After a run out in the Z last night I looked down at the exhausts and noticed they appeared to have a small ammount of liquid coming from them. I am not sure if this was dirty water, oil or a mixture of the two. It was too dark to have a proper look.

 

And how would I tell what the liquid is?, hard to tell with all the exhaust dust as well.

 

Can anyone tell me what it could be if it was any of the three aforementioned symptoms?

 

 

Cheers.

You could tell if it's oil, it would taste oily!

 

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Originally posted by NigelBoyd

You could tell if it's oil, it would taste oily!

 

:dance:

 

I will take swap sample and post it out to ya, Cheers Nigel.

 

;) :D

Defo H20 plus fine carbon grains plus unburnt hydrocabons, some nitrous and other acids.

 

In fact if you only do a load of short journeys in very cold weather the back boxes will fill up with this dirty water and the first time you brake hard for a roundabout or whatever the water will charge back up the exhaust and get to a really hot bit and turn to steam. You then get a big cloud of steam coming out that makes you think something is really wrong but its just your cars way of telling you to take it a decent run to dry it all out!

I agree H2O!

Short journey, time of year lots of damp around.

No probs, dont think, go for longer drive!

Phew!

 

Thanks chaps.