This morrning it is -18C, I went and started my LLY, coil stay on for 4-5 sec, the engin idled for 30-45sec at 700rpm or so and then kicked in to high idel at 1100+rpm and the white smoke rolled. Now the smoke will stop after a bit and and the rpm's will drop. So the question is it OK for the high idle to kick in so soon and is the temp white smoke OK? This is my first diesel and I'm lovin it!:ro)

The high idle is doing exactly what it is suppose to do. You can also see the exhaust on mine for the first 5 minutes or so when the outside air is cool. As long as it goes away you should be fine. White smoke at a warm idle may be an issue.

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ZR1150,
I noticed the same thing on my truck yesterday with the white smoke at high idle. Our heavy equipment does the same thing. Like skoryaro2 said, it should be fine if the white smoke stops after it is warmed up.

It has only been about 35 deg. here in Seattle. When my high idle kicks in I get blueish smoke.

Ya, the smoke does go away, by the time I had put up this post this mornning, I went to take a pic, and the smoke was gone! I do feel better now, thanks people:D

It has only been about 35 deg. here in Seattle. When my high idle kicks in I get blueish smoke.I get blueish to grayish black smoke, same conditions.

Melvin Hatcher

That is a better discription.

I think the behaviour of your elevated idle is normal. Remember, for many of us this is our first experience with the LLY at very cold temperatures and we are still in the learning curve. On two occasions I have started my LLY on cold mornings (minus 24 degress C, minus 10 degrees F) with the block heater plugged in and had normal 700 RPM idle. After a short warm-up I slowly drove about 2 kilometers. I parked the truck with the engine idling. To my surprise the elevated idle kicked in. According to Martha, who now resides in prison, this is a "good thing". On its own the engine knows it needs more warm-up time. Ingenious isn't it?

Same exact thing on mine.