loosing oil

[hclee25]

Hi guys,

I know this has been discussed many times, I did a search but for my particular case, am not sure what the possiblities are.
Got a 98 4 cyl camry with 160k miles and I'm loosing about 1 Qt. of oil every oil change (I do it every 3k miles) and I reach 3k miles in 1 month period.
Now, there is no oil leak, cuz for 1 Qt every month it should be a puddle in my garage and there is not, and even under de engine bay is dry.
I took of the spark plugs and they are dry too.
So,
where is my oil going, can I burn 1 qt of oil every month without seing it on the spark plugs?
what are the possibilities?
and yes, there is a little blueish smoke when I start the the car in the morning, but just for like 10 seg.
Please need your opinions,
Thanks again

[CraigW]

Most likely worn rings and the oil is being burned. Possible bad valve seals as well. Just keep an eye on the oil level and be thankful you dont have a state inspection to pass.

3000 a month ?? WOW !! I manage about 2000 per month on my 00 Corolla. and BTW at 98K miles it burns some oil between changes also.

[amerikim]

It's evaporating

Just kidding.
It's just burning it .. you have a pretty loose engine @ 160K

I got 165K on mine and I don't even lose half a pint in 3K of driving.
and that includes my leaky valve cover.

[csaxon]

CraigW is right on. The cat converter burns up most of the blow-by when it reaches operating temperature so you don't see it. You may see some blue smoke when the engine and cat are cold. You might try a different grade of oil if you don't want to do the valve job.