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PmP · Dec 1st, 2007, 01:44 PM

I'm a little confused

When my car sits idling for about half a minute it starts to spit water out the back of the exhaust, soaking the tarmac.

Is this normal? anyone elses Cooper S do this?

Thought it was maybe condensation in the back boxes when cars cold but surely it would spit this out all the time when cold, not just when its been sitting idling for 30 seconds. Seems to only do it at idle.

Fevs · Dec 1st, 2007, 01:59 PM

mine does it also its just a mixture of condensation in the back box you will notice after a while when the exhaust gets warm it goes

you will also not see it when the car is not idleing as the gases trying to escape from the tail pipe will be blowing it out at pressure making it atomise

PmP · Dec 1st, 2007, 09:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Fevs (original)

mine does it also its just a mixture of condensation in the back box you will notice after a while when the exhaust gets warm it goes

you will also not see it when the car is not idleing as the gases trying to escape from the tail pipe will be blowing it out at pressure making it atomise

Cheers was wondering was car running to lean or rich or something due to exhaust and air filter, and hence producing additional H2O during combustion.

Dec 1st, 2007, 01:44 PM	#1
PmP GP 06 MCS 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 08:59 PM Posts: 2,782 Offline	Water spitting out exhaust I'm a little confused When my car sits idling for about half a minute it starts to spit water out the back of the exhaust, soaking the tarmac. Is this normal? anyone elses Cooper S do this? Thought it was maybe condensation in the back boxes when cars cold but surely it would spit this out all the time when cold, not just when its been sitting idling for 30 seconds. Seems to only do it at idle.

Dec 1st, 2007, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fevs heading north !!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: on the move Local Time: 08:59 PM Posts: 8,946 Offline	mine does it also its just a mixture of condensation in the back box you will notice after a while when the exhaust gets warm it goes you will also not see it when the car is not idleing as the gases trying to escape from the tail pipe will be blowing it out at pressure making it atomise Global motivator

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Dec 1st, 2007, 09:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
PmP GP 06 MCS 0380 My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Saintfield Local Time: 08:59 PM Posts: 2,782 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Fevs (original) mine does it also its just a mixture of condensation in the back box you will notice after a while when the exhaust gets warm it goes you will also not see it when the car is not idleing as the gases trying to escape from the tail pipe will be blowing it out at pressure making it atomise Cheers was wondering was car running to lean or rich or something due to exhaust and air filter, and hence producing additional H2O during combustion.

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