I have read loads of articles and stickies on smoking diesels and there are many interesting articles and knowledgeable people out there. However, nothing beats a specific diagnosis about your own particular vehicle. My nearly 3 year old Avensis is due for a 3 year service and I would be really grateful for something constructive to say to the service personnel to encourage them to look for a problem that probably won't be apparent when they service the car. I'll explain... The blue smoke only
Toyota can't reproduce the problem (as expected) so they aren't interested. Getting video of a pretty random event going on behind you while you are driving is somewhat difficult! However, I do have a poor quality video that shows one of the smaller clouds of smoke. It does look grayish on the video. I have yet to show this to Toyota, but seeing this thread updated with further information has encouraged me to try again when I get some time to take it into the garage. Thanks. I will let ever