Tuesday, December 10th, 2019 AT 12:06 AM
I know in winter and cold weather its a lot worse and I am living in a cold climate where it freezes and snows this time of year and I see a lot of cars that are not warmed up emitting lots of heavy steam but my car seems to keep doing it even when warmed up. I took it for a one hour drive at highway speeds a few nights back thinking it might be a build up of condensation that needed to be burned off but still the vapor remains. Comes in wisps but quickly evaporates I can see it at lights when stopped or when accelerating away but quickly evaporates. I also noticed that my exhaust is almost cold to touch nearer the tailpipe even after a drive its warm at best. I could even put my hand on it. Is that normal? Or what would cause this? I have no apparent loss of coolant or oil and no signs of contaminated oil. Temperature gauge stays at a regular central position of 90c. No sweet smell from exhaust or no bad smell. Car seems to drive great. If I place my hand near exhaust it literally just feels like steam and doesn't leave any residue or oily feeling. I am assuming because the exhaust pipe isn't hot it's making it harder for the vapor to burn off but I can't understand what would cause this and can find very little information. On it. Any help or advice greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.