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Hi all been reading through threads on this and i am still confused.

My exhaust seems to leak a bit of moisture when cold

now in the 5 months i have owned it i have not needed to top up the water other than when i split a hose off the LPG but it was pressure tested and repaired. that was in march water level in overflow bottle constantly sits between the min and max.

Condensation i am hoping it is but there is just a fair bit there.

the other thing i know is my muffler does have a hole in it and i am wondering if this is allowing more condensation.


hopefully someone has some ideas.


sorry for the spelling

dwaynes wrote:Hi all been reading through threads on this and i am still confused.

My exhaust seems to leak a bit of moisture when cold

now in the 5 months i have owned it i have not needed to top up the water other than when i split a hose off the LPG but it was pressure tested and repaired. that was in march water level in overflow bottle constantly sits between the min and max.

Condensation i am hoping it is but there is just a fair bit there.

the other thing i know is my muffler does have a hole in it and i am wondering if this is allowing more condensation.


hopefully someone has some ideas.


sorry for the spelling

If you aren't losing coolant from your cooling system then it will just be condensation.

Water condenses all through the engine and exhaust system when it cools down and then blows out when you start up. It's also more noticeable in really cold weather because water vapour is more likely to turn back into water on its way out of the exhaust.

Burning fuel (petrol, LPG, diesel etc) actually produces water vapour, so when the end of your exhaust pipe is still cold (not for long) this can turn into water on its way out too. I dunno how much water could be formed this way but hey, it's a TB42 so it's probably going through a litre of petrol a minute or so

It's the same as when you put a shiny, cold saucepan onto a gas burner, you get this immediate coating of water on the saucepan until it warms up. That coating of water is a product of the burning gas.

Anyway, I am just saying don't sweat it until your coolant level is actually going down!

Jason

Condensation, sound like it.

On a cold Canberra morning I've seen water drip like a tap from an exhaust on a V8 engine

Or it could be a result of the cheap waterd down discount petrol you bought from that dodgy servo