Is this normal?
02-10-2012, 10:48 PM
#17
Allthough I couldn't see the video (says it's private) I had steam coming from the grille this morning after the drive to work. 26 miles, pretty heavy rain and temp. about 50 degrees. I went back and checked the temp. gauge and it was perfectly normal. I also smelled it expecting some kind of burn scent and it actually smelled only like steam.
02-10-2012, 10:49 PM
#18
02-11-2012, 08:32 PM
#19
OK, after watching the video I reiterate this is exactly what I saw, only I was walking away from my car in the parking lot and when I looked I saw the steam. I will say it is the heaviest rain I have ever driven in.
Many years ago I had a Mazda 626 in which during long commutes (several hours) the A/C would stop blowing cold air and start blowing ambient temp. air. After fiddling with this for a while we discovered that the drain hose from the A/C difuser was pointed in such a way that the wind from the front would blow straight into it so the water trying to come out of the hose would stay inside until at a certain point it would start to freeze up and clog. Once you have enough ice around difuser it will of course stop working.
With this said, I strongly believe there is a cavity that gathers water during rain and after you stop it comes out and it must be hitting part of the exhaust system.
Many years ago I had a Mazda 626 in which during long commutes (several hours) the A/C would stop blowing cold air and start blowing ambient temp. air. After fiddling with this for a while we discovered that the drain hose from the A/C difuser was pointed in such a way that the wind from the front would blow straight into it so the water trying to come out of the hose would stay inside until at a certain point it would start to freeze up and clog. Once you have enough ice around difuser it will of course stop working.
With this said, I strongly believe there is a cavity that gathers water during rain and after you stop it comes out and it must be hitting part of the exhaust system.
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