95 dodge neon

[speedman12]

i have a 95 dodge neon 2.0 with a 2.4 head on it, 5 speed trans. when i let the car idle for about 5 mins it starts to smoke, and it does not smoke any other time.

[das2123]

What color is the smoke?

[speedman12]

Originally Posted by das2123

What color is the smoke?

its light blue,

[das2123]

Blue smoke is burning oil.

[denisond3]

I would wonder how much oil the car is using? How often do you need to add a quart.
Becasue: Making a wild guess, I would think the oil hitting the catylytic converter in normal use is being totally oxidized --but after 5 minutes of idling, the cat. conv cools off enough that some of the oil gets past without being oxidized enough to be colorless.

[speedman12]

Originally Posted by denisond3

I would wonder how much oil the car is using? How often do you need to add a quart.
Becasue: Making a wild guess, I would think the oil hitting the catylytic converter in normal use is being totally oxidized --but after 5 minutes of idling, the cat. conv cools off enough that some of the oil gets past without being oxidized enough to be colorless.

i really dont add oil, thats why i was thinking it had something to do with fuel, the car does not smoke any other time.