be going wrong with it? Thank you for asking about your Nissan Pickup. It is not uncommon for a vehicle of that age to have seals that have deteriorated and become brittle. You should expect to see results after about miles of driving.

Smoke pushes hard out the dipstick hole as soon as I start the car. And the oil instantly turns black. Possible bad PVC valve? Head gasket is fine. Coolant is fine. And just did a oil change. Thank you for asking about your Jeep Grand Cherokee. My Mitsubishi montero sport burns through oil pretty quickly.

After a few hundred miles it gets low enough that my engine gets a knock. I can see white smoke coming from my engine and tailpipe at times.

What do you reccomend? Thanks for your question about your Mitsubishi Montero. White smoke is usually associated with burning coolant. If you see steam coming from your engine try looking for an external coolant leak and using the appropriate leak stop product based on the leak location.

Different vehicles will use different amounts of oil under normal circumstances but 1 quart every miles is about the limit of normal oil usage. If your car is burning oil it would either be from worn piston rings or worn valve seals.

You can try doing a compression test on your engine to check the piston rings and worn valve seals will cause blue smoke on startup. Hi im driving a ford focus ambiente model, its a second hand car, i have 2 fill oil evey few weeks but my car has no leaks, can your product help? Thank you for asking about your Ford Focus. My truck has , kms it would blow out a little bit of smoke when we wers in town but se just drove kms in it and noticed now after we got to our campsite the truck is shooting out a ton of blueish grey smoke no drops in oil transmission fluid or coolant we are at a much higher altitude now and wondering if that could be any side effect we also have high fuel banks in cats one and two will this product help us at all or is it maybe the cats causing this.

That blueish smoke you are seeing is an indication of oil burning. The higher altitude would not cause the vehicle to lose oil any faster. You should expect to see results in approximately kms. Even though there is no oil leaking under the truck you still recommend this product can you explain why and let me know if the cats being garbage has anything to do with my truck burning oil.

Blueish smoke coming from your tail pipe is an early indication that your piston rings, valve seals, or valve guides are allowing oil to burn inside of the engine. In order for the blueish smoke to come out of the tail pipe, the oil would be passing through the catalytic converter.

Hi, I got a Nissan Altima 6 months back from a Nissan dealer, but the engine light came on within 3 months. After diagnosis, the same dealer told engine oil sludge is the reason and flushed the engine. But it was still eating up the engine oil no leaking on the floor heavily 4 quarts in miles!

It is consistently emitting whitish smoke through the tailpipe once a day mostly 2nd or 3rd time I start the engine in a day. What could be the problem? Coolent seems fine. Which BD product I can use to fix the problem? Thank you for asking about your Nissan Altima. A bluish smoke would indicate oil burning. Based on your description, you may be losing coolant as well as engine oil.

Hello, I got a camry Pencil Light, My engine oil burn out within a week, no leakage, and i noticed 1 of the plug use to be wet with oil, sometimes the car bring out smoke while driving, can your product help. Unfortunately, we do not manufacture a product intended to stop oil from getting onto the spark plug. Then it started up and blue smoke covered the everywhere for at least 60 miles. Thank you for asking about your Volvo XC My Mitsubishi pajero 93 intercooler do not give any white or blue smoke but it give back smoke from tapit head cover when I put new oil it does low its level in local running after running km oil level lower on local and highway running.

Thank you for asking about your Mitsubishi Pajero. Hi, my car is Skoda superb. It drunk very oil very fast without give white smoke and there is no leakage??? What should I do?? Please tell…. Please contact us at so that we may discuss the oil loss in more detail and whether or not the vehicle would be a good candidate for using BlueDevil Oil Stop Leak. Thank you for asking about your Saturn Vue. Can i put this stop leaking oil for my car i noticed about a month ago that my car is losing oil but not dripping i have Hyundai.

You should expect to see improvement after approximately miles of driving. Hi sir: I have Nissan maxima , when start the engine when it is cool such as at the morning I see a blue smoke and then vanish after a 30 seconds , and also when accelerate uphill it is struggling , jerking and smoking that happened when the engine hot only , but if I stop at that instant and press the accelerator the no smoking no jerking and the engine is smooth, can your product help?.

Thank you for asking about your Nissan Maxima. The blue smoke you are seeing would be an indication of oil burning. Based on your description, we recommend using the BlueDevil Oil Stop Leak to help stop the loss of oil. How quickly is the vehicle losing oil? Are you asking what would happen if you drove the vehicle with no oil? I noticed oil shortage in my car. I also only see little white smoke in d morning when warming d car which stop after like 30 secs or 1 minute.

