exhaust problem :(

[csmooth21]

When i start up the corsa, there is a small amount of what seems to be white smoke coming out of the exhaust and also what seems to be water or sumting . then when i rev it up, there is a gd bit of white smoke and the watery stuff shoots out up the driveway, the more i rev, the further the watery stuff goes.. and the more white smoke! any1 no what it is?? please dont say headgasket. ive lookd under the oil cap and there is no white gunk

this corsa hasnt been driven in a gd few months and needs serviced , could this have anyting 2 do with it??

[Octane2097]

Make sure of the color, if it is a light blue then the valve seals may be leaking. If it is a white colour with water you would have water leaking possibly from the water pump. Remember though all vehicles will have a small amount of condensation build in the exhuast due to heat from the pipe and moisture in the air upon first start up especialy on cold wet rany british days
do you find it stopps when the engine is fully warmed up? if so i woudlnt say you have a problem really

should see my derv bus, thick black smoke when i start it on a morning,
thats a diesel for ya!

[jhibbert]

water from your exhaust is a sign of a good engine white smoke is more than likely a cold morning

[PaulW]

Aye it does sound normal to be honest, given the cold weather at the moment.

It's only when the engine is warmed up properly after a good run and its a constant stream of white smoke you start to worry.

As long as your coolant level is fine and the oil too, you should be ok.

[Root]

Also even if you did have a small amount of yellow gunk on the oil cap, as long as it's not on the dipstick; this can be condensation in the engine due to the weather, not neccessarily your head gasket.

Fuel coming out exhaust as a liquid and smoking (in this weather) sound normal.
Sure there's a problem?

[inliner_04]

probably just condensation, like when you breathe and it looks like smoke when its really cold

[csmooth21]

Im pretty sure its white smoke and not steam because of the cold, as i can smell it wen im sitting in the car. there iss onli a small amount, untill u start 2 rev and then there is quite a bit. it definatly needs an oil change anyways n serviced etc.. its due its M.O.T LAST MONTH aswell, but some welding has to be done 1st. do you tink if i take it for an MOT prep they could tell me wots rong if anyting n how much to fix it??

[green_machine]

when i first got my 1.6 it hadnt been driven in about 2 months cos the guy before me got banned. and it was really cold. i was a bit worried about the white smoke out the back but i drove the car back to my house watching the temperature and it was fine. it was a good hour drive and when i got back it had cleaned itself out and i've never had that problem again

[csmooth21]

hopfulli when i do that then my car should fix itself:L i jus hope it passes its mot lol