Driving sensibly all day then when i pulled away from lights there was quite a bit of oil smoke any ideas

 

Something is leaking.

 

Our cars burn oil but I would start with the valve seals

 

Ok so the oil and the water dont seem to move off the mark theyre on could it be the cold weather

 

Slow down, chief! It might just be a gasket leaking onto the exhaust; Depends where the smoke was coming from. If it's definitely coming from the tail pipe, then yes it's probably valve stem seals or an actual valve. It could also be a clogged PCV valve/system. When was the last time you did a valve adjustment?

 

ive only had the car a few days it has been ok for the last week but today it seemed quite smokey / steamy

 

Video would help greatly.

Location of the smoke?
Does it smell like burned oil or is it just steam?

 

Does the car have a test pipe? All the vehicles i've had with no cat (including this one) produce quite a bit of smoke/steam at idle when its cold. Very noticable when pulling away from a stop light.

 

sorry not too hot on vids lol its deff tail pipe and not oil smoke its steam but there seems to be rather a lot of it it was at a stop light and it doesnt seem to have used any oil or water