Only a little concerned. Today I drove my JK to work, about 30 miles each way. I figured if there was water in the muffler it would have been driven out during that ride. About 3 hrs later I drove to friends house and noticed a wet spot under my Jeep a noticed water leaking from the actual muffler. I thought strange but it was just water. I should mention I live in Az just outside of Phx. And it’s pretty dry place so you would think a 60 mile drive and the desert dry this would not be possible? Any ideas?
MyWhiteRubi
When the engine cools down completely and exhaust gasses exit the combustion chamber, condensation of water and carbon dioxide can be noticed much more, and in a moment like this, you notice water dripping from your car's exhaust pipe. This is completely normal and you don't have to take your car to a professiona
The Catalytic converter converts the carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide and water. All part part the cleaner air requirements. It will always drip water out of the hole in the muffler. Quite a bit comes out at stoplights as vehicles sit there for a while idling. This is also what makes intersections really slick in winter with all the water freezing when it hits the ground.
Normal condensation... Check out other cars on the road at stoplights, you'll see the water from the exhaust and muffler.
Internal combustion engines and their exhaust are just like people. Every time they take a rest the first thing they have to do when they get up again is take a leak. 😜
Gasoline is a hydrocarbon. (Which means it contains hydrogen and carbon). Gasoline is primarily a mixture of Octane and Heptane.
Octane is a compound that has eight carbon atoms and eighteen hydrogen atoms. Heptane is a compound that contains seven carbon atoms and sixteen hydrogen atoms.
When gasoline burns, two atoms of oxygen in the air combine with each of the hydrogen atoms in the gasoline to form H2O molecules... or in other words... Water).
Also, during combustion, two oxygen atoms in the air combine with each of the carbon atoms, producing C02 or carbon dioxide
Burning one gallon of gas produces 1.03 gallons of water and 20 pounds of carbon dioxide.
Octane is a compound that has eight carbon atoms and eighteen hydrogen atoms. Heptane is a compound that contains seven carbon atoms and sixteen hydrogen atoms.
When gasoline burns, two atoms of oxygen in the air combine with each of the hydrogen atoms in the gasoline to form H2O molecules... or in other words... Water).
Also, during combustion, two oxygen atoms in the air combine with each of the carbon atoms, producing C02 or carbon dioxide
Burning one gallon of gas produces 1.03 gallons of water and 20 pounds of carbon dioxide.
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