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Old 12-01-2006, 12:47 PM   #1
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I drove home from college today (about a 45 minute ride) and since the weather is post-yucky, I got road schmuck all over my white car. So I parked in the driveway, turned it off and rinsed it off the best I could. Then I turn the car back on, revved it a bit (worrying about the engine flooding), drove into my garage, revved it some more and turned it off. When I got out there was a little bit of smoke coming from the engine. It didn't smell like gasoline or coolant or anything, just smelled like... engine. It went away after about 3 minutes and it was only a tiny bit. Do you think I just got a bit of water inside from hosing it off?
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Old 12-01-2006, 01:15 PM   #2
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I drove home from college today (about a 45 minute ride) and since the weather is post-yucky, I got road schmuck all over my white car. So I parked in the driveway, turned it off and rinsed it off the best I could. Then I turn the car back on, revved it a bit (worrying about the engine flooding), drove into my garage, revved it some more and turned it off. When I got out there was a little bit of smoke coming from the engine. It didn't smell like gasoline or coolant or anything, just smelled like... engine. It went away after about 3 minutes and it was only a tiny bit. Do you think I just got a bit of water inside from hosing it off?
Where was the smoke coming out of specifically? Front of hood? By windshield? sides?
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Old 12-01-2006, 01:32 PM   #3
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Sounds like steam.......would be understandable if you got the engine wet. If you sprayed out the passenger side wheel well.......the exaust manifold would have gotten wet.....
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Old 12-01-2006, 02:02 PM   #4
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Old 12-01-2006, 04:44 PM   #5
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It was coming out from under the front of the hood.

Thanks guys, that's what I figured... but only having an rx-8 for 3 days, I'm still in the constant worry stage =)
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Yes, its either steam (from water dripping onto the engine) or condensation. What was the temperature when this happened?
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Old 12-01-2006, 07:32 PM   #7
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Old 12-01-2006, 07:52 PM   #8
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It was coming out from under the front of the hood.

Thanks guys, that's what I figured... but only having an rx-8 for 3 days, I'm still in the constant worry stage =)
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Old 12-01-2006, 08:18 PM   #9
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It was probally just the nitrous pressure relief valve venting some extra pressure or something like that.
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