water coming out of exhaust

98supratt · Jul 17th, 2004, 04:42 PM

hey everybody

i have a 1998 nissan maxima se with 255,000km and when i start it in the garage and rev it up a little to get it warmed up i went behind the car to put my stuff in the trunk and there was alot of water by the exhaust pipe and i no it was from it cuz it was like splattered everywhere, there is almost enought to fill up a cup, i no its okay for some water but i dont think its good to have that much, but other than that the car seems to run fine, i think i dont notice any differance in performance cuz i only have drivin another 5 speed maxima only a auto one, does anybody no what is wrong , thanks

asleepz · Jul 17th, 2004, 05:19 PM

That would be the ole head gasket has gone bad.. Does it continually do it? Check water levels. Any white smoke?

98supratt · Jul 18th, 2004, 12:38 AM

it goes away after a bit, theres no smoke and when i checked the coolant overflow it did not look like there was any oil in it.

asleepz · Jul 18th, 2004, 01:04 AM

well it's probably just collected water, it has a low spot or something

I wouldn't worry

98supratt · Jul 18th, 2004, 02:55 AM

i havent heard of alot of water coming out of the exhaust for a BHG, we had a blown head gasket in our other maxima and we had white smoke when starting, very bad oil burning, very bad pinging, and a very slow car

asleepz · Jul 18th, 2004, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by 98supratt

i havent heard of alot of water coming out of the exhaust for a BHG, we had a blown head gasket in our other maxima and we had white smoke when starting, very bad oil burning, very bad pinging, and a very slow car

very true because you have basically no compression after they break. I wouldn't worry about it unless something else goes wrong

liqidvenom · Jul 18th, 2004, 12:42 PM

maybe it rained the night before and some water got inside?

Token Moron · Jul 18th, 2004, 12:52 PM

i dont know if thats a common problem with maximas or not, but everytime im behind a max on the road i always seem to notice that water comes out continuously while driving

***Jeff*** · Jul 19th, 2004, 09:34 AM

Has it been humid?...I would be more swayed to think it's the weather causing condensation than a head gasket.

liqidvenom · Jul 19th, 2004, 12:36 PM

maybe its due to your award winning motor making water for all of us to drink????

**Matt93SE** · Jul 19th, 2004, 12:51 PM

Ummm, the main products of combustion are CO2 and H2O (water). water coming out of the exhaust is perfectly normal when it's cold. the engine is hot, but the exhaust isn't. so the water in the exhaust fumes will collect on the inside of the pipe- just like water on a cold glass or soda can. then it spits it out in drops instead of molecules.

98supratt · Jul 20th, 2004, 12:52 AM

ya matt93se is probabaly right cuz the one day i noticed it the most is when i was about to leave but i didnt end up going and it was in the garage

Bror Jace · Jul 22nd, 2004, 07:29 AM

For about $20 you can have a sample of your motor oil tested and it will tell you if you are getting anti-freeze in your oil (blown head gasket, cracked head or cracked block).

http://www.blackstone-labs.com/free_test_kit.html

If the sample comes back clean, don't worry too much about it ... but figure your exhaust system will need replacing in a few years due to corrosion.

98supratt · Jul 22nd, 2004, 08:01 PM

i like the part about the new exhaust

ill get a cat back

MaximaSE96 · Aug 3rd, 2004, 08:58 PM

its called condensation....it builds up in the exhaust especially at idle and when u hit the gas hard after start up