slight smoke, and water moister is coming from; the tailpipe of my car; is this abnormal?

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tonight I discovered a slight amount of smoke and water vapor moisture coming from the tailpipe pipe of my car; jus trying too find out if it could be a problem or no.
Sep 13, 2012 at 4:22 AM
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Not if you're not losing coolant. Water vapor is a byproduct of the catalytic converter and dripping water is normal. This seems to be more prevalent on GM products but they all do it.
Sep 13, 2012 at 4:47 AM
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