What can cause a '03 mitsubishi eclipse gs 4cyl to burn oil w/low miles?

Asked by Pete Dec 01, 2013 at 01:23 PM about the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse

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Are you sure its burning the oil? Is it smoking blue smoke? Typically if its not smoking but oil level is going down its the valve cover gasket. There are o rings around the spark plugs that tend to leak. Oil will gather around the plugs and in some cases follow the plugs threads down into the head causing a light blue smoke at times.

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