Little white smoke even when warm?

[roperteacher]

My 07 5. 9 had a slight rough Idle a couple times, has not been back. Took truck to dealer and they updated the ECM and told me a little white smoke was OK. SOmetimes I get a PUFF, sometimes I don't. Happens if Temps are in the Freezing side or 80 outside. Head Diesel guy said he would be more concerned with BLACK smoke instead of white. Truck runs great, no Rising oil levels etc. . What do you guys think?

 

[SDunkle600]

I have noticed the same thing. It seems when the temps are from about 45-70 i get no smoke but below 45 and above 70 I get a puff of smoke. Mine is sort of light blue. It is just a quick puff though and then it is gone. When it is really cold, it smokes for about 30 sec or so.

 

[Giachino]

I get about 5 seconds of white smoke on startup... but only when it's 45* or less...

 

[roperteacher]

SDunkle600, Same exact thing here! But this morning it was WET, COLD, 40 degrees and not a single puff! LOL

 

[05mxdiesel]

Under 40 degrees I get a puff of gray to black smoke at startup, reminds me of a 12 valve.

 

[WMoroni]

My 07 5. 9 does the same the same light gray to white smoke on startup they ya'll describe. Doesn't seem to matter the weather and doesn't do it all the time. But it smokes so much with the smarty it hard to tell whats goin on sometimes. My 05 never did it.

 

[roperteacher]

My #5 Injector took a dump!

 

[nineback]

Just had my number 5 injector replaced. In and out of the dealership in one day.



Tom

 

[roperteacher]

Nineback, what were your symptoms. Were you running an additive?

 

[CDonaldson]

It sounds like the #5 injector has a propensity to be the first injector to have failure. Others with the 2006 325/610 engines went through the same failure first, then some had other injectors fail after the #5 was replaced. Some opted to go to aftermarket injectors and not bother with the stock replacements.



Sounds like better filtration is needed, or at least this has been the census of opinion all along by those who have experienced failures. Many have installed better filtration in an attempt to avoid injector failures, of those, I wonder how many have still had injector failures or possibly avoided them? Maybe that should be your future consideration?



I installed the GDP 2-micron with the big line kit. The only white smoke I get happens when temps are below 40* and then it is only a slight puff right at startup. I have had occasional rough idle, it happens right at startup, gone in a few seconds. I also have been changing my stock cannister fuel filter at around 5-6K.



I used to run PS, now I run Opti-Lube XPD, I have had less instances of white smoke since changing to the XPD, in fact I had a lot more last winter on the PS and have had none this winter on the XPD. I also got the most recent ECM update a month or so ago and have had no rough idle since either.



CD

 

[roperteacher]

I think if I have a future failure I will go after market. Unless there is more damage that Chrysler needs to address. Knock on wood. . LOLO