1993 ram 350,5.9 12v
getting more white smoke at idle,, more when it is cold,, when it is at operating temp it seem to go away a little,,siting at a redlight i see white smoke blowing past the truck if the wind is going that direction,,is this normal,, only 67k on the truck,,filter changes last oil change,,about 2500mi,,,
thanks

 

that is usually just a combination of moisture in the exhaust and cold engine temp trying to burn a fuel that burns better when the engine is hot and temp outside is warm.

everything else seem normal? no strange sounds, low fluids, etc?

and how much white smoke are we talkin here...little bit, or rolling out like a sled puller?

 

everything seems normal,,fluide ect..,,not a whole lot of smoke but never noticed it before now,,and after i did the timing and star wheel,,, but it is cold out

 

if it clears up when the truck is at operating temp, nothing to worry about..all cars and trucks put out a lil white smoke lookin stuff (its usually just moisture) when first started on a cold day.

if its white and persistent its usually a sign of unburnt diesel at idle or what we call hazing.. my truck hazes because of the injectors I run but it gets lighter to almost non existent as the truck warms up.

common for trucks with large injectors, or trucks with static timing vs newer trucks (24v and newer) that have variable timing.

 

ok then i wont worry about it
thanks