White smoke on startup

BigBluediesel08 · Jan 21, 2013

Rmartin-97 said:
It just smells like regular exhaust.

Same here.. Checked the oil, and all seems fine.

SEABEE08FX4 · Jan 21, 2013

Some of the older style OE 6.4 intercoolers collected condensation and crankcase oil in them too. Though that issue usually didn't affect it till you were accelerating.

INFAMOUS · Jan 21, 2013

Are you sure its not coolant?

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Rmartin-97 · Jan 21, 2013

INFAMOUS said:
Are you sure its not coolant?

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Positive it's not coolant plus we checked balance rates on injectors.

3brorce · Jan 21, 2013

Mine does this too when cold. was about 10 degrees when I fired the truck up this morning and she smoked white for a good 5 minutes. After she warms up not more smoke. Just got studded as well

Rmartin-97 · Jan 23, 2013

Vid of the smoke.
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums...-B419-1E57C65C9EDF-17992-00000E80449B2559.mp4

WoodBoy · Jan 23, 2013

How long had it sat there in that spot before you crank it for the vid

Rmartin-97 · Jan 23, 2013

WoodBoy said:
How long had it sat there in that spot before you crank it for the vid

5min

BigBluediesel08 · Jan 23, 2013

Rmartin-97 said:
Vid of the smoke.
http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums...-B419-1E57C65C9EDF-17992-00000E80449B2559.mp4

Mines a bit less than that.. Only a puff of smoke when I start it.

Rmartin-97 · Jan 23, 2013

Could there be something wrong with my turbo maybe it's oil?

powr2stroke · Jan 23, 2013

what are you doing for ccv ? might check for oil in the down pipe .

Rmartin-97 · Jan 23, 2013

powr2stroke said:
what are you doing for ccv ? might check for oil in the down pipe .

I have my crank case vented to the atmospere. Man I hope it's not the turbo.

SEABEE08FX4 · Jan 24, 2013

Kinda does look like oil, disconnect the down pipe from the exhaust and sick your finger in there and see if there is any oil/oily residue.

Rmartin-97 · Jan 24, 2013

SEABEE08FX4 said:
Kinda does look like oil, disconnect the down pipe from the exhaust and sick your finger in there and see if there is any oil/oily residue.

Would that turbo be under warranty you think if there is a problem with it?

SEABEE08FX4 · Jan 24, 2013

Rmartin-97 said:
Would that turbo be under warranty you think if there is a problem with it?

Maybe but I think it is probably related to you having the CC vented to the atmosphere, 6.4's have a lot of blow by partly do to ring design on the pistons and they they see higher boost levels than your average daily driven diesel.

Try reversing the CC reroute and clean the oil mess up and see if it doesn't go away, I have seen several turbos that have had the same issue your having but all the seals and bears were fine it was just excessive CC pressure that was causing the issue.

Rmartin-97 · Jan 24, 2013

SEABEE08FX4 said:
Maybe but I think it is probably related to you having the CC vented to the atmosphere, 6.4's have a lot of blow by partly do to ring design on the pistons and they they see higher boost levels than your average daily driven diesel.

Try reversing the CC reroute and clean the oil mess up and see if it doesn't go away, I have seen several turbos that have had the same issue your having but all the seals and bears were fine it was just excessive CC pressure that was causing the issue.

So should I leave my crank case vent hooked up?

SEABEE08FX4 · Jan 24, 2013

I would recommend it.

jdgleason · Jan 24, 2013

I still think it might be residual in the intercooler...

Rmartin-97 · Jan 24, 2013

jdgleason said:
I still think it might be residual in the intercooler...

It's in on warranty right now so im just tryin to get some ideas for now. I hope it's not a turbo issue. If I have a problem I'd like to see an injector that way I don't need any items warrantied. But the only thing that makes me think it's not residual is it just started doin it and seems to be gettin worse. Does your truck do it?