White smoke out tail pipe.

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Cruz15

Discussion Starter · #1 · Mar 14, 2017

Has anyone seen white smoke coming from the tail pipe while driving?
First time for me. After a few miles it started smoking a constant white fog following definitely not moisture. lasted about 4 -5 mins.

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#6 · Mar 15, 2017

Tomko said:
I'd be suspicious of a coolant leak.

Or maybe DEF was being dumped into the SCR.

To me, white smoke has always been associated with burning coolant. It may not be, but I'd keep an eye on coolant levels. You usually can smell it in the exhaust, but I'm not sure if one could after the SCR/DPF systems of the diesel.