Steam From One Tailpipe

claytucc3 · Dec 22, 2003

I AM GETTING STEAM FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE TAILPIPE ONLY. THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM IS IT? MY OIL HAS NO WATER AND MY COOLANT ISN'T GOING DOWN BUT WHY WOULD STEAM ONLY COME FROM ONE SIDE

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mhanna77 · Dec 22, 2003

You have moisture build up (while the car is off) in the exhaust system, and when you start your car it burns that water off creating steam. Some cars seem to do it more than others. Remember H2O is a by-product of combustion. You might even notice water dripping from your tail pipe sometimes, as far as I know this is all normal.

RJC_Pony99 · Dec 22, 2003

I would still recommend a compression test to make sure none of the cylinders have a leak.

JonJon · Dec 22, 2003

mhanna77 said:
You have moisture build up (while the car is off) in the exhaust system, and when you start your car it burns that water off creating steam. Some cars seem to do it more than others. Remember H2O is a by-product of combustion. You might even notice water dripping from your tail pipe sometimes, as far as I know this is all normal.

Water is a good thing AFAIK. Like mhanna said, it's a product of combustion.

COramprat · Dec 22, 2003

Mine does it a lot more since I put on my O/R X. But it is normal unless it continues after the car has run for about 15 minutes. If you are still getting steam after warm-up it could be a head gasket or something. It would be VERY noticable if this were the case.

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