with the dipstick in, and the oil is a little bit low actually (4 quarts of honda 10W30). I went ahead and changed the oil when I initially saw the smoke. Yet the smoke still comes out. It starts ok, idle a little rough (nothing to complain about though). The smoke appears only a little (when it is idling), then more as you rev it up to about 2500 to 3000 rpms.