Lol my car has had smoke on start up for a year now... also has some minor leaks around the place, loses around 500ml per 5000km so Im not fussed... will only really be concerned when it start loses enough to become a hasle adding extra oil. Im assuming its the valve seals in my case... being a 14 year old car which supposedly only has 90,000miles (So maybe they hardened up because the car wasnt used for periods). Either way, looking on the bright side... it means my engine gets alittle fresh oil at 2500km intervals to keep it topped up :ugh3:
Although smoke with a 97... thats still a baby compared to some other cams, might be something different