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I noticed that I seem to have puddles forming under my muffler recently, well not really enough for a puddle but enough for a 'wet mark' on the ground.
I'm not overly concerned, but it does seem more than before (never noticed in 3 years), and looks more than other vehicles leave.
Any ideas what could make this suddenly happen ?
Thanks.
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Could be from when your car sit's and some moisture forms in the exhause pipes after it cools. Then when you start your car again that moisture thaws and is forced out the tail pipe.
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its moisture from the exhaust.. its natural.. has to do with the humidity in the air, etc... this morning i was behind a new lincoln town car with an elderly couple in their car... water was coming out of the exhaust each time they would accelerate from a red light....guess the exhaust was full of moisture from the night before????
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Exhaust systems have small drain holes in them so that the water does not accumulate and rust things out. Usually there is one at either the front or back of every muffler. Especially during humid or cold weather you may be inclined to see more moisture.
Ford forgot to include drain holes on 1991 Lincoln Town Cars and they had to replace a lot of mufflers under warranty on those cars. The blown out mufflers made those Lincolns sound like hot rods.
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If you have a 2000 SVT you may notice the muffler on one side is upside down and the drain hole is on top. Doh!
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Is there any reason why I would more than I am used to though ? I do understand that there should be some, as it draws vapour from the air, and the outpot of moisture too. It's just increased a lot. For instance, usually in my driveway there would be a little. Now there are 'large' moisture marks under the muffler, probably 2-3 times large/more noticeable than before.
The accumulation is definitely more than what I have had before. It's also noticeably more than other vehicles seem to leave. It is definitely more than what I am used to.
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If you drive it just a few minutes, such as home from the grocery store, the exhaust won't heat up enough to burn off the moisture and you'll get those puddles.
The other day when I returned from the store (about 3 minutes away) I was unloading the trunk and noticed a stream (not just drops) of water coming out the tailpipe. Never saw that before and I've had my Mystique 7 years.
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Well, good thing you guys say it's normal. I've only got it comin' out of the passenger side though... stil normal I hope.
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Originally posted by Christian:
I noticed that I seem to have puddles forming under my muffler recently, well not really enough for a puddle but enough for a 'wet mark' on the ground.
I'm not overly concerned, but it does seem more than before (never noticed in 3 years), and looks more than other vehicles leave.
Any ideas what could make this suddenly happen ?
Thanks.
Maybe you're getting paranoid about your Contique like I am...suddenly you're hearing footsteps.
Seriously though, water is a byproduct of the combustion process in our modern, internal combustion engines. A steady drip is not at all unusual coming from our cars' exhausts. Engine exhaust is so clean from a low-emission, OBDII-managed engine that traditional recombinants like C0 (carbon monoxide, heavier than 02, dangerous)and NO2 are much less prevalent. Of course, the new ULEV (ultra low emission vehicles) and SULEV (super ULEV)need more and more superlatives to describe just how clean gasoline engines are getting.
Take that you tree huggers! ;-)
/eric
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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