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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 12:59 AM
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Question Smoke On Idle

I have a late 99' F350 7.3L with about 135,000 miles. I noticed if the truck hasnt been run in 24 hours or more it smokes a moderate amount for about the first 3 - 5 minutes on a cold start-up. This is the first year Ive run into this. I know the turbo seals are leaking oil a small amount. Just wondering if anyone else has experience with what else it could be. Thanks.

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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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What color smoke are you seeing?
 
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Old Nov 26, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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Thick white for the first 15 - 30 seconds, which was usually always normal when it got colder out. But now after that its a light-moderate amount of greyish-blue smoke.
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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I'm having the same problem. Just started today. White to greyish blue smoke. Any ideas anyone?
 
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