Quick question and perhaps this is normal; just not something I've ever noticed before.

Fired up the 3.0 and did a quick walk-around to the trunk to get something out.

Looked down at one of the tailpipes and noticed water dripping out from the tip. Took a peak further inside the pipe and noticed a condensation water puddle just inside the tailpipe tip. I used a cloth to soak up all of the water puddle until it was dry. Next morning, I fired the engine up and noticed immediately the same condensation puddle. After about 5 minutes the condensation puddle reaches a max level and stops dripping from the tip.

I've only got 7110 miles on the odometer and the engine purrs like a kitten. The car is not my daily driver - I keep it in a climate controlled garage.

Is this just something normal that I never really noticed before. Any 3.0 owners with the same observation?

Thanks,
Michael

2007 Jaguar S-type 3.0 Golden Cat

 

Perfectly normal. Water vapour is a by-product of combustion and will condense on a cool exhaust system.

Nothing to worry about.

 

So true

Remember chemistry? You're burning hydrocarbons:
H (some number) C (another number) + (plenty of) O2 (oxygen in the air) = (lots of) H2O + (and lots of) CO2

The H2O is the water

 

Mikey and jagv8,

Many thanks for the quick reply. I am not that much of a mechanic and so just wanted to be sure.

Regards,
Michael

2007 Jaguar S-type 3.0 Golden Cat