does anyone have any suggestions for what this is causing this problem......
on cold starts (though it is always warm where i live), i have been seeing a cloud of white smoke for 2 or 3, with an oil smell, seconds after start and also sometimes when sitting at a stoplight and getting a breeze from the back.
i recently had a non lexus repair shop replace the leaking valve cover gaskets and they said my 33k mile car has engine sludge, which the "cleaned off" in the area that was opened.
these guys are now saying that it is a problem with the valve stem seals.
something else i read hear mentioned something about engine breather tubes bringing in oil to burn,
or a bad head gasket(s), but i had compression checks on half the cylinders and they were good.
any thoughts on what i have here?
