Hi all, I accidentally posted in a white smoke post thats from last year.. lol sorry, i actually accidentally posted something that was work related. go figure, multitasking lol.. anyways.. Here's my question..

Today when I startted my truck I noticed allot of white smoke.. No smell other than regular exhaust smell so its just water evaporating I guess. It goes away after a while of driving ( to normal operating temps), Noticed water dripping out of my exhaust, Could there be a leak somewhere in my mufler system thats allowing water do get into it? I know enough now to be all paranoid about every single noise and whatnot that comes from my truck.. Seems to be happening more after I did the seafoam bit last week.. Any ideas? engine runs great, seeing improved performance after seafoaming it, allot less sparck knocking as well.

 

Water dripping from your exhaust pipe is normal. Look at any one of a dozen cars that start up in a semi-cold or cold morning. You'll see some condensation dripping from their pipes.

I'll let the experts handle the "white smoke" question.

 

Of all the reading ive done, seems like its water vapor, since there is no smell to the smoke and it only happens on startup.. but ya never know.. god I hope I dont have a cracked head or blown head gasket.. i dont think so though

 

I did recently also change my PCV valve.. IDk lol

 

meh, now Im starting to think Head gasket :-(

 

Head gasket eh? Any other tell-tale signs that might point you in that direction? Foamy white junk on the oil filler cap? No sweet smell to the exhaust? Bubbling in the radiator (with the cap off?)

If you are curious, you can always rent a cheap compression tester from Autozone, just run the compression on each cylinder, see if you might have a big difference in 1-2 of them. I hope its just the condensation in the muffler for your sake..haha.

On a side note, I recently gutted my CAT, and a TON of condensation/water came pouring&smoking out of my exhaust, but after 200 miles of running, its dry and normal. Dont know if that has anything to do with it, but just a unique observation based on my experience.

Good luck!!

 

I put Octane boosters in the gas, Recently tried a cheaper brand, dunno if thats whats causing it though,, didnt see any mix while checking the oil cap.. Not seeing any loss of fluid from the res.. Dunno yet, might jsut be a ticking time bomb

 

if your worried about your head gasket, get a compression gauge, and check all of the cylinders, also check your oil to make sure its not white and foamy, or else you will have alot more then a blown head gasket.

 

Oil is not white and foamy, I checked the cap and the dip stick.. Also interesting item of note.. My Alternator Ground wire seems to be jacked :-( was really hot and fuming.. engine it's self ran fine,,exhaust smoke went away after 3-4 minutes of driving, Im not gonna drive the truck anymore untill I find out whats going on. Like I said before I didnt really notice any coolant smell from the smoke.. Could the alternator ground ( seems to be loose) have an odd effect on the fuel injection system by any chance? lol I'll probably buy a compression test kit, they have them at harbor freight tools and see if I have something wrong with the head or gasket,, and pray to god not a cracked block lol