I was following an older oil burning Mitsubishi Montero in traffic through town, and I am curious if anyone can explain why it would only send "puffs" of blue smoke on initial acceleration after a period of no throttle?
If the person was cruising or let off the gas for a brief stop and then started accelerating again right away, no smoke. If they were stopped for a while, or were coasting for a bit and then hit the gas there would be a cloud of blue smoke. The longer they were stopped or were coasting, the bigger the cloud of smoke would be.
If the engine was running the whole time I don't understand how oil could collect anywhere only to be burned off when they hit the gas. Wouldn't it be burning off any oil that was making its way into the combustion chamber while idling as well?
If the person was cruising or let off the gas for a brief stop and then started accelerating again right away, no smoke. If they were stopped for a while, or were coasting for a bit and then hit the gas there would be a cloud of blue smoke. The longer they were stopped or were coasting, the bigger the cloud of smoke would be.
If the engine was running the whole time I don't understand how oil could collect anywhere only to be burned off when they hit the gas. Wouldn't it be burning off any oil that was making its way into the combustion chamber while idling as well?