White smoke at idle

Blowing white smoke is a red flag for your diesel engine, yet we see this happen all the time to our customers. In many cases, white smoke emanating from the tailpipe (often at idle once the engine reached operating temperature) typically means a worn out injector. If you have white smoke from exhaust when stopping or idling, your combustion chambers engine might get oil inside, which cause them to burn off the exhaust. This will cause white smoke , along with the idle issue.

Click here to view this document as a PDF (right-click to download). A common issue with the GM 6. L LBDuramax engine is white smoke at idle. Worn and damaged injectors are often the cause however there are other causes and considerations that should be looked at prior to injector replacement. L Powerstroke Blowing Heavy White Smoke at Idle. Ford F2was checked in that had a problem of Heavy White Smoke constantly emanating from the tailpipe.

BIG PUFF Of white smoke will go out fromt the exhaust and then when i turn on the AC the car will smoke at idle ? It just started about weeks ago. My car smokes white when sitting at idle. When i drive normal no smoke at all.

What color is the smoke ? Is the smoke coming when the car is warmed up, or as the car is warming up after a cold start? Blue smoke is oil and could mean worn rings, or leaking past valve guides. If not buring a lot of oil, not much to worry about.

White smoke when the engine is cold and warming up, not a worry. Diesel Smoke tells YOU a Story. Basically, smoke from a diesel engine indicates that something is not right. It should be taken as an indication that there is a problem existing (or developing), that will potentially shorten the engine life, or result in unnecessary costs. The most noticeable symptom of internal coolant leakage is when the white smoke is billowing out of the exhaust pipe and leaves a sweet odor in the air.

Symptoms of a Bad PowerStroke Injector. They do not completely stop spraying fuel when they are OFF. The bad turbo I had poured white smoke at stop lights and when I first took off. After that it was clean. Last week we got fuel from a brand new place and the next day while unloading (hopper bottom) there was a lot of white smoke coming from the exhaust.

It was a cold morning so I thought it was starting to gel up. When I left it smoked real bad but ran great. Engine consuming oil, but running perfectly. If you drive one, or see one on the roa you can easily spot a truck with injector issues.

At an idle (and worse in gear) these early Duramaxes will haze smoke at idle. Lots of folks think this is a normal deal for a diesel. That haze is letting you know that one or more injectors are dribbling fuel into the combustion chamber. On the common rail Cummins, white smoke is more characteristic of an injector problem.

If the exhaust smells almost like bug spray, it is. If smoke is being release then this is indicative of a problem. HOWTO looks at all the possible reasons why white smoke is coming from your exhaust pipe.