What was that then?

[raceboy]

Bit of background first......
Just had the engine rebuilt, new radiator and a load of other bits and bobs done to the 4.0l Chimaera, currently doing the 1st 1000miles at running in revs, ie no more than 3.5/4k.
Anyway, yesterday drove through a local bit of fast twisties and did a quite hard brake at the traffic lights at the end, while I'm waiting for the lights to change smoke/steam starts coming from the nearside front, and according to the bloke next to me it was coming from the wheel arch, but it could have been the bonnet vents, the engine temp was fine 70-80 degC and when the lights changed I drove off and didn't spot anything else odd the rest of the 4 miles home, had a look round and couldn't spot any signs of anything amiss and it was fine this morning, anyone got any ideas

[Big Al.]

Smoke or Steam?

If you have just had your rad done could be a little venting taking place.

[plotloss]

Bit of latent water falling onto the exhaust?

[shnozz]

Was it whisps of paranoia?

I wouldn't worry too much if its a one-off mate. Get some miles on the clock to make up for lost time and see if it happens again.

Glad to hear its back and sorted

[shnozz]

plotloss said:

Bit of latent water falling onto the exhaust?

'twas what I was thinking although didnt fit in with the weather down sarf yesterday

[raceboy]

Big Al. said:

Smoke or Steam?

I think it was steam, but nowhere near as much as when it overheated, pre-rad recore
Think it could have just been water (it had rained earlier) finding it's way onto something hot, either brake disc or exhaust following some hard braking for the lights,

[Stu247]

Hmmmm...sounds like brakes to me...I used to regulary set mine on fire down a local stretch of road on a very twisty decent...you know the ones were you brake for the junction at the bottom of the hill and have to grab the handbrake to get stopped...

Not in the Chim BTW but a Ren 5 Turbo...the X1/9 I owned had solid dics and used to glow a nice cherry red...lol..

Ah..the good ole days....

Stu.