Dodge ram white smoke on startup

Rough Idle, white smoke , No codes. We are the premiere place for 1st gen and 2nd gen Dodges as well as a great source for newer models as well. It burns off and the truck runs fine.

I also can hear coolant running behind my glove compartment. Need to know if these problems are related or if the I have issues to deal with. L Cummins engine, and I am having some problems.

Sometimes when it is col the truck sputters and blows white smoke , and it takes a few minutes to clear out. On a cold engine it is very common to produce that from the exhaust during a cold startup. The big Cummins and Cats will lay down a smoke screen for several minutes at cold startup.

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Got home Monday night and needed to move it out of the way. Started it up and backed it out of the way and shut it off. You will also feel your engine missing which is why you may have a multiple cylinder misfifre and probably hard to start.

Went out to run an errand. Re: A puff of white smoke when starting The white smoke is usually the result of insufficient fuel, total lack of ignition, or (in your case) merely condensation and a slight mist of unburned fuel before warmup. I will start off with background.

Got oil change checked level its goo next day truck started running rough when cool, about a day later coolant was low and white smoke started showing up while the engine is cool (I live in TX and its still hot so this is not the normal from air temp). Dodge Charger Mechanical Problems and Questions. Does your HEMI ever smoke on cold start up ? You may be burning coolant in the combustion chamber.

White smoke would typically be a sign of a head gasket failure. Check the oil dip stick tube to see if the oil looks milky, or look in the radiator for the same. I know in the old days the dodges had a way about starting up an engine and that would be where. Blue smoke is oil, probably turbo leak.

Old diesels will smoke white on start up and clear up as they warm up and get some compression. It does start after about seconds, but the smoke continues, as does the rough idle, it smooths out when revved to about 1k. What could this be every once in a while my truck at cold start up blows smoke out the exhaust. I use Mobil fully synthetic truck is maintained regularly. But it does use some between oil changes, any help would be appreciated.

Cummins auto Quad cab 4xblack mods are Dual Exhaust,kn air intake,leveling kit,fender flares,western nerf bars. SMARTY more to come soon. Yes i have had a little smoke come out of the exhust pipe at start up on cold days but that went away as it ran more. Not one tranny service just top ups.

Not many returning to the dealer for new engines.