Question about burning oil
I have just got done replacing all my belts including timing and balance shaft belts and installed new cam crank balance shaft and oil pump seals along with new valve seals (not hard to do actually.) I had a probelm with leaking and burning about 4 quarts of oil every 1k miles and smoking like crazy when idling(usually after 15 mins) or on cold mornings (I KNOW it was oil). I did all this work and drove it today then let it sit for an 45 mins idling...........no smoke no oil leaks!!! :) So okay i parked it. Then as I left work i got on it at WOT and it smoked. When i got off of it the smoke stopped. The question im trying to ask: is this okay and/or nomal? I think i read how our cars at WOT smoke anyway. (btw im sitting at 169k miles.........runs so quiet it sounds like a new carr)