# 2001 Ford F-150 - Water from tailpipe **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-f-150-water-from-tailpipe/191515 "2023-07-04T22:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Help46](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@Help46](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Help46)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-f-150-water-from-tailpipe/191515/1 "2023-07-04T22:42:48Z")
Why does water spray out my tailpipe when goin down road but doesn’t drip sitting at a idle and haven’t lost any from radiator ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-f-150-water-from-tailpipe/191515/2 "2023-07-05T01:10:55Z")
> [@Help46](#): > > Why does water spray out my tailpipe when goin down road but doesn’t drip sitting at a idle and haven’t lost any from radiator Condensation and exhaust turned up a little keeping it from dripping when not running maybe??.. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-f-150-water-from-tailpipe/191515/3 "2023-07-05T21:34:09Z")
I expect if you start your truck when the engine is cold, and it is facing uphill so tailpipe is lower than engine, you’ll see some water start come out the tailpipe within 5 minutes idling. The water is from this chemical reaction that occurs inside the cylinders when the engine is running ch2 (gasoline) + O2 (from the air) =\> cO2 + h20 (water) the reason you don’t see any water coming out the tailpipe once the truck is warmed up, while there’s still just as much water coming out, but it comes out in the form of invisible water vapor. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-f-150-water-from-tailpipe/191515/4 "2023-07-05T21:41:04Z")
I think you need to read the OP again… > [@Help46](#): > > Why does water spray out my tailpipe when goin down road > [@Help46](#): > > but doesn’t drip sitting at a idle ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-f-150-water-from-tailpipe/191515/5 "2023-07-05T21:46:48Z")
My theory is that it doesn’t drip at idle b/c it is tilted downhill. It will drip at idle if facing uphill. Hopefully OP will do the experiment & report back, easy enough to do. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2001-ford-f-150-water-from-tailpipe/191515/6 "2023-07-06T03:20:11Z")
The tail pipe doesn’t quite exit at the lowest spot on the muffler, condensation accumulates in the muffler, then is blown out while accelerating. There should be a drip hole at the rear of the muffler but those get dirty and probably can’t keep up with the volume of condensation. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/b/d/bd5bb545e55919a4a9a5dbbad7d9f6d83a5f09c3.jpeg)