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...setting still? the car is a 1988 acura

The valve guides are causing your problems. It's time for an overhaul, or start buying stock in an oil company.

though no idea abt acura but ur oil to gas ratio is high or u need to over haul ...check it up with the mechanic for both

its normal on cold engines.my acura does it too.if its doing it while its warm then you could have a blown headgasket

what color smoke, bluish=oil white=coolant and will also smell sweet, it also can be normal condensation build up that is burning off

Well it wont be valve seals unless it is Blue colored smoke..it will go away in minutes...if it continues..you need a rebuid cause your rings are shot...If this smoking is a light whitish color..it could possibly be a blown head gasket or worse....good luck!!!

thats not good if it was blue cause its burning oil...high rpm engines do that sometimes

An '88 Acura is 18 years old. Might be time for an overhaul. It's not a easy thing to do, blowing rings out in an Acura, or a Honda. I had 270K miles on mine before I traded it in, and it didn't smoke at all, and ran great. But I drive like an old lady. I wouldn't even let valet parking attendants park it. And, I always made sure it was properly maintained.The '88 Acura was pretty much the equivalent of a smaller Honda Accord for people who had a little more money to spend. Take the poor old dear to the shop.

1. Have your valves reset to specs. Easy to do if you have mechenical experience.2. air/fuel mixture is off. Could be alot of things. 3. Valve rings or piston rings. Time for that overhaul. 4. condensation in the exhaust. Has the humidity been high lately?5. Head gasket or cracked block. OUCH!!!!

cold boot would give such damn expressions with 1988 hug...