[markettech]

I am a refrigeration tech and a member of an HVAC talk forum.

I started a thread over there with a question about my new van and was directed here - hope you can help.

My van had just over 100 miles on it when I picked it up last Friday and has been running great. Suddenly, at almost exactly 1000 miles, I started to notice bluish smoke coming from the tailpipe while idling.

A mechanic friend of mine says that in general blue smoke is "death smoke" on diesel engines but reiterated that he does not do much work on them himself.

Question: Is smoke in general and blue smoke in particular normal while idling for these engines (never had a diesel before) or should I park it until the dealer can get it in?