dkzayne Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 i have a 1992 honda accord with a f22a6 engine and when i bring my car up to a high rpm it smokes but not like its burning oil but its water with the black stuff from the exhaust mixed with it where could the water be coming from if its not coming froem the radiator could it possibly be the stock exhaust not being able to handle the amount of air or something i just dont see how its as if my car is condensing if im runnig it so high zayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 you running a Catalytic converter??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkzayne Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 i am pretty sure i am i am in school so i cant run out and check all i know is its factory exhaust i never paid much attention to the exhaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 did it just occur to you that water, was comming from your exhaust or was it a ongoing thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkzayne Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 well it only happens at high rpms and i am new to this website so i just posted it but ive known it did that from the first time i started racing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 the only thing i can think of is the cat, but the thing that gets me is that it only does it at high rpms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkzayne Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 well lately it smokes very little at idle but a good amount at high rpm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 well then in that case id have to assume its normal and the cat is just doing it's job, not losing any power rite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkzayne Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 no loss of power just smoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 yea its the cat but i may be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crxtacy Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 To my understanding,the water that comes out from the tailpipe is from the fuel.The engine is burning all the fuel that when it comes out its the condensation from the oxygen and water mixed with fuel.Thats why if you noticed that the stock muffler always rusts.Correct me if i'm wrong but thats what I was told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Matteu Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 You know, it almost sounds like water is collecting somewhere in the exhaust system (water normally produced in the combustion cycle) and then being blown out as the air speed in the exhaust system reaches a critical velocity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclops2 Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 My 2 steamy exhausts were a water leak into the intake or exhaust manifold at full power. I always had my "watery, steamy" exhaust disappear once the car warmed up completely. warm or cold days At 70 I have seen some cars warm up slowly and do the water collection bit at a slow idle. Once a cars parts warm up, nothing is cold enough to cause condensation in the tailpipe/ muffler. Does it "steam" after warm up? Rich I just reread your black smoke bit. That is probably a leaking head gasket. You should be using a lot of water and or oil to keep the levels of each up to where they belong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkzayne Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 no i only ad oil when i change it and i never have to add water thats why i was so ready to belive that it had to do with my exhaust because i did have a hole behind the actual muffler and i ghetto repaired it so that may cause it to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 any funny noises comming from your exhaust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclops2 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Black and white (steam ) smoke after a full warm up with no oil or water leaks is a new one on me. Hold on. How about a really EXCESSIVE fuel mixture at full throttle. I do not know if you are F I or a carburator. Does a computer control the mixture ? if yes.. ??? I can rattle off several things to check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclops2 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 I think I may have found your problem. Your a6 manifold is a high performance unit. It does more HP than standard manifolds by OPENING the larger BYPASS VALVES in it. SOOO. How about the bypass valves are NOT OPENING ?? Not enough air with the same fuel delivery. Rich black mixture at high rpm's. Worth checking out. Fits you pretty good. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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