Truck is blowing white smoke

One of two conditions is responsible for white smoke blowing out of your exhaust. First is normal condition (so you don’t have to panic ) and the second is a not so normal condition which should be fixed as soon as possible. If you the white smoke consistently comes out and the sweet odor smell is present, then it is definitely a problem with your coolant leaking. In transmission fluid case, the engine is sucking the fluid through a vacuum hose, which leads to the color white from smoke.

The exhaust will also have a burned oil smell. One cause of white smoke from the exhaust might be the engine leaking coolant. If the engine leaks coolant , it will be burned by the heat of the engine and then come out as smoke from the exhaust. A problem with antifreeze might also be causing white smoke to come from the exhaust. If your truck is a diesel and produces white smoke while warming up, this is completely normal.

Diesel trucks also produce smoke during the cleaning exhaust filter operation. If this is the case, there is nothing wrong with your truck. In many cases, white smoke emanating from the tailpipe (often at idle once the engine reached operating temperature) typically means a worn out injector.

Now this isn’t always the case, but after some trouble shooting we’re usually the go-to shop when diesel drivers need refurbishe rebuilt, or new injectors. A blown head gasket will allow the coolant to leak. Take the same precautions as with blue smoke , and check for excessive oil consumption.

Gray smoke can also be an issue with your automatic transmission fluid getting burned up in the engine. In this video we show you why! The truck has 60-hp injectors, a 63mm turbo, water-methanol, and a host of other modifications. One of the main causes of white exhaust smoke and coolant loss is a cracked or warped cylinder hea a cracked engine block, or head gasket failure caused by overheating. A cracked head may allow coolant to leak into one or more cylinders or into the combustion chamber of the engine.

White smoke is very common, especially in cold weather and in the mornings. Typical white smoke from a cold day. Condensation builds in your exhuast over night and in cold weather. Been so busy I forgot to ask about this.

My with a 3was blowing white smoke before I put it into storage. Seemed to be running fine with decent power. It seemed to be worse right after I started it and slowly goes away, but not totally, as it warms up.

It also smells like it was running. This is usually the last color of smoke you want to see, particularly on gas cars. If the smoke is thin, and goes away relatively quickly, than it is merely condensation. The truth of the matter is that there are a few things that can cause white smoke , but a blown head gasket is. This typically occurs due to the engine being too cool to burn the fuel, often resulting from low compression in one cylinder, problems with the fuel injection timing or a defective fuel injector.

SymptoThick billowing white smoke from exhaust when I first start it cold after sitting a while. Smoke clears up while driving and does not reappear while stopped and idling (like stopped at a light). Does it blow white smoke all the time or only at idle?

I recommend checking you oil to see if it looks milky. At a minimum you will be changing injector o-rings, but with that much antifreeze it could be head gasket, leaking in the cylinder wall, too many things can cause that. My truck stated blowing a continous stream of white smoke out the exhaust. I checked the crank case oil and it did not use any oil. I am guessing that I had an injector stuck open and after stopping the engine it filled the cylinder with fuel and locked up the engine.

This truck blew thick pure white smoke for over ths mile till he could pull off, going about mph. The smoke came out the stack solid about ft straght up. You are making a serious mistake by waiting.

If the white smoke coming out is in volumes, you should stop the car immediately and call for emergency roadside assistance, including a tow truck. Heavy volume of white smoke means the engine is dangerously overheating. Regrettably, you may be faced with having to purchase a new engine.