And also when I race while on pack, d white comes out a little and stop also. Please what do I need to do? Thank you for asking about your Honda Accord. Although it seems certain you are losing oil, the white smoke you are seeing would be attributed to water, not oil. Are you noticing any other symptoms? Do you know whats the risk to ride with this or the only one is to keep an eye on the oil level? Thank you for asking about your Toyota Tercel.

The risk you run is potentially allowing parts of the engine, such as seals and gaskets, to not be properly lubricated, thusly allowing them to become brittle and deteriorate and develop more leaks. You would definitely want to keep an eye on the engine oil level and make sure it does not go below the Minimum. Thanks for ur answer , do you know at how many repetition i have to put the blue devil product?? Every oil change or i can put it like every week? Once the product seals, it would be a permanent seal.

You should only need to use the product once. It is not the kind of thing that you would have to add with every oil change or periodically. You are able to utilize the Oil Stop Leak as a preventative measure, however, it is not mandatory.

I have a BMW i, have only had it since July last year and the car had only done 69, miles when I got it, and it burns oil, I have to top it up on average every miles, the car has now done 79, miles and am worried the oil burning could damage the catalytic converter, would this product solve my problem?

Thank you for asking about your BMW i. If the leak is indeed coming from one of those rubbers, you would be a good candidate for the product. I have tata novus. It lost timmiting settings and could not turn the engine. The timming settings were restored but immediately after that it overheated and cylinder head gasket got blown up. The cylinder gasket head got replaced and lost oil all in less than km.

Unfortunately, we do not manufacture a product intended to stop oil loss from the head gasket. I have vxr Suzuki. Which should i do? Rather i change the oil or again visit to mechanic. To confirm, are you saying the oil pressure gauge is reading low pressure or that the system is low on oil?

Thank you for asking about your Fiat Panda. You should expect to start seeing improvement after approximately miles of driving. What does black smoke and a burning smell mean?

I can see that my front seal is leaking. Seems to burn oil faster at times. Your product did not do anything to help. Burning smell is like rubber burning. Catalytic converter seems hot sometimes.

Started burning smell after spark plug change. Been burning oil since I used sea foam in crank case. Black smoke burning out of the exhaust pipe would indicate fuel burning. A blue smoke would indicate oil burning. Are you noticing a loss of oil? My Kia Rio is burning oil really fast and there is white and black smoke coming out of the tail pipe.

My car will shake, the engine ticks, and it will act like its losing power when i take off. What should i do? Thank you for asking about your Kia Rio.

How quickly are you losing oil? I have a Rav4 that burns oil on startup. Even when not driven car is parked for a few months it smokes out on startup. Thank you for asking about your vehicles. Is the smoke coming from out of the exhaust pipe or from underneath the hood? Hi, my situation is similar to many above. We have a Honda CR-V. No external leaks, and burns about one quart every miles.

Simple question s : Does the Blue Devil product help with piston ring issues, or only the valve seals? Second, most products that help with leaks come with a risk of sealing intended pathways. Will Blue Devil clog up small passages that need to stay open? Thank you for a very helpful forum! Thank you for asking about your Honda CR-V. The product does not harden or thicken in anyway, so it would not clog flow or restrict ports.

Did you notice any improvement after changing the piston rings and valve seals? I would love to purchase your product but I know it is only intended for the valve seal issue. Thanks for your question about your Audi Q5. Once the vehicle is running and warmed up the blue smoke should go away.

If oil is leaking past your piston rings either from worn rings or worn cylinders, you may get a little oil smoke when you start it but the most noticeable oil smoke will be one the engine is warmed up and you accelerate quickly from a stop.

Worn rings will also usually show low compression numbers. I am burning one qt. I need help. Thank you for asking about your Audi Q5. If the piston rings are bad, it would be considered more of an extreme issue, and would require taking the vehicle to a mechanic for repair.

I just bought a Kia Sedona with , miles for cash because my Toyota Camry was totaled. There is no leak and no blue smoke, or smoke of any kind for that matter. Any ideas? Thanks for your questions about your Kia Sedona.

If that was the case the smell should only last for miles or so. If you have a continuing burning smell then most likely you have a slow oil leak onto a hot exhaust component. The most common place this happens is from the valve cover gaskets.

If you have a V6 engine in your Sedona, it could also be a leaking oil pan gasket. Thank you for asking about your Kia Sedona. Is your car burning oil through the exhaust pipe or are you seeing smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle? Get a UV dye product made for Oil and put it in the oil. Then drive it for a couple days you can then use a uv light or black light to see if your car is leaking oil easily. The UV dye does not burn up either so you will be able to tell where its leaking from for sure.

Then depending on what is leaking use the right blue devil product to fix the issue. This dye does not damage the oil or the car in anyway many oil companies put uv dye in there oil to help people see where oil is leaking from now aswell. I top up with about a quart every to miles.

I have not noticed any smoke but my tail pipe has sooth. My gas millage is a bit off too. However car is running fine. You will start to notice results after miles of driving. I have a Dodge Grand Caravan. These thinner oils boost fuel economy and reduce friction, but they also leak through gaskets more easily because of that thinness. This means that many manufacturers explicitly tell owners that even normal driving will lead to a large amount of oil consumption. As mentioned, a common cause of burning oil is if a leak occurs.

Anytime that the engine oil gets exposed to extremely high temperatures, you will notice the burning oil smell. If this is the cause of the car burning oil smell, then you will likely detect it if you open the hood of the car when the engine is at its full operating temperature. Some of the most common spots for leaks that lead to burning oil include oil cooler lines, oil filler caps, oil pans and gaskets, oil drain plugs, oil filters, and gaskets or seals, including the valve cover gaskets.

While a leak may be fairly easy and affordable to fix, depending on the specifics, you may also notice that your car is burning oil or your car smells like burning oil and smoking if there is a problem with an internal engine component. Sometimes, your car will burn oil due to a damaged piston ring or damage to the cylinder head valve guides. This will lead to not enough compression within the combustion chamber as well as extra oil getting into that chamber.

That combination causes the oil to burn. The valves are responsible for ensuring your engine performs well and runs smoothly. Intake valves allow air-fuel mixtures to get into the cylinders while exhaust valves let the mixture that is burned leave the cylinders. Motor oil lubricates the system while staying out of the combustion chambers. If your engine is old or poorly maintained, the valves and related parts may fail. This can allow the oil to enter the combustion chambers and burn there.

This typically results in bluish smoke from the exhaust when you start the car. The piston rings create a seal to separate the cylinder bores and pistons. It lets oil in a very thin film lubricate the cylinders but is tight enough to prevent too much from entering. If more entered, it would burn with the mixture of air and fuel that is supposed to be there. However, when the piston rings are damaged or worn, too much oil can enter, leading to that issue. It is also possible for the burning oil to be from wear on the positive crankcase ventilation PCV valve.

This type of damage is similar to that of piston rings in that it lets oil enter the combustion chamber. If the PCV valve is worn or defective, pressure will build up, and that pushes out the gaskets that should seal the oil. The PCV system in your car relies on a one-way valve that ensures blowby cannot get back into the crankcase.

Additionally, it separates the oil, so it cannot reach the combustion chamber and burn there. Problems with the PCV system can lead to the blowby gases being unable to leave the crankcase. This would cause the gas to dilute the oil along with the crankcase being pressurized and the oil getting forced into the engine cylinders, which is where it will burn.

PCV system issues can also lead to the pressurization of the crankcase, which can result in blown gaskets and seals. This will make any potential burning oil problem even worse. It is also possible that the oil will not separate from blowby gases properly. In this case, the oil may travel with the gases into the combustion chambers where it will burn.

Learning how to tell if your car is burning oil is a relatively straightforward task. The sooner that you realize that your car is burning oil, the better.

Lack of maintenance at any age can be the cause of burning oil. The minimum repair will be changing piston seal rings, also known as oil control rings, but it could even require a complete engine replacement. A diesel engine is much higher still. If your motor is burning oil, it means your car is burnt out. To avoid overspending on expensive engine repairs your best bet is to sell the car AS-IS!

Click on the button below to get your FREE online evaluation today! The pistons in your engine move up and down in their cylinders. Oil control rings, often just called piston rings, allow oil to lubricate the cylinder walls and moving parts without pushing up into the combustion chamber.

If the piston rings are stuck, worn, or broken, oil can get into the combustion chamber and burn. Valves control the air-fuel mixture intake and the exhaust gas release. Valve guides prevent engine oil from leaking into the combustion chamber from the top where oil lubricates the valve guides.

If valve guides are worn, oil gets into the cylinder and burns. Cylinder head gaskets seal oil galleries in the engine block and head, allowing circulation without leaking oil or coolant inside or outside the engine.

If the head gasket leaks, it can dump oil directly into the cylinders. Engine pressure is released through a Positive Crankcase Ventilation valve, or PCV valve, back into the intake manifold. If this valve sticks, it creates engine pressure that can blow seals or push oil up into the cylinders. The most common symptom that your engine is burning oil is a puff of bluish smoke from the tailpipe.