Engine problem??

[94_Rolla_Guy]

I thought my engine was toast but today i did a compression check and i got 195 - 205 psi on all cylinders seeing the book says "standard compression... 191psi" i figure my engine is fine, lol but it still burns oil! I did a little exploratory surgery and found this....



Im slightly confused as to why this is happening?

after looking around i also found this...



does anyone know what this passage does because i have no idea...all i know is that it takes air from the throttle body to the valve cover??

Thanks for any help you guys and gals can provide

[Luckynumber5]

the oil may be from your valve seals, and that air passage is just a vent for crankcase fumes, its bad for the environment to vent fumes into the atmosphere so they decided to redirect them into the engine where i guess they are somehow made safer by burning, maybe its time to replace your pcv? and if you are getting blue smoke after the engine has been sitting for a while then you know your valve seals are leaking.

[fredk]

how are the plugs?