Could be worn or damaged valve seals.
You Also Could Have Broken Piston Rings Causing Lots Of BlowBy. This Increases Pressure In The Oil Pan Causing This Problen Inside The Valve Pan. Also Try Replacing Your PCV Valve & See If This Helps. If Not You Engine Probable Needs A Rebuild Minute amounts of oil can seep from the valve cover gaskets and onto the exhaust manifolds and the resulting smoke will travel upwards past the valve covers making them appear to smoke
If the valve cover gasket is leaking it will allow oil to leak onto the hot exhaust manifold where it will smolder causing smoke in the engine compartment.
Valves are too tight.or seals are damaged.(valve seals)
Leaking, clogged, or incorrectly installed power steering hose; Leaking or damaged power steering pump (reservoir); Transmission fluid loss from leaking transmission seal (at firewall). White exhaust Smoke could also be from: Worn or broken piston rings; Cracked or brittle valve stem seals allowing oil to enter combustion chamber; Rich fuel injector; Plugged or damaged pcv valve; Worn or scored cylinder block (engine); Worn or damaged piston; Worn valve guides.
The piston rings are WORN OUT. Time for a engine overhaul That's a definite possibility. It could also be bad valve seals causing the smoke and something else causing the loss of power. This is a good time to run a compression test and start looking at the overall condition of the engine.
It could be a # of things; Piston rings,Valve seals,Oil returns stoped up, Leaking intake manifold, Over filled with oil. To much fuel,engine running rich. What color is the smoke ?? What year and engine size, This would help me answer The question.
geo metro had a problem with the egr valve going bad causing the # 3 exhaust valve to burn, which could cause a lack of power in the engine performance. if this exhaust valve was burnt due to a faulty egr valve the new egr valve could have gotten clogged again causing a check engine light to reappear.
Most of the time it is because of leaking valve cover gaskets that drip oil on the hot exhaust manifolds.This is common on many cars.Mark.
It cannot smoke out of the spark plug. It can however be leaking oil around the spark plug area thus causing it to smoke. The problem is the valve cover is leaking. Try tightening the valve cover bolts slightly. If that does not stop the leak, replace the valve cover gasket.
If is a whitesh smoke then the head gasket has likely blown. The coolant is what gives it that color. If it is a bluesh/blackesh color then a piston or valve has been damaged. This is the common causes.
The valve cover on a typical engine is a non wearing part. If it were damaged it could be bent, warped or cracked and could be the source of an engine oil leak.