Another smoke/regen question

[sameolething]

I am fully aware of the regen process that occurs on my truck and have delt with it since I've owned it.

This morning was a little different than other regens. It went into regen very shortly after first morning start-up, probably 2 miles down the road, truck not near full operational temperature. Approx. 29 degrees outside.

I get on the expressway and look behind me and only saw a massive white cloud of smoke. By sheer luck, my brother is going to work only on the opposite side of the freeway and sees me. He calls me and asked if the engine just blew or if I lost a radiator hose.

Anyway, the smoke screen lasted about a mile and cleared right up and the regen continued as normal.

I've had all the latest flashes done. 37k miles, job 3.

This just is scaring the crap out of me.

Is the fact that it went into regen with a relatively cold engine and the cold outside temp. the cause for the excessive smoke?

Pretty darn embarrasing.

Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Stalwart]

I haven't had a "big one" since the reflash but that is what was always happening to me. I have a toasted DPF so I don't see regens very often maybe every 1000 miles or so. With the mornings getting colder I suspect a smoky one soon . . . I just blame the EPA when someone asks.

[senix]

i had it happen one time when my truck was newer, no loss of power or anything. I just chalked it up to one of those things. It was probably the fact that it was cold and raining and my truck only had 2K miles or so at the time.