Another question about white smoke and oil light

[vas018]

I have a stock 97 gst and when the car has been idleing for awile white smoke poors out of the exhaust but when I start to drive it it goes away, and also when it has been idleing for awile the oil light comes on but i check the oil everyday and its full. Any ideas?
thanks Eric

 

[VelocitàPaola]

I have a stock 97 gst and when the car has been idleing for awile white smoke poors out of the exhaust but when I start to drive it it goes away, and also when it has been idleing for awile the oil light comes on but i check the oil everyday and its full. Any ideas?
thanks Eric

Is there oil in the coolant?

 

[vas018]

I didnt have any coolant in the reservor so I ran the car and opened the cap to watch the coolant run into the radiator and it didnt seem to look like there was oil mixed in with it.

Thanks Eric

 

[brute]

If there is oil in your coolant, it is most likely a headgasket. However, if it just burns off after you start driving (my car does this, but no oil in the coolant), it may just be either rings or valve guides. When these are bad, oil leaks into the cylinder when the engine is off. Therefore, when you start it up, the burning oil causes smoke, but then it goes away once the oil is burned off.