[greenforester03]

2.5xs, only mod is a muffler delete, 175,000 miles, first time I've noticed it but on cold start oil substance seems to be coming out of the exhaust with some white smoke, car did sit for about two weeks but wondering if this is normal. Could not figure out how to add a video so I uploaded it to youtube.
SG Forester Oil and Smoke on Startup

 

[bman400]

Head gaskets would be my first guess. Any oil and coolant leaking on the engine bottom along head gasket seam?

 

[adc]

Head gasket.

 

[whobodym]

The amount of visible vapor doesn't look abnormal to me, depending on how cold and humid your location is (condensed water (fog) is a normal combustion product of a cold engine). But oil spitting out the tailpipe is not normal.

 

[greenforester03]

Head gaskets would be my first guess. Any oil and coolant leaking on the engine bottom along head gasket seam?

I have not been able to check, I have a final today, Monday wed, and Thursday so it's a tough time for this to happen. Not planning on driving the car, however I do need to go home for college in about a week, (40 miles). Do you think that it will make it home, hopefully I'll be able to check on the car on Monday but since my car is parked so far away its hard to check on it when I'm busy.

 

[bman400]

No way to say, as we have no details if the oil is really oil or how much coolant has mixed into the oil turning it to coolant and no longer lubricating the engine.

 

[greenforester03]

Is the only way to check how much coolant is in the oil is to change the oil, it has only been 500 miles since last change.

 

[bman400]

Take an oil sample to send to Blackstone Labs. But it does take several weeks to get results back if you send oil sample via US mail. You're a rock in a hard place.

 

[vintage42]

Normal vapor and condensation.