Thread: Sooty water on startup

Don't worry be happy.
Unless you have other symptoms , this is entirely normal.
In any case it is extremly rare for a Rover V8 to have water go into cylinders from a busted head gasket as the water passages are only at the front and back of the heads.
So unless its using water don't worry.
Regards Philip A

thanks for the quick reply

there doesn't seem to be any coolant being used.
this has only started happening in the last 3 months or so, if no coolant is being used where would the sooty spray come from and why would it just start now

Thanks

Think of it as a "No Frills Hydro Flush" of your exhaust system.

Tha last 3 months has generally been colder & wetter & is condesation. "They all do it, Sir".


Is it any wonder that Series mufflers contain litres of condensate on cool down & why they rust out so quickly.

Until I fitted a SS box with SS internals, & drilled a tiny hole at the lowest point to make doubly sure, that is.

Guess what? Its winter! Normal behaviour for winter conditions with most cars, although for a much shorter period where there is a catalytic converter which heats the exhaust much more quickly.

It is water that condenses in the cold exhaust - what rots your exhaust if you only do short trips and don't let the exhaust heat up thoroughly.

John

Guess what it was doing it 3 months ago and it wasn't winter then, it hasn't really been winter here yet either

Well. it's only moisture, so maybe your %RH was up, in Brizzie then?

I see where you are now getting a few cold nights.

Not on lpg is it? Common with lpg due to condensation build up in the exhaust from lpg.

[ spits out a sooty wet spray from the exhaust for about a minute then it goes away.



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I had the same problem when I was taking those damn charcoal tablets.