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Can be esp. on an older vechile like yours. You could use a straight weight oil, say SAE 30w instead of 5w-30. Watch your oil level close, and depending on weather conditions (cold weather) startup can be a problem w/heavier weight oil. Also check your PCV valve, remove it , if it rattles it's good, if not replace it. Not only does it help with emmissions (PCV = positive crankcase ventilation) if it's clogged your adding to the buildup of pressure which helps push the oil past vavle seals, piston rings, and adds sludge to your engine oil. Doesnt cost much, and may help the (smokey startup) issue. Hope this helps....
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2007 Saturn Ion puffs white smoke on a the start?
valve seals....
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smoky, excessive oil consumption..
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Bad valve seals. Happens to all of 'em!!!
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Will restore oil formula help valve seals?
No. I've been using it for 7 or 8 oil changes. Still blows smoke on start-up (leaking valve seals), but I have noticed an improvement in acceleration and fuel mileage. There is no magic formula that will rejuvenate valve seals, only replacement.
How do you determine if an engine is burning oil?
White or bluish/white smoke coming from the tailpipe is oil. Black smoke is unburnt gas. So if you notice a drop in the level of oil when you check it with the dipstick and have that: the white or bluish smoke, you are burning oil. Could be piston rings, especially on a high mileage engine, valve guide seals, (that will cause a lot of smoke upon start up, the oil has leaked past the valve seals in to the combustion chamber while sitting) but the basic answer to your question is the smoke
