white smoke & condensation-

[S Jones]

Hi List- This is a new car to me, I've got about 300 miles on it so far.
This just started- I'm working on a 99 SL500, 52 K miles-
At start up I got a bellow of white smoke then gone- Then nothing. Sat, start up nothing, sat start up and some smoke. Seems to be off & on. some water drops at exhaust and not the normal smell of exhaust, but maybe it's me looking for an oil smell.
Temps outside have been 32 at night 77 day, no humidity. The engine and underneath are absolutely clean & dry, all fluid levels fine & correct. . Car purrs. guages green.
I had a MB mechanic go over it a couple weeks ago, nothing looked out of place.
Am I juist being goosey or could this be a problem ? Besides back to the MB mechanic where might I look?
Thanks for any help-
S Jones

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