Water in the pipes

[95Cobra302]

My brothers v6 Stang seems to have water coming out of the tailpipes after we start it up. Anybody know why or how this happens??

 

[MrClean302]

Just means the car is running properly. Proper combustion creates two by products from gasoline. Carbon dioxide and water.

 

[Monsterbishi]

Just means the car is running properly. Proper combustion creates two by products from gasoline. Carbon dioxide and water.

Erm, no.

It's just condensation.

 

[The Green GT]

Erm, no.

It's just condensation.

No, combustion creates water.

 

[Monsterbishi]

Whilst H2O is indeed present in exhaust gas, the water he's seeing is not from the combustion process, it's condensation that has built up whilst the exhaust itself has been cooling down from the night before.

 

[95Cobra302]

I thought it was kinda weird since my cobra doesn't do it and most of my other cars havent' done it either. When you start it up a little bit of water comes out, and when you start moving a bunch more comes rolling out the pipes.

 

[JOEGTS]

The catalysts create h2o during the cleaning of the exhaust. At least that is what I was taught at an emmisions class for Toyota.

 

[mo_dingo]

Very true. CO (exh) + O2(smog pump) + HC(exh) = CO2 and H2O.

 

[HISSIN50]

Upon the initial start up, it's often just from condensation inside the exhaust from the last drive.

 

[omarECD]

Condensation...its normal nothing to worry about

 

[MrClean302]

Erm, no.

It's just condensation.

Erm, yes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalytic_converter

It's no big deal, you don't have to apologize.

 

[The Green GT]

My car will do it after driving for an hou sometimes so I now its not water that was condensed from the night before.

 

[OrangeMustangGt]

Actually its a little known fact that ford really puts v8's into all their mustangs, except on the 6 cyl. cars, they dont use a waterpump. The 2 extra cyl's actually pump the coolant, and under extended full throttle runs some of it leaks into the exhaust.

This is completely normal and there is nothing wrong with the car.

 

[HISSIN50]

Of what I know and have read, the byproduct of catalyzation turns to steam before egressing the tailpipes. An O/R piped car will have a similar amount of water exit the tails (in the same conditions) as a catted one.

 

[urban96]

does he have nos?