whats up guys i got this problem where if i first start driving my car the oil pressure is low and the car sputters as i accelerate, then it slowly creeps up then runs ok, but the when i open my hood theres smoke coming from the oil dipstick and oil filler cap, any ideas? anything would help thanks

 

yea it seems like there is blow by in your engine. where the oil is getting burned off and instead of it going out the exhaust its coming up the motor

 

have you been checking your oil?

 

yea ive been checking my oil, it seems i have a small leak by the dipstick going into the engine, its not the rings b/c it would be going out the exhaust like you said, im not really losing much oil im guessing, or HOPING its that leak, and what do you mean by blow by?

 

blow by is when you have fuel is going past the pistons. how is your engine temp.?

 

Your diag of blow-by is right. Your description of whats happening is wrong. Blow-by is when the air/fuel mixture is ignited and instead of being contained by the piston rings it blows-by them, hence the term blow-by.


To the OP, your engine needs a rebuild.
-P.

 

yeah not good, how hard are you running that engine?

 

Hell it might even have a blown headgasket. Do a compression test and see what you get. Then pressurize the cooling system to see if it holds pressure.
-P.

 

i would check for bubbles in the radiator, and see if it is a chocolate shake color.

 

what you think is smoke could be steam if you have a blown head gasket. Does your engine oil look like a nasty caramel milkshake? Also your pcv system (breather system) should keep pressure from building up and smoke from coming out. That may not be working and and you could have some other vacuum issue causing the poor running you described. Good luck, hope this helps.