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Old 01-15-2015, 06:46 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by Eski View Post
i have this issue too. this thread seems dead so hopefully i can revive it.. my car seems to be producing steam/smoke at all times at night even when the engine is up to normal operating temps. it does this in the morning as well but i just chalk that up to cold start in the morning.
i was wondering if anyone else had this issue? its not smoke its more like steam, it dissipates quickly into the air. if the answer is simply this is normal i want to know why
Because water vapor is a normal byproduct of combustion, and when the exhaust gasses, carrying that water vapor are cooled (by colder ambient air) that water vapor condenses out into condensate.
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