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What causes diesel engine to have white smoke at idle it smells like diesel?
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∙ 11y ago
Some motors at idle are unable to burn the entire fuel charge because the combustion temperature is insufficient at that regime, what you see as white smoke is indeed raw fuel, it is detrimental for any engine to idle too much for the same reason I mentioned, because part of the unburnt fuel dilutes the oil and can cause lubrication problems in the cylinder liners and damage them as well as other parts that rely on lubrication.
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