Smoke from exhaust on startup

[AlphaBravoCharlie]

Hello all, we recently purchased a 2022 Explorer ST late December of 2024, and recently noticed on startup the exhaust blows a blueish colored smoke for about a couple seconds then goes away. On this website I have noticed that there were some out there that had the same issues, and most were replacing the turbo chargers to fix the issue. We currently still have warranty on the ST. Now my question is if it is the turbo chargers, would they leak again in the future? Also not sure if its the reason but we park in the driveway at an incline and reason why I say that is because some brought that up too. Any information regarding would be great. Thank you

 

[cheetoduster]

If the turbos started to leak, they'll continue to leak. Other causes could be bad valve seals or bad compression causing oil blowby. Of those two, since you only see the smoke on startup, it'd likely be the valve seals. Constant smoke while driving, or puffs of smoke when taking off from a stop light is usually bad rings.

I'd guess it's the turbos though.

 

[AlphaBravoCharlie]

Right on thanks for the information. We have an appointment tomorrow at the Ford dealership and will follow up on it to see what they find out. Im glad I have warranty on it lol.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

Hello all, we recently purchased a 2022 Explorer ST late December of 2024, and recently noticed on startup the exhaust blows a blueish colored smoke for about a couple seconds then goes away. On this website I have noticed that there were some out there that had the same issues, and most were replacing the turbo chargers to fix the issue. We currently still have warranty on the ST. Now my question is if it is the turbo chargers, would they leak again in the future? Also not sure if its the reason but we park in the driveway at an incline and reason why I say that is because some brought that up too. Any information regarding would be great. Thank you

It’s not the turbos that are bad it’s the turbo seals most likely. Being on an incline shouldn’t change that, just coincidence most likely. If they replace the turbo seals, they most likely won’t leak again.

 

[AlphaBravoCharlie]

It’s not the turbos that are bad it’s the turbo seals most likely. Being on an incline shouldn’t change that, just coincidence most likely. If they replace the turbo seals, they most likely won’t leak again.

It’s not the turbos that are bad it’s the turbo seals most likely. Being on an incline shouldn’t change that, just coincidence most likely. If they replace the turbo seals, they most likely won’t leak again.

Thats what I kinds figured being parked at an incline shouldn't have any effects. As soon as I get the ST in I will update it here.

 

[Blue Beast]

Hello all, we recently purchased a 2022 Explorer ST late December of 2024, and recently noticed on startup the exhaust blows a blueish colored smoke for about a couple seconds then goes away. On this website I have noticed that there were some out there that had the same issues, and most were replacing the turbo chargers to fix the issue. We currently still have warranty on the ST. Now my question is if it is the turbo chargers, would they leak again in the future? Also not sure if its the reason but we park in the driveway at an incline and reason why I say that is because some brought that up too. Any information regarding would be great. Thank you

Welcome to the forum.

 

[AlphaBravoCharlie]

Thank you! I really appreciate it