what does it mean when water drips out of your tail pipe?

Question

tail pipe, exhaust pipe, same thing. I know its not good but what exactly does it mean?

Answer 1

Usually nothing. Condensation builds up in the exhaust and the pressure from the exhaust flow forces it out the tail pipe. You normally see it when its first started in the morning. It lasts longer on cold days. If it always does this, you could have a blown head gasket. My guess is condensation.

Answer 2

Water Coming Out Of Tailpipe

Answer 3

It is usually nothing, but if it still is coming out after about 20 minutes of driving you might have something serious happening, keep an eye on your radiator overflow tank to make sure it is staying at the proper levels if it is going down and the moisture coming out your tail pipe smells kind of sweet( open the radiator fill cap when it is cold and smell your coolant) if that is the same smell coming out the back you may have a small head gasket leak or a cracked head. if your really concerned about it just take it to a garage to take a look at it, majority of garages will not charge you to look at it, unless they find something, if anything it will give you a bit of peace of mind.

Answer 4

all natural, actually the sign of perfect combustion.
when you combine gasoline (hydrocarbons) with air (o2 to be specific), you produce two things, water and carbon dioxide. now i understand that we are not using just oxygen as the only air coming into the engine but you get the general idea. i don't have the exact chemical make-up of gas but the last time i looked at the diagram of a gasoline molecule it was nothing more than those two. we also don't include the additives in this conversation because there is such a variety from day to day and month to month.
now, my question to you is this, does your radiator remain full, or do you have to fill it up often? if this is the case then you have a problem.

Answer 5

It means that your car is working exactly as it should. The catalytic converter contains a ceramic component coated with a catalyst. A catalyst is something that causes a chemical reaction without being part of the reaction. The catalyst agent is coated on a ceramic honeycomb structure or on small ceramic beads. As exhaust gas flows through the converter, the catalyst agent causes a chemical reaction to take place, converting harmful exhaust gases to harmless ones. When HC (hydrocarbons) and CO (carbon monoxide) gases are exposed to hot surfaces inside the converter that are coated with platinum, the HC and CO combine with oxygen to become Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and WATER (H2O).

Answer 6

Usually its from condensation.

If after a minute or two it does not stop you might want to get it checked and might have a cracked head and leaking water or anti freeze into an exhaust port in the engine

Answer 7

It's just condensation, no worries as it is normal. usually you would know it if it was a blown head gasket as it would have a haze of white smoke coming out of the exhaust constantly and not just a little white either because that is normal on a cold day also but allot means trouble.

Answer 8

It means your car is perfectly tuned when water is released from it's tail pipe.
It is a good sign, don't worry

Answer 9

it means your emission system is properly working and your exhaust coming out of your tail pipe is clean, no pollution.

Answer 10

It means you should take some Immodium A-D.

ha, ha! Just kidding. I actually thought that it means there's just condensation happening, and it's quite common and harmless.