'90 Coupe Q. Blue Smoke, Help!

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <970327065122_-1537939612@emout17.mail.aol.com> VINCELYONS@aol.com writes:

> << I was idleing
>  for about 10 minutes before I actually got it inspected. When I got to
>  the booth where they slap the sticker on, the guy pointed out the blue
>  smoke eminating from my tailpipe, and then he paced I nice red failed
>  sticker on my windshield. When I got home, after driving at highway
>  speeds, the smoke was gone.
>  
>  Question: What could be causing it?
>  	Valves?
>  	Piston rings?   :-(
>  Is anything common for these cars?
>  
>  It has 80k miles on it. 
>  It looses about a quart of oil everything two thousand miles.
>   >>

> I'd look for the simple stuff first, was the car on level
> ground or inclined sharpley for those ten mins.  

A pint every thousand miles is a _H@LL_ of a lot of oil to lose!  I'm going 
5,000 miles between changes on two I5 engines without the level moving from the 
mid-point on the dipstick.
 
I'd repeat the idle situation until the smoke appears, then block off the 
breathers.  If the smoke persists - it's probably the rings.  The valve stem 
seals wouldn't leak a pint every thousand unless the valve guides themselves 
were also badly worn, and even on a badly run-in engine that's unlikely at 80k.
 
Rings.  Either way it's "open 'er up an' 'ave a gander" time.

--
 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club