Ditto. Insatll a catch can.Try installing an oil catch can to prevent oil vapors from being sucked into your intake and burned.
This is pretty much what I was going to post. A puff of blue smoke or distinct smell at startup is not normal. It should be checked at the dealer, not band aided with a catch can (if it can even stop it in the first place).OK, here goes me disagreeing again. If you're burning a significant amount of oil, you have problems no "catch can" is going to solve. The best thing to do is monitor your oil consumption by checking the level on your stick.
My thoughts too. Last oil change had 2500 miles on it, and the oil level on dipstick was a thick 1/16" down, or a thin 1/8" down from full.OK, here goes me disagreeing again. If you're burning a significant amount of oil, you have problems no "catch can" is going to solve. The best thing to do is monitor your oil consumption by checking the level on your stick.
These engines are designed to run for 100's of thousands of miles with regular maintenance and NO catch can. People who say their catch cans are full are talking a few ounces over a period of several thousand miles. That's nothing.
I said it on another forum, if a catch can makes you feel better about your car, or you just like the looks of some added aluminum or chrome and some hoses in your engine bay, and you don't mind having to check it from time to time, then by all means get one. For the rest of us, drive the car, change the oil as recommended, do the rest of the pm's and be happy.