Thread: Using 2 qts betweenoil changes '06 GXP

Originally Posted by timboku

I never had a leak either. It was coming out of the exhaust. I had a blue puff of smoke come out of the exhaust everymorning after the car sat overnight. Check and see. Use your remote start and stand behind the car in the morning.
The dealer had my car for 5 days. I had a busted engine mount, new a/c compressor, new swaybar links (for the 3rd time), and they put a new intermeidiate steering shaft in, and the valve cover for the rear. Car runs awsesome now and doesnt burn any oil. I drvie the 02 GTP in the winter so I only have 4K on it since the work was done this summer.
Only has 42K on it. Yes I drive it hard. I love warranties. New trans will be coming soon. I only change the oil when the computer says to and I use Mobile one so it drove me nutz while it was burnng oil. Been doing that on all my gm cars. My 02 has 155K on it and not a single engine problem and it gets beat on daily as well.

If there was any smoke coming from the exhaust than that wouldn't be a valve cover leak, right? What you are desribing woud lead me to believe it's the valve seals. I was always told blue smoke was from a head gasket gone bad (coolant). Been there with two of my Buicks blowing the gaskets. I could be wrong though. I guess I am confused. I hope it would be a valve cover gasket and not the valve seals or any other seal for that matter (rear main would suck)! I am just scared to take it in for warranty work and find out my warranty (not factory) won't cover it. I s a repuatable(sp?) company too. I think its time to trade it in.

Originally Posted by timboku

Blue smoke out the tail pipe is usually a vavle seal or valve issue. I thought I would be getting a new head for sure. But, according the pontiac dealership, it was something in the "old Vavle cover" not the gasket that was causing a problem. I can not see how that is, but whatever they did it stopped it.
Who knows, maybe the pulled the head and redid the seals. They had it for 5 days. All I know is that it doesnt smoke or burn oil anymore. i would think your 3rd party warranty would cover that even if it is vavle seals or a valve problem.
I will call a friend that works for pontiac and see if I can get you some information.

That would be awesome! I do know of I guy I talk to every once in a while at the track that has a GN and is also a mechanic at a Pontiac dealership. I might try hitting him up hoping he won't give me some BS excuse and actually tell me what the real deal is.