What's comming out of my pipe?
What's comming out of my pipe?
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ybt1982

Original Poster:

2,639 posts

223 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Hi folks,

after a long time telling everyone that my lovely Mk1 will never die the inevitable has happened..... I think.

I was stood at the back of it this evening and I noticed a liquid substance spitting from the exhaust eek

What is going on, is my poor car dead or on it's way out?

FatFace

290 posts

228 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Was the car cold?

ybt1982

Original Poster:

2,639 posts

223 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Yup, been started for just a few minutes. That's good, right?

FatFace

290 posts

228 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Assuming it wasn't much fluid then it was probably just condensation from where the exhaust gases had condensed on the cold exhaust pipe. I reckon if you let the exhaust warm up the liquid will stop

ybt1982

Original Poster:

2,639 posts

223 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Ah, ok. So if I give it a good run tomorrow then check again when it's hot it should, in theory, be ok?

FatFace

290 posts

228 months

Wednesday 1st May 2013
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Yep. (Don't quote me on that though)