Chevrolet Repair: Geo Tracker, dodge neon, combustion chamber

Question
hey C J S its me again holly and i wanted to tell u more about my geo tracker and ill put the other info to help u help me again lol and i love long winded answers lol ok the old stuff i asked was this hello and thank you for helping me out well i have a 95 geo tracker and it has the 16 valve 1.6 engine in it with 200,000 miles on it and i just got it to run but it seems like its been awhile sence it ran but when it started i could see some white smoke out the tail pipe and when i riv it up i see oil smoke also i think but its alot of smoke and there was some white stuff on dip stick and oil cap but after running awhile that went away but still smoked out tail pipe so let me know what it could be and what i can do but i also can do headgasket change i have done one on a dodge neon so i can do one but i also wanted to know if its worth doing it or not so let me know what it sounds like and i also done a compression test and they all came out to be 190 in each and the normal range is 175 to 190 lol and also i drained a court of oil out of the engine to make it right at the full mark and also i had a cup under the tail pipe and in about 25 mins i got a ahlf cup of water come out of it lol so what now but the engine sounds real good the bottom end sounds good and all u can hear is the injectors ticking and thats it lol so let me know somthing and thank you


and the other info i have for u is well i have more info on my ridge runner lol well i can leave it at idle for
about 3 to 5 mins and then stomp on it and there will be a bunch of bluish
white smoke come out the tail pipe and also i can keep it at 3000 rpm and a
steady smoke will come out but a small amount comes out and it kinda looks
white but the oil leave keeps rising lol have no clue there lol cause i took
some out to make it right then it went back up i dont under stand its not
milky so i dont know whats going in to the oil lol and it misses a little
but i think its cause of the oil in combustion chamber

Answer
Hi again, Holly,

Are you a dealership mechanic yet?

Well, the steady stream of smoke, blueish and white, even in a small amount, is happening for a reason.  The level is coming up, even when you leveled it off in the past.  That is coming from somewhere.  How much did it rise?

I don't know what your oil looks like, but if coolant was getting in it , it would look sludgy, light colored chocolate milk (or melted chocolate milkshake).  It would have that color, and thickness.  If it is a little bit, it may not be so severe in it's appearance.  

The blue smoke is oil.  Consistant blue smoke, like you describe, is rings.  The white, if not coolant, could be the result of a bad, or missing, CAT.  If that is plugged up, the exhaust that would be burned off, will get past it, and out the tailpipe.  Your O2 is probably shot too.  Oil kills all these components in the exhaust.  

200,000 miles, blue smoke constantly, white smoke, increasing level in the oil pan...it is time for some major work.  The compression was great.  However, the heads could be bad.  Is it worth fixing the head and not the lower end?  That is only half the work.  If you don't intend to use this for more than a few years, then go the cheapest way.  If you are going to keep this, and possibly restore it, then do the right thing.  You could save $$$ on the labor, doing it yourself.  Find a good used, or a new long-block.  Probably about $800 new, and $300 used.  Have you ever checked the value of this truck?  You can decide what it is worth.  Then decide what it is worth putting in it.  

You could possibly just do the head, and be fine.  This is based on the compression test results.  Doing the head will fix the worn valve stems, and seals, and the head gasket.  Remember though, I am not there to see in person, the condition and symptoms.  Being so, I would hate to see you spend the money on this repair and it doesn't fix the problem.  

Here is another option.  Since you don't claim any performance issues.  You could just drive this until it gets worse.  Then, do something then.  Meanwhile, save your money for the upcoming repair.  Or get another vehicle at that time.  Just watch the coolant and oil levels.  

C J S