1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse oil burning

Tiny
DRAGON8509
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  • 1998 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 128,000 MILES
I have been driving this car for three months and it does not seam to burn oil when I drive back and forth to work but when the car idles for long periods of time it starts burning oil bad but if I drive it around for a little it stops smoking. The check engine light is not on and I check the oil almost everyday and it only seams to burn oil when I get stuck in traffic or let it ilde. Any clue what would be doing this
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 AT 4:46 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

When the car is at idle the engine vacuum is at its highest value, so oil will by pass faulty valve seals & rings more readily, you may wish to try a heaver grade oil as this may ease the problem, but it won't fix it.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 AT 6:48 PM

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