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Author Subject: is it normal?
jman_22

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Post #1
when cold my gti produces quite a lot of steam out from the exhaust, is this normal for this sort of engine?

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jonathan mccabe
Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 14:45
fatlapit

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Post #2
Yup pefectley fine on any car not just yours

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Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 14:57
stan_306gti6 Forum Admin

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Post #3
As long as it goes away when warm and it's not losing any coolant then it's perfectly fine. Thumbs up

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Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 16:00
Matt_rallye

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Post #4
Mine does it on cold too. I got worried thought it was hg! Lol
Posted 11th Jul 2012 at 19:45
stan_306gti6 Forum Admin

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Post #5
Matt_rallye wrote:
Mine does it on cold too. I got worried thought it was hg! Lol


This is a common mis-conception. When the engine has been running and is then switched off, during the cooling process condensation occurs inside the engine, exhaust and other parts of the system. When you start the engine back up again, this condensation has to be burnt off and this causes white smoke from the exhaust. Providing it goes away after a couple of minutes, it's fine. Thumbs up

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Posted 12th Jul 2012 at 07:24

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