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Moisture (Water?) from tailpipe 850

posted by  gzulli on  Wed Jan 14 12:24 CST 2004
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I wanted to know what a decent amount of moisture dripping from my 1995 850's tailpipe means. I live in Pennsylvania and the weather has been cold of late 10 - 20 degrees F but I notice more moisture lately from the tail pipe. I see this when I let the car idle in the morning. The car has 95,000 mile, barely broken in, and I am the original owner. The only other thing I notice is the valves chattering for the first 1-2 minutes on start up. Could there be something added to the fuel this time of year that could cause this moisture?

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Moisture (Water?) from tailpipe 850

posted by  Mike Harris in Sandy Eggo on  Thu Jan 15 05:15 CST 2004
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Both are normal. The valves should quiet if you are running Mobil 1 0w30 in the winter. Had the same symptoms on dyno-oil until I changed to synthetic a few years back.

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Mike Harris in Sedona








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Moisture (Water?) from tailpipe 850

posted by  tonyg on  Wed Jan 14 13:38 CST 2004
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Given the circumstances, I would suggest it's totally normal. Don't worry about it and enjoy your car.








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Moisture (Water?) from tailpipe 850

posted by  someone claiming to be Jose Rizal on  Wed Jan 14 14:01 CST 2004 [RELATED]

The "water" dripping from your tail pipe in the morning
is proof that your catalytic converter is effecient
and it's doing it's job. Ask any smog tech if you have a chance.







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