Burning and blowing Oil
 

My car has been going through oil like crazy... 2 to 3 quart a month. On top of that I came home the other day to find a oil racing stripe in my driveway right underneath where my exhaust is. Help Please

We can't help unless you know where the oil is leaking. Get in the engine bay with a roll of paper towels and dry it all off, including underneath the engine. Take a short drive and check for fresh oil. If you don't find any, take a longer drive and look again. It could be anything from a stuck PCV valve to a falling-apart main seal.



The first step is finding the leak.

Everything in the engine bay has been washed and wiped down. I have been under and through everything and no leak... the streak in the driveway seems to be coming from the exhaust upon start. Is that even possible?

Yeah, that's possible. If it's on a cold start it's probably leaking around the valves. Especially if you're getting some blue smoke on startup.



My current 1.6l has about 150k miles on it and consumes about a quart of oil every 1000 miles but it is raced and abused.