charliewag Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Driving my 3 year old Astra today, the driver behind was flashing me. When I pulled over she informed me there was water pouring out of the exhaust pipe. A quick Google indicated it may be a head gasket problem. Coolant and oil levels are fine so before I contact Vauxhall ( pentagon ) can anyone give further advice as to what may be the cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardandec Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Condensation, pretty normal this time off the year. Keep your eye on the coolant level just to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 That was my initial thought but the water was coming out as if it was a tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 That was my initial thought but the water was coming out as if it was a tap. Does it still come out after you've driven a couple of miles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardandec Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 That was my initial thought but the water was coming out as if it was a tap. If it was coolant coming out like a tap it would drain it in no time, also at that rate there would be one serious misfire, thats if you could get it started in the first place. The only other thing that creates condensation is the evaporator in the air conditioning system and this will drain out underneath the vehicle, not into the exhuast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I've never known head gasket leaks to come through the exhaust. The most likely cause is condensation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 When I arrived home I got my son to press the accelerator and the further he pressed more water came out. I'll see what it does tomorrow and take it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootsBooster Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 When I arrived home I got my son to press the accelerator and the further he pressed more water came out. I'll see what it does tomorrow and take it from there. How far did you drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliewag Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 It was only a few miles. I'm going a lot further tomorrow so i'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cid Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 It was only a few miles. I'm going a lot further tomorrow so i'll see what happens. I get the impression that my car makes a lot of smoke, ever since I bought it. Its done 120,000 miles, but how can anyone judge these things. It runs ok, and passes its MOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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