Hoping someone here can talk me down. Had the truck idling in the driveway the other day and noticed some moisture out of the exhaust pipe. I gunned the engine a couple times and got a little white smoke and the moisture shot onto the driveway for about a foot and a half. When I drive around awhile and then sit and idle again the moisture is gone. If I go outside later and start it up I have the moisture again. I know all vehicles get some moisture and steam (especially in the cold) but this seemed wetter than normal.

My initial worry was a head gasket issue, but I'm not losing antifreeze out of the reserve and the moisture in the pipe didn't smell like antifreeze, just water. Is there any other reason I'd be accumulating more moisture in the exhaust than normal? It seems to blow out when I drive around awhile, not a steady drip once I'm driving?

 

Check your Oil and make sure its still clean and not messed up and brown looking.

if it is brown you probably got water in the engine either from an outside source or from the heads.

 

Mine does that too when I leave it idleing. My engine doesn't have any problems... it's just condensation.

 

its prb fine

 

I'm guessing fine as well. Probably just cold and warming up. Mine does the same thing if I don't let it idle too long before I take off (starting to get a little chilly here in the midwest, highs of 45 in the afternoons, usually low 20s mornings and nights so far).

 

Just sounds like normal condensation to me. Should be fine.

 

i agree with all condensation

 

water in the exhaust is a byproduct of combustion. its normal.

i was worried about this myself.