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Rock-It Man · 05-14-2017, 04:18 PM

The main product of combustion in your engine is good old H2O. It collects in cold mufflers and come blowing out of there when you start the car, carrying carbon deposits with it.

BTW, how long is your drive to work? A short drive results is a lot of water condensing in the exhaust, because the mufflers never get a chance to heat up enough for the water to evaporate.

If you have stock mufflers, check the drain holes to see if they are clogged.

Don't worry though; there's nothing wrong.

Moto-Mojo · 05-15-2017, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

The main product of combustion in your engine is good old H2O. It collects in cold mufflers and come blowing out of there when you start the car, carrying carbon deposits with it.

BTW, how long is your drive to work? A short drive results is a lot of water condensing in the exhaust, because the mufflers never get a chance to heat up enough for the water to evaporate.

If you have stock mufflers, check the drain holes to see if they are clogged.

Don't worry though; there's nothing wrong.

Muffler drain holes? Are these near the muffler bearings?

SlingShot · 05-15-2017, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

Muffler drain holes? Are these near the muffler bearings?

All the OEM mufflers have drain holes on the bottom in the rear. If you look under the car you will see them along with the black carbon deposits.

InFiD3ViL · 05-20-2017, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

The main product of combustion in your engine is good old H2O. It collects in cold mufflers and come blowing out of there when you start the car, carrying carbon deposits with it.

BTW, how long is your drive to work? A short drive results is a lot of water condensing in the exhaust, because the mufflers never get a chance to heat up enough for the water to evaporate.

If you have stock mufflers, check the drain holes to see if they are clogged.

Don't worry though; there's nothing wrong.

My drive is 60 miles each way. But things have gotten much worse now. LTFTs are running +25% on both banks. No codes thrown.

High Magnitude · 05-20-2017, 10:15 PM

Probably close to spitting flames

lawdog · 05-20-2017, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by InFiD3ViL

That's what I was thinking. When it gets started it literally sprays out the pipes.

I asked my buddy at work to stand behind the car and hold a lighter! He declined...

Ask your Boss instead !

You could go old school and install a spark plug in the tailpipes and give them a show.

05-20-2017, 10:15 PM	#19
High Magnitude Drives: 2014 2LT Camaro Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 482 View My Garage	Probably close to spitting flames __________________ With great power comes with responsibility. However with great horsepower comes a hell of a lot of speeding tickets.

05-14-2017, 04:18 PM	#15
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,033 View My Garage	The main product of combustion in your engine is good old H2O. It collects in cold mufflers and come blowing out of there when you start the car, carrying carbon deposits with it. BTW, how long is your drive to work? A short drive results is a lot of water condensing in the exhaust, because the mufflers never get a chance to heat up enough for the water to evaporate. If you have stock mufflers, check the drain holes to see if they are clogged. Don't worry though; there's nothing wrong.