Water from my exhaust - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

JoshJ81 · 02-12-2011, 09:52 PM

I noticed about 3 or 4 months back that water was dripping from my right side stock exhaust "can", out the little hole. Today, I had a muffler delete, when the tech cut the stock muffler off, a good bit of water splashed to the ground as he walked away with it. I thought OMG that can was filled up! The Tech was surprised to but didn't say much else. I assumed he wasn't to concerned with this? So I let it go as well. Well, tonight after letting it run in my friend's driveway, I notice a lot of water coming from the same right side again. So, I'm wondering what is going on here. Is this bad? The car's temps look normal and it's running fine. What would cause the build up of water in the first place? Anyone else experience this (I've seen some ppl here mention it, but no one went into detail about it).

Thanks

JoshJ81 · 02-12-2011, 09:55 PM

Even in this ZL1 exhaust preview, there is a lot of water splashing out.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128449

Eric Baker · 02-13-2011, 08:55 AM

All exhausts will have water coming out of them, it's part of the engine's waste, completely normal. The stock mufflers on these cars happen to hold a good bit of water because of the design/shape. Nothing to worry about.

danhr · 02-13-2011, 08:57 AM

DEAR GOD! WATER IN YOUR EXHAUST!?!?!?!? GET YOUR CAR TO THE DEALER ASAP, AND HOPE YOU STILL HAVE A WARRANTY.... IT'S GOING TO BLOW!

danhr · 02-13-2011, 08:57 AM

j/k. haha

as mentioned before.... perfectly normal.

JoshJ81 · 02-13-2011, 02:42 PM

Okay, cool I thought so because of the design of the muffler but that just looked incredibility odd to me lol. I wonder if GM designed it on purpose so the water would rust the mufflers faster so you'll have to buy new ones every 2 or 3 years? Marketing ploy?

LOL

Thanks guys!

montreal2010yellow · 02-13-2011, 02:46 PM

Owners have to make sure that the small holes are cleaned and kept opened. But no one speaks about that at the dealership....

KnightRiderSS · 02-13-2011, 02:52 PM

Running you car for short periods of time will allow water to build up...running it longer and letting it fully warm up will help to avoid that

02-12-2011, 09:52 PM	#1
JoshJ81 Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, TX Posts: 257	Water from my exhaust I noticed about 3 or 4 months back that water was dripping from my right side stock exhaust "can", out the little hole. Today, I had a muffler delete, when the tech cut the stock muffler off, a good bit of water splashed to the ground as he walked away with it. I thought OMG that can was filled up! The Tech was surprised to but didn't say much else. I assumed he wasn't to concerned with this? So I let it go as well. Well, tonight after letting it run in my friend's driveway, I notice a lot of water coming from the same right side again. So, I'm wondering what is going on here. Is this bad? The car's temps look normal and it's running fine. What would cause the build up of water in the first place? Anyone else experience this (I've seen some ppl here mention it, but no one went into detail about it). Thanks __________________ 2SS/RS A6 L99 - Black w/White Stripes K&N Air Intake System Muffler Delete

02-12-2011, 09:55 PM	#2
JoshJ81 Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, TX Posts: 257	Even in this ZL1 exhaust preview, there is a lot of water splashing out. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128449 __________________ 2SS/RS A6 L99 - Black w/White Stripes K&N Air Intake System Muffler Delete

02-13-2011, 08:57 AM	#4
danhr BAMF SS Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS A8 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ford City, PA Posts: 3,023	DEAR GOD! WATER IN YOUR EXHAUST!?!?!?!? GET YOUR CAR TO THE DEALER ASAP, AND HOPE YOU STILL HAVE A WARRANTY.... IT'S GOING TO BLOW! __________________ 2016 1SS A8: FBO + Circle D + P1X + Meth + Tuned by Pray Performance Stock Longblock 800 SAE rwhp. 9.4 @ 145 mph.

02-13-2011, 08:57 AM	#5
danhr BAMF SS Drives: 2016 Camaro 1SS A8 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ford City, PA Posts: 3,023	j/k. haha as mentioned before.... perfectly normal. __________________ 2016 1SS A8: FBO + Circle D + P1X + Meth + Tuned by Pray Performance Stock Longblock 800 SAE rwhp. 9.4 @ 145 mph.

02-13-2011, 02:42 PM	#6
JoshJ81 Drives: '10 Camaro 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, TX Posts: 257	Okay, cool I thought so because of the design of the muffler but that just looked incredibility odd to me lol. I wonder if GM designed it on purpose so the water would rust the mufflers faster so you'll have to buy new ones every 2 or 3 years? Marketing ploy? LOL Thanks guys! __________________ 2SS/RS A6 L99 - Black w/White Stripes K&N Air Intake System Muffler Delete

02-13-2011, 08:55 AM	#3
Eric Baker Drives: Black/Black 2SS/RS 6M Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Boston MA Posts: 987 View My Garage	All exhausts will have water coming out of them, it's part of the engine's waste, completely normal. The stock mufflers on these cars happen to hold a good bit of water because of the design/shape. Nothing to worry about.

02-13-2011, 02:46 PM	#7
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	Owners have to make sure that the small holes are cleaned and kept opened. But no one speaks about that at the dealership....

02-13-2011, 02:52 PM	#8
KnightRiderSS Voodoo Medicine Man Drives: Black 2SS with RS package Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: IL Posts: 917	Running you car for short periods of time will allow water to build up...running it longer and letting it fully warm up will help to avoid that __________________

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