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ford focus exhaust

james92 · 2007-03-31 22:57:05

Hi all i have 02 ford focus. iv noticed that when i park the car ther seems to be water coming from the exhaust i said it to a mechanic and he said thats normal with the focus. is this something to worry about THANKS ALL

31-03-2007 10:57pm

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james92

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Hi all i have 02 ford focus. iv noticed that when i park the car ther seems to be water coming from the exhaust i said it to a mechanic and he said thats normal with the focus. is this something to worry about

THANKS ALL

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#2 31-03-2007 10:58pm

Seth Brundle

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I presume its a bit of condensation - does this happen after it gets a nice long drive?

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#3 31-03-2007 11:08pm

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yes it does i drive 60 miles aday. and when i park the car 20 min later thers water on the ground.

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#4 01-04-2007 10:39am

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Sounds normal, a car will produce almost the same amount of water as it burns in fuel. This is caused by Oxidation of unburnt hydrocarbons (HC) to carbon dioxide and water (2CxHy + (2x+y/2)O2 → 2xCO2 + yH2O). This is done by the catalytic converter. Most of this turns to steam as the exhaust gets warm. but some water may be visable.

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#5 01-04-2007 11:43am

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Thanks all

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