2004 Ram 1500 5.7L Hemi Is Producing Oil Smoke At Idle

[Insephet]

I bought a used truck from marketplace a while ago and didn't see this problem when I was test driving it, good job me. I have now figured out that it is burning a heavy amount of oil when it is idling. If I sit for a minute at idle and then rev the smoke gets forced out of the exhaust and creates a big white cloud behind me. If I sit there and hold the rev above idle no smoke comes out, and I don't notice any smoke while driving.

 

[Redfisher1974]

Oil smoke is blue… white is water or coolant.

 

[rzr6-4]

Oil smoke is blue… white is water or coolant.

And to elaborate:
Oil = piston rings/cylinder walls. Water/coolant = head gasket.

OP, did you have a question or just here to vent?

 

[crash68]

Oil = piston rings/cylinder walls

Valve stem seal also.
OP would need to do a compression check on the cylinders

 

[Insephet]

And to elaborate:
Oil = piston rings/cylinder walls. Water/coolant = head gasket.

OP, did you have a question or just here to vent?

I wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas on it, I don't know too much about internal engine diagnostics and wanted to see if it could be anything else that is specific to this engine. I've been hearing from a lot of people that it is probably valve guides, as it doesn't constantly blow smoke after the cloud exits the exhaust when revved up.

Also, yes I do know that oil smoke is mostly described as blue, I also smell the oil burning which is why I said that it was oil smoke.

That being said, does anybody recommend a place in the Knoxville area that I can take it in and have work done on it? I do not have the space, nor the tools necessary to do any rebuild or repair at home.

 

[Dodge 1500 4X4]

There used to be a modulator valve on the transmission that uses engine vacuum if that valve goes bad it can start sucking Trans fluid and hence smoking tail pipe I would do a compression test, dry one first, a wet one next use a pump oil can and squirt a couple of shots in the spark plug hole and see if the compression increases the oil helps the rings seal, that will tell you the condition of the piston rings.

 

[KenR 955]

I wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas on it, I don't know too much about internal engine diagnostics and wanted to see if it could be anything else that is specific to this engine. I've been hearing from a lot of people that it is probably valve guides, as it doesn't constantly blow smoke after the cloud exits the exhaust when revved up.

Also, yes I do know that oil smoke is mostly described as blue, I also smell the oil burning which is why I said that it was oil smoke.

That being said, does anybody recommend a place in the Knoxville area that I can take it in and have work done on it? I do not have the space, nor the tools necessary to do any rebuild or repair at home.

Ellis auto in Seymour is highly recommended, as is County line garage.