Welcome to Just Commodores, a site specifically designed for all people who share the same passion as yourself.

New Posts Contact us

Just Commodores Forum Community

It takes just a moment to join our fantastic community

Register

Steam out of exhaust

turbodragon

Member
Joined
Apr 27, 2012
Messages
182
Reaction score
6
Points
18
Location
SE Vic
Members Ride
470rwkw Twin Turbo VE SS-V
Hey, just noticed (another) problem with the ol' L98 VE SS-V.


Even after prolonged driving, the car still gives off steam from the exhaust. Fair enough if in the morning and it's cold and it steams up a bit from the condensation, but after driving about 4 hours on the freeway (Albury to Melbourne), I stopped at a set of traffic lights and it's still steaming from the exhaust. Ambient temp was about 10-degrees, but didn't seem to notice other cars steaming.

Does this sound like a cracked head gasket or am I jsut being paranoid? Anyone else notice their VEs steaming from the exhaust more often than not?
 

Phantom

New Member
Joined
Oct 2, 2012
Messages
267
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Age
57
Location
Sydney
Members Ride
2011 SV6 Sportwagon series 2 and a VY exec 2
Yep me too, hot air outta exhaust into cold air = steamy.
Don't know why other cars don't do it as much?
 

PIR4TE

Banned
Joined
Mar 15, 2011
Messages
2,747
Reaction score
74
Points
0
Location
AWOL with Ari
Members Ride
Black Pearl
Rusted my mild steel Chinese catback in just over two years.
 

brasher

New Member
Joined
Feb 1, 2013
Messages
200
Reaction score
1
Points
0
Location
Aus
Members Ride
VE SSV Ute
you running any fuel with Ethanol in it?

You should see E85 on a cold day, billows out like a chimney.
 

Kiddo

You're serious bro?!
Joined
May 21, 2011
Messages
1,681
Reaction score
5
Points
0
Location
Melbourne
Members Ride
Mitsubishi Colt
Mine does, and its a Ford.
 

gossie

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jun 7, 2011
Messages
2,570
Reaction score
953
Points
113
Location
Gold Coast.
Members Ride
VE International 3.6L
You can't see steam......it's a gas. Water vapor is coming out of your exhaust.

Do you check your coolant level (and oil) on a regular basis?
 

Not_An_Abba_Fan

Exhaust Guru
Joined
Aug 18, 2006
Messages
14,639
Reaction score
1,364
Points
113
Location
Bunbury, WA
Members Ride
Strange Rover
Ummm...what is steam if it's not water vapour?
 

PIR4TE

Banned
Joined
Mar 15, 2011
Messages
2,747
Reaction score
74
Points
0
Location
AWOL with Ari
Members Ride
Black Pearl
He's being pedantic, Blind Freddy knows the way you identify the presence of steam at Standard Temperature and Pressure is only by the evidence of water vapour.
Whether the exhaust gas contains steam (water vapour above boiling temperature) as well as water vapour (below boiling temperature) is moot. It's fricken steam!!
 
Top