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Oil Consumption E46

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HEllo ! My car is drinking about 1 lt of oil every 300 miles .No engine leaks ,driving just fine but when i leave it on idle for abt 5 min when accelerate there is some blue smoke coming out of the exhaust .I replaced the Pcv valve ( oil separator) but no results.Is a N42 engine on a 318ci,2003,M sport .the oil I;m using is 5w30 Castrol fully synthetic .Any suggestions ? thx

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Valve stem seals... If the gasket is fine then these seals are worn...

It could be the piston rings but it would run rubbish and smoke more !!!

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Valve stem seals? I' m not a mechanic but shouldn't be smoking on start up ? is smoking only after abt 5 min idle when accelerate doesn't make any difference if engine hot or cold .i forgot to mention the mileage : is 105 000 .thx

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