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Old 12-04-06, 02:47 AM
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Fuel out of Exhaust?

When I start my FD whenever cold cold, little drops of something tend to escape the exhaust... My fd does need a tune though... could it be fuel? Anyone have a solution?
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its water. its normal. if its fuel .. well thats impossible your car wouldn't be running i don't think
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Its comes out black, not clear. Is that because of the exhaust? Should I be worried lol?
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Originally Posted by rexhvn
Its comes out black, not clear. Is that because of the exhaust? Should I be worried lol?
Its condensation in the exhaust. Its black because of the exhaust soot throughout the piping.
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Yeah, it's normally water. If you have a main cat, cats actually turn hydrocarbons into water. Mix that with black soot in the exhaust, and there you go.

If anything, cars want a richer mixture when cold - a cold engine doesn't atomize fuel as well, and if you ran the engine on the same mixture as a warm engine, it would stall out.

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