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Hello all,
I recently prchased a used 2003 Honda Accord V6. It runs well, has 130k miles. I took it on a 500 mile round trip today and noticed after driving it 100 to 200 miles that I was getting water at one or both tail pipes. It appears to be water as I cannot smell ant antifreeze. I have checked the antifreeze and am not loosing any from the fill container, I have not looked in the radiator.
As I said the car runs very well and is not overheating. It has been col today but no rain and the humidity is low. Any thoughts//thanks Len
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Water out of the tailpipe is normal because it is a byproduct of the combustion cycle. It usually condenses in your mufflers and there are weepholes on them to let water drip out, however if they are plugged up, water will drip out of the tailpipe instead.
Getting water in the tailpipe is normal. The catalytic converter converts a percentage of the unburnt fuel and byproducts into harmless products like water.
